You know… If you want them to come back you could start the trend yourself! Also, if you like it then just wear it. Who cares if others are into it! 
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Like anything else, you get better at it over time and can set it up to your own specifications. You just learn what works best and stick with it. Some types may work better than others, but mostly it’s trial and error.
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I would like to see more companies bring their machining back to the U.S. I love Onedrop for this (among other reasons) but I would like to see more than just the one U.S. based machine shop, again.
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Different colors denote different uses, so while we don’t know what each color pad is made with(specifically). The red RTV was specifically made to deal with high temp and friction.
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Out of curiosity, is that parafilm you’re using to keep those two on the right sealed?
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Tape good brother, good old fashioned tape. Scotch masking postal or duct. )
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Okay, thanks!
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Happy to help if I can.
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i think i get where you’re coming from.
for a start, in terms of material, i’m not sure pads are made from the exact same substance as what flowable silicone is… its probably silicone-based, but they do differ in terms of hardness/friction/durability. if you handled pads like Snow Tires they feel way harder than cured flowable, which feels slightly bouncy and chewy : ) Flow Groove pads feel the closest to flowable probably, but even between RTV and flowable silicone there is a difference in softness, grippiness and durability.
in terms of executing it consistently… i don’t feel there’s a huge margin for effectively-felt variance. you could do it flush and you could get it a bit recessed, but i don’t know that being ultra hyper precise about how deeply recessed the silicone is makes a massive difference. i usually do it slightly recessed and its felt consistent enough without having to be super careful about getting it exactly the same.
in my personal opinion flowable silicone feels softer and grippier than pads, and perform more consistently (i.e. knowing what kind of string wraps trigger response, being predictably not-snaggy, getting tight binds and thus fuller throws) than the harder stuff – but as always, your mileage may vary.
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Lol everyone does have their own preferences so each person has to take that into account for themselves. If you have a throw with a small bearing like a quail or even if you fill a Life flush there’s a good chance with RTV it’s gonna snap back at me you like you dunked the bearing in think lube lol
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Oh and the consistency of the depth…Brandon Vu’s plastic spoon method AFTER you do g2Jakes credit card method will Get them almost perfect, and you can use the axle in one half and the raised seat on the other half to keep the spoon vertical and then as long as the surface is level and the spoon isn’t warped or cracked it’s the really the same every time.
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I’d like to see the return of all the different One Drop side effects shapes and colors. 
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Any idea why everything just comes with ultralights nowadays?
Something to do with having less center weight?
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I think they are easier/cheaper to make and it is simpler to carry only one kind of side effect in inventory.
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Too close by Alex clare being used at least 3 times at every contest from 2011- 2014
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Does taping these shut actually keep them from curing inside the tube? I feel like each time I buy a tube of sili, I maybe get to fill a couple of yoyos that needed it and then the tube dries up…typically I’ve driven a nail back into the tip to keep it clear.
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As long as you do it well enough yea, I do the same thing on job sites…of it dries out with tape it most likely because the nozzle is cheap plastic that doesn’t fit the threads on the tube right, or it’s been screwed on and off so many times that air gets in. Or the most annoying one…the bottom of the tube has a pinhole in it…to small for silicon to come out but air can get in
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