# The Remanufactured Butterfly Project **URL:** \ **Category:** Buy / Sell / Trade\ **Created:** [November 17, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-remanufactured-butterfly-project/413569 "2024-11-17T15:00:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-remanufactured-butterfly-project/413569/1 "2024-11-17T15:00:47Z")
Greetings! I’m embarking on a project and I need your help. As some of you may know, I’m a fan of both the Duncan Butterfly and 3D printing. I’ve recently found that I rather enjoy printing new halves for the metal axle found in Duncan Butterflies and Imperials. I haven’t found a way to source the axles other than buying new yo-yos, but I really like the new Butterflies, so I wouldn’t want to buy them just to harvest axles. So I need you to send me your spares axles and your broken Butterflies and Imperials, so I can give them a second life. I’m really interested in experimenting with this form, so I’m planning on producing a _unique_ design for every axle. Here’s my offer: If you send me 2 or more Duncan axles or broken Butterflies or Imperials, I will send you back 1 _unique_ metal fixed axle 3D printed plastic yoyo, free of any other charge, in the CONUS. If you send me 1 axle and $5 (to cover my shipping), I will send you back 1 _unique_ metal fixed axle 3D printed plastic yoyo in the CONUS All extra axles will be used to make _unique_ metal axle 3D printed plastic yo-yos for sale on this thread for $15. Feel free to DM me any questions or offers. If you have a rather large lot of Duncan axles I’m willing to buy them from you. ---
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2024, 3:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-remanufactured-butterfly-project/413569/2 "2024-11-17T15:43:59Z")
![IMG_7146](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/2/9/a/29ab3c63981c13907298ac2bd310af5870d06470.jpeg) These are my first two Remanufactured Butterflies, #0 (right) and #1 (left). These two are my personal ones and aren’t for sale but just to give you an idea. I have about 4 designs in the queue waiting for axles, and most of them start to stray pretty far from “Butterfly” in both shape and size 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Simyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@Simyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Simyo)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-remanufactured-butterfly-project/413569/3 "2024-11-17T15:45:29Z")
Are you printing in plastic or metal? The prototypes look like they’re plastic. ---
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-remanufactured-butterfly-project/413569/4 "2024-11-17T15:48:28Z")
Plastic. The metal axles are from Duncan fixed axle yo-yos. ---
**Author:** ![AaronW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/aaronw/32/49251_2.png) [@AaronW](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AaronW)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2024, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-remanufactured-butterfly-project/413569/5 "2024-11-17T16:40:17Z")
Looks great! I may have some axles, will have to search though. What’s the weight of the #1? ---
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2024, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-remanufactured-butterfly-project/413569/6 "2024-11-17T18:25:36Z")
I don’t know that I’ve actually weighed #1. This one is incredibly similar to #0 which is 51g. ---
**Author:** ![SidequestMarlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sidequestmarlon/32/601263_2.png) [@SidequestMarlon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SidequestMarlon)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-remanufactured-butterfly-project/413569/7 "2024-11-17T19:03:38Z")
I’m in. Do you want Freehand pieces as well? ---
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2024, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-remanufactured-butterfly-project/413569/8 "2024-11-17T19:19:28Z")
I was only planning to work on the fixed axles but if you didn’t want them I’d give them a try. ---
**Author:** ![Fun\_Dad69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6bbea6/32.png) [@Fun\_Dad69](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Fun_Dad69)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2024, 10:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-remanufactured-butterfly-project/413569/9 "2024-11-17T22:56:30Z")
I’m in! I have a few imperials laying around that I don’t use. ---
**Author:** ![HappyYoyoer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/happyyoyoer/32/266188_2.png) [@HappyYoyoer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/HappyYoyoer)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2024, 2:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-remanufactured-butterfly-project/413569/10 "2024-11-18T02:42:51Z")
This is an awesome idea! I should have two axels, expect a dm from me soon (Maybe not I’ll have to check 🙂 ) ---
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2024, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-remanufactured-butterfly-project/413569/11 "2024-11-18T11:38:36Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/8/6/786baa65b71e253271dbe8da505af5222984b436.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/0/8/c08ffbae79047068dbf51665e3adeb4e07c63ad7.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/4/a/54a3e3c8f5750afe5d44f2920cefb229ec227afb.jpeg) #2 is for sale. The halves are bell shaped, with the widest diameter above the rim. 53g, and should be around 57mm wide and just under 40mm wide. I will verify dimensions with calipers later. This Remanufactured Butterfly uses the American made Butterfly axle, which is basically just a straight metal dowel with textured ends and smoothed center. ---
**Author:** ![Simyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@Simyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Simyo)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2024, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-remanufactured-butterfly-project/413569/12 "2024-11-18T14:20:11Z")
@pyrotechnic might have some axles left over from mods. ---
**Author:** ![pyrotechnic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pyrotechnic/32/689058_2.png) [@pyrotechnic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pyrotechnic)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-remanufactured-butterfly-project/413569/13 "2024-11-18T15:14:29Z")
Already sent my extras to him ---
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2024, 2:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-remanufactured-butterfly-project/413569/14 "2024-11-19T02:02:03Z")
Well I’ve already learned a valuable lesson in this project and it’s that there’s a ton of variance between Duncan axles and that I should re-measure each axle for each design. Good to get a lesson like this in early 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Captrogers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/captrogers/32/647012_2.png) [@Captrogers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Captrogers)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2024, 2:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-remanufactured-butterfly-project/413569/15 "2024-11-19T02:05:25Z")
This is why I haven’t sent you an axle I have three different sized axles somehow lol. I assumed I had them from various throws but maybe they are all butterfly ---
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2024, 2:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-remanufactured-butterfly-project/413569/16 "2024-11-19T02:52:22Z")
Just means I have to measure twice 😁 ---
**Author:** ![hooty7734](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hooty7734/32/348981_2.png) [@hooty7734](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hooty7734)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2024, 3:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-remanufactured-butterfly-project/413569/17 "2024-11-19T03:04:14Z")
Butterfly XTs work? I have a few extras from when I’ve needed emergency string on the road. ---
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2024, 3:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-remanufactured-butterfly-project/413569/18 "2024-11-19T03:39:31Z")
For this project I’m focused on fixed axles. If you were sending fixed axles I would also take XTs but I don’t need XTs alone. ---
**Author:** ![Sleeper80](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sleeper80/32/257936_2.png) [@Sleeper80](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sleeper80)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2024, 7:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-remanufactured-butterfly-project/413569/19 "2024-11-19T19:07:14Z")
i probably have a bunch of axles you can use, i’ll dig around… ---
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2024, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-remanufactured-butterfly-project/413569/20 "2024-11-20T15:30:29Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/b/8/3b8cc6e8f46980b67f86cd07a2e51faafff94a83.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/4/1/e41457b5d88412948ba48d02df454a1f022ba744.jpeg) Behold #3. A V shape with big rims. Clocks in at 53g, 57mm x 35mm. This one is spoken for. The next will be for sale. [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-remanufactured-butterfly-project/413569.md?page=2)