# Tom Kuhn Appreciation thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Exhibition\ **Created:** [February 7, 2013, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tom-kuhn-appreciation-thread/49173 "2013-02-07T12:26:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 22
**Author:** ![Slestak75](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slestak75/32/212315_2.png) [@Slestak75](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Slestak75)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2024, 3:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tom-kuhn-appreciation-thread/49173/424 "2024-01-26T03:09:08Z")
Not sure but it sure is pretty. ---
**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:** [January 26, 2024, 9:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tom-kuhn-appreciation-thread/49173/425 "2024-01-26T21:24:39Z")
I think that’s maple still. I bought a No Jive from Tom Kuhn years ago, it was really wide grain maple like this one. Tom told he these were among his favorites. The one I had was extremely smooth. ---
**Author:** ![Shwa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shwa/32/108351_2.png) [@Shwa](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shwa)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2024, 1:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tom-kuhn-appreciation-thread/49173/426 "2024-01-28T01:33:22Z")
The invite seems to be expired. I’m not sure how to find the server. ---
**Author:** ![Grendel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/grendel/32/92975_2.png) [@Grendel](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Grendel)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2024, 3:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tom-kuhn-appreciation-thread/49173/427 "2024-01-28T03:58:41Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/a/b/7ab912b2d1b7a7e883f8c7eec779f221ffe58897.jpeg) Old photo , that’s me. ---
**Author:** ![chrismacg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@chrismacg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/chrismacg)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2024, 4:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tom-kuhn-appreciation-thread/49173/428 "2024-01-28T16:27:04Z")
Here’s a link to the Discord that won’t expire: > **[Join the Tom Kuhn's Flying Camels Discord Server!](https://discord.com/invite/nhzhQXVaGP)** > > Check out the Tom Kuhn's Flying Camels community on Discord - hang out with 29 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat. ---
**Author:** ![SML](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sml/32/221290_2.png) [@SML](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SML)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2024, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tom-kuhn-appreciation-thread/49173/429 "2024-01-28T18:07:12Z")
Has anyone modded the older “double loop” Sleep Machine/Roller Woody models to take Turbo Discs? It seems like a matter of shaving down the seat for the adjustment screws to be flush. Maybe with a drill press? ---
**Author:** ![Grendel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/grendel/32/92975_2.png) [@Grendel](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Grendel)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2024, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tom-kuhn-appreciation-thread/49173/430 "2024-01-28T18:32:28Z")
Just cut the disc into three wedges then put it anywhere on the inner wall you want. I once put turbo discs on an Mg. Worked just fine. ---
**Author:** ![SML](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sml/32/221290_2.png) [@SML](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SML)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2024, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tom-kuhn-appreciation-thread/49173/431 "2024-01-28T19:19:54Z")
I can see the cut discs working with a bind response. For responsive play the double-loop models seem to rely on friction with the adjustment screw seats for response, with very fine adjustment separating too much and too little response. Are the discs thick enough to make a difference when looping? (For reference, in case anyone is wondering, here are shots of the bearing area in an older Roller Woody and a newer one that takes discs.) ![IMG_7289](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/c/c/fccb4bb7c86fb960562ecb7836e5d0d776d58b8c.jpeg) ![IMG_7288](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/a/9/3a950872d8911ac9896d853c07af2ea3c1905544.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Grendel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/grendel/32/92975_2.png) [@Grendel](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Grendel)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2024, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tom-kuhn-appreciation-thread/49173/432 "2024-01-28T19:33:22Z")
> [@SML](#): > > with very fine adjustment separating too much and too little response. Are the discs thick enough to make a difference when This is why I used to have MANY sb2’s. You set it and then you get another because you will not find the sweet spot easily. What a difference an eighth of a turn can make. I never had the discs interfere with looping,I think it’s because the string is always taught and in motion. ---
**Author:** ![jblack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c4cdca/32.png) [@jblack](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jblack)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tom-kuhn-appreciation-thread/49173/433 "2024-02-01T17:20:17Z")
For us old folks, some materials from the 1999 BC / Tom Kuhn Extreme Team Fixed Axle challenge. Wish I had one of the sunburst mandalas given out at World’s that year to go with these materials. Have a pin to go with this somewhere. ![IMG_9943 Large](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/2/c/d2c9e20334a1443f1acf62628da9bc7ee58accce.jpeg) ![IMG_9944 Large](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/0/0/e/00e1f62678d106929d109aa13d27128fd48b670e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Overtinkering](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/overtinkering/32/663225_2.png) [@Overtinkering](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Overtinkering)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 4:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tom-kuhn-appreciation-thread/49173/434 "2024-02-02T04:12:21Z")
