Ok, got my Shaqler Loop 900 pair, they are great! Im having trouble with sleep time. Obviously if the gap is wider it sleeps longer, but its less responsive.
So, Any tips on how to adjust them to the same setting?
What setting makes them sleep long enough for tanglers aroud the world and wraps, but is responsive enough to do loops and other regens?
Should be able to use any sort of spacer. Get a wedge of something that’s the width you want. A couple of washers. A piece of stiff cardboard or veneer… some thin plastic from a toy. A thick piece of glass… an alan key…
You just need something consistent that you can stick in there.
Or, zero both of them and turn “X#” of times. Although manufacturing differences and human error make me think a spacer is the more accurate way to go.
They are loopers. You want responsiveness. I start at zero and then just release a tiny bit at a time until they just start to sleep and then that’s good. You might want to lube your bearing as well.
When I made my own wooden yoyo I was like, “Uh… I have no idea how wide of a gap to give this thing…” Grabbed my Baldwin and figured “works for the Baldwin, let’s just reproduce…”.
Grabbed 2 washers that were a perfect fit into the Baldwin gap, and used that to space out the halves of my homemade yoyo.
So when this thread came along I thought, “Should work for that, too”.
Dry play using for loopers, it’s for unresponsive bearings. Just drop a drop of thick or 3 in 1 lube and your good. You will probably need to clean them in acetone first.