Trompo Grande (fixed tip)
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It still mostly works…
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Maybe the only reason I haven’t actually made a FS post for this lil Janus. It’s small and fun, but I have a bunch of small fun Responsives, BUT none of them have side effects and NONE do this lol
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What top is that?
That is another 3” Ed Davidson fixed tip.
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I have 4 tops from Ed Davidson and they all play great. Wooden tops are just a little more laid back than plastic ones, nice for regens and just slower play in general.
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If anyone is looking for Chido Trompos, Spingear has the 2025 version in stock now.
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Dang I like the holders and the finger stop things, forget what they’re called, very cool tho, mad colors 
Alice?
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I have a few of these Quicksilvers and the bearing ones I have are super vibey - any recommendations on switching out the guts to make them less vibey??
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Yes, don’t switch out anything. You can use putty to balance the tops. If I can find a link to instructions I will post it here.
This is from the Getting started with spin tops thread that is at the top of the forum topics,
Balancing a rough-spinning hollow top
(pieces of this were borrowed from Herman Lau’s article)
Injection-molded-plastic is not the most uniform material when it comes to density, and this is the reason why many tops just don’t spin smooth right out of the package. Fear not! You can balance hollow plastic tops fairly easily (as long at the cap comes off). All you need is a small blob of sticky goo and some time (goo explained below).
The goo I speak of is Blue-Tac. It is also known as Stic-Tac, E-Z Tac, etc, and is mainly used as a poster-to-wall adhesive. You can find it at drug stores, office supply stores and supermarkets. It comes in several colors, but the blue stuff seems to work the best.
First you need to determine the cap-to-body position that gives the least amount of vibration. Spin the top and note how smooth or rough it is. Then take the cap off, rotate it 180 degrees and replace. Spin the top again. If it is not smoother, return cap to its original position, and MARK IT SOMEHOW. Occasionally, for some tops, that is all that’s necessary to balance your top. In the vast majority of cases however, the top will still need balancing.
Break off a small piece the size of a pea. Knead it into a ball. Stick it on the underside of the cap, close to the rim, pretend wherever you stick it is the 12 of a clock face. Spin it. if it is worse than before, take the cap off and put the putty at 6 o’clock. Spin it. Better? Keep testing different spots until you find the sweet spot. After you find the sweet spot, take some putty away and see if it is better or worse with less weight. If worse, put what you removed back and add a little more.
There’s a lot of trial an error here, but feeling the top getting smoother should motivate you to finish the job. Once balanced, the point of a perfectly balanced top should be absolutely still when spinning on a hard surface or on the palm of your hand. In fact, if the top is perfectly balanced, you will definitely feel a pronounced eerie lightness to it while it is spinning on your palm.
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Cool. Thanks bro! I will give this a shot and see if that helps.
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You can certainly get it smoother if it is off balance, but bearing tops have to run with the bearings dry, and there is a certain amount of slop in the way the tip is secured. After throwing a nice smooth fixed tip, the bearing tops always seem really loud and kind of vibey. But you can get it as good as it will get with putty.
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