Thanks for posting the literature on any of these it’s been really enjoyable to read ---
**Author:** ![Grendel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/grendel/32/92975_2.png) [@Grendel](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Grendel)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 6:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tom-kuhn-appreciation-thread/49173/435 "2024-02-02T06:01:26Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/b/f/1bfc38cccacb23c801c47171ffa65fe36d085a4e.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/d/d/1dd592609f412dc576aedbecefa948e62ce78bfa.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Grendel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/grendel/32/92975_2.png) [@Grendel](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Grendel)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 6:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tom-kuhn-appreciation-thread/49173/436 "2024-02-02T06:03:34Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/d/f/cdfa8643835abf1dbf09285f36f52f6dc0507f31.jpeg) I’m working on the one on the right. ---
**Author:** ![chrismacg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@chrismacg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/chrismacg)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2024, 2:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tom-kuhn-appreciation-thread/49173/437 "2024-02-03T02:23:24Z")
Obviously you are not a Dentist. ---
**Author:** ![chrismacg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@chrismacg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/chrismacg)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2024, 2:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tom-kuhn-appreciation-thread/49173/438 "2024-02-03T02:27:41Z")
![IMG_0344](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/a/2/8/a2804f793746168e36535c9511a10a8398a94d2b.jpeg) ![IMG_0345](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/4/4/d449f54e54c2191f65cfc8f1fa3ead3fff47675b.jpeg) This is the postcard Tom Kuhn Yo-Yos used to announce their second anniversary celebration and the premier launching of “Big Yo” from 1980. I received this card and a bunch of other Tom Kuhn print material the other day from a long time customer of the company. I thought this was a fascinating look into Tom Kuhn’s early marketing. ---
**Author:** ![jblack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c4cdca/32.png) [@jblack](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jblack)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2024, 2:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tom-kuhn-appreciation-thread/49173/439 "2024-02-03T14:39:29Z")
Missed Fixed-Axle Friday delivery, but the “Tabby Cat” No-Jive has arrived. Very unique maple grain, you can feel the ridges through the varnish. I’ll have to pull out the scale, but it may be a little lighter than a typical SF-era kuhn. ![IMG_9949 Large](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/f/b/4fb79b9f7c15f2be2f660b5126be0a7dc34efb77.jpeg) ![IMG_9948 Large](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/c/d/dcd0d95481b4c392cddbbc87617f05fb6329e55a.jpeg) ![IMG_9950 Large](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/b/9/5b94c6d0204d1ed98c4713f9d8f2f3b8beacc43a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![THPaul](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thpaul/32/105727_2.png) [@THPaul](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/THPaul)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2024, 4:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tom-kuhn-appreciation-thread/49173/440 "2024-02-04T04:19:30Z")
Duuuuuuude! ---
**Author:** ![Hungrymushroom](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hungrymushroom/32/259613_2.png) [@Hungrymushroom](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hungrymushroom)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2024, 4:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tom-kuhn-appreciation-thread/49173/441 "2024-02-04T16:54:27Z")
Beautiful yo-yo, it’s pine though not maple. ---
**Author:** ![edhaponik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/edhaponik/32/150896_2.png) [@edhaponik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/edhaponik)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2024, 7:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tom-kuhn-appreciation-thread/49173/442 "2024-02-04T19:24:57Z")
Although the grain is pine-esque I can guarantee that it’s maple. The only non maple no jives have been walnut diamond specials and birch veneer laminates. Pine would be like 25g. I agree it’s a crazy grain though. To me it looks like ash, but TK has always kept things super simple with the wood they’ve used. Gets me thinking man I would love an oak No Jive… ---
**Author:** ![Luke\_Renner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/luke_renner/32/368_2.png) [@Luke\_Renner](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Luke_Renner)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2024, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tom-kuhn-appreciation-thread/49173/443 "2024-02-04T19:48:01Z")
Used this Flying Camel at the 1996 New Mexico State Yo-Yo contest (only fixed axle competing that year) - since then Tom signed it in Chico. > **[Luke Renner on Instagram: "Fixed axle February Tom Kuhn 🪀Appreciation!...](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C27zu4xpL65/?igsh=dWdpNXhlYTVoczIx)** > > 57 likes, 0 comments - stringslingernm on February 4, 2024: "Fixed axle February Tom Kuhn 🪀Appreciation! @tomkuhnyoyos #yoinpeace #todaysthrow #yoyo #responsiveyoyo #fixedaxleyoyo". [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tom-kuhn-appreciation-thread/49173.md?page=21) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tom-kuhn-appreciation-thread/49173.md?page=23)