# Who makes stainless yoyos in the US?
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-makes-stainless-yoyos-in-the-us/437580
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [December 10, 2025, 4:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-makes-stainless-yoyos-in-the-us/437580 "2025-12-10T04:27:52Z")
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### Author:  [@yoyo.dealer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo.dealer)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2025, 4:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-makes-stainless-yoyos-in-the-us/437580/1 "2025-12-10T04:27:52Z")
Damn, its been a while since ive been here. I had a stainless yoyo design of mine made (blunderbus for scale) and although this one looks really good, it pulse vibes to an unplayable amount on the string.
Besides maybe making some modifications to the bearing seat (I have a lathe i can use), theres not too much I can do.
So, does anyone know a good U.S manufacturer that does small runs of yoyos in 304 stainless? Im sticking with the US because tariffs, but all recommendations are welcome.
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### Author:  [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2025, 7:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-makes-stainless-yoyos-in-the-us/437580/2 "2025-12-10T07:03:56Z")
Yoyofactory have had some SS yyos made in the USA. Their manufacturer could be your ticket. You could reach out to them and ask.
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### Author:  [@AudreySickburn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AudreySickburn)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2025, 3:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-makes-stainless-yoyos-in-the-us/437580/3 "2025-12-10T15:12:18Z")
I have about a dozen machine shops local in my area, mostly serving agricultural and aerospace industries and reached out with diagrams and step files for a small run of a design and the quotes were all significantly higher than just paying tariffs on an international shop. Significantly. You may find it better ordering from a shop that does DDP Incoterms (the machine shop handles imports and covers any tariffs) , this is wha I ended up doing.
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### Author:  [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-makes-stainless-yoyos-in-the-us/437580/4 "2025-12-10T16:16:43Z")
I wonder who machined the Dressel Designs Oasis, it’s a work of stainless art
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### Author:  [@rysk\_9844](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rysk_9844)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2025, 5:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-makes-stainless-yoyos-in-the-us/437580/5 "2025-12-10T17:04:50Z")
probably fpm
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### Author:  [@heshgod](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/heshgod)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2025, 5:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-makes-stainless-yoyos-in-the-us/437580/6 "2025-12-10T17:18:16Z")
One Drop has made stainless steel stuff in the past, they probably will again but they don’t like to stray away from 6061 very frequently, shoot em an email perhaps they’d be interested in working with you
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### Author:  [@hsb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hsb)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2025, 5:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-makes-stainless-yoyos-in-the-us/437580/7 "2025-12-10T17:23:34Z")
@Lotaxi has done Ti and Al. Might be able to do stainless if bandwidth is available:
> [@Riforgiate Design - Prototype Run](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/riforgiate-design-prototype-run/415518):
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> Hello all! My name is Gregg and I’m trying to figure out if there might be anybody willing to take a chance on a new manufacturer. The long and short of it is that I’m a machinist in California, and I’ve recently taken up yoyo design. I’ve come up with a few designs inspired pretty heavily by the old yoyos I used to play with as a kid in the late 90’s and early 2000’s. My most recent design seems to be worth something, and everyone to whom I’ve shown the prototypes I’ve cut has very much enjoye…
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### Author:  [@Kalic00](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Kalic00)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-makes-stainless-yoyos-in-the-us/437580/8 "2025-12-10T17:27:33Z")
He just had a kid, im not so sure bandwidth is available
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### Author:  [@Lotaxi](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Lotaxi)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2025, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-makes-stainless-yoyos-in-the-us/437580/9 "2025-12-10T20:30:17Z")
> [@hsb](#):
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> Might be able to do stainless
I can do stainless, yeah. I’m not 100% nailed down on my process for it just yet so it takes me extra time, but I’ve done them.
> [@Kalic00](#):
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> im not so sure bandwidth is available
Energy is the biggest issue at the moment. The will to work after work is there but my energy is just super dead at the moment. 😫
The kid is starting to sleep through the night more consistently, so hopefully it’ll change somewhat soon, but I’m very behind on things in general.
> [@AudreySickburn](#):
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> quotes were all significantly higher than just paying tariffs on an international shop
Problem is that current manufacturing in the US is set up for nothing but GIANT runs or weird ultra precision stuff. You need to either find a unicorn like me that has essentially no overhead and can therefore afford to work for the lower cost or order an outlandishly large order to make them cost effective per unit.
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### Author:  [@hobbygod](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hobbygod)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2025, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-makes-stainless-yoyos-in-the-us/437580/10 "2025-12-10T20:39:08Z")
Definitely not FPM lol. They’d be triple the price if we did. I appreciate the comparison though since that speaks volumes to our quality :’)
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### Author:  [@yoyo.dealer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo.dealer)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2025, 9:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-makes-stainless-yoyos-in-the-us/437580/11 "2025-12-10T21:01:59Z")
I can’t lie, saying this as a machinist myself, the geometry on this yoyo might be a pain in the ■■■■■■■ ive designed it so that theres some relatively easy geometry to make fixturing around; but, thats if I got enough of these made to require specialty fixturing.
I’d like to work with you on this. I have files already made up for the design and I can make a print for it if youd need that as well. I dont remember if the forums have dms, so you can shoot me a message at my instagram, yoyo.dealer, and hopefully we can make this work.
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### Author:  [@yoyo.dealer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo.dealer)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2025, 9:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-makes-stainless-yoyos-in-the-us/437580/12 "2025-12-10T21:03:19Z")
If not fpm, then who? If you dont mind me asking.
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### Author:  [@hobbygod](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hobbygod)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2025, 1:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-makes-stainless-yoyos-in-the-us/437580/13 "2025-12-11T01:54:38Z")
Dmd..
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### Author:  [@Cdl12b](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Cdl12b)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2025, 1:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-makes-stainless-yoyos-in-the-us/437580/14 "2025-12-11T01:57:13Z")
Topyo?
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### Author:  [@hobbygod](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hobbygod)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2025, 3:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-makes-stainless-yoyos-in-the-us/437580/15 "2025-12-11T03:24:08Z")
Strike 2 :joy:
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### Author:  [@NuroVolt7](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NuroVolt7)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2025, 3:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-makes-stainless-yoyos-in-the-us/437580/16 "2025-12-11T03:39:27Z")
Trade secret??? 😆
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### Author:  [@AudreySickburn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AudreySickburn)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2025, 3:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-makes-stainless-yoyos-in-the-us/437580/17 "2025-12-11T03:40:22Z")
You’re not wrong about those US shops and run sizes. Even the actual yoyo world the usual OEMs in China are shying away from small runs. I had one allegedly well regarded OEM that’s made stuff for multiple well known brands tell me they wouldn’t do a prototype run unless I brought them another client first, like a pyramid scheme. Some others were reluctant to take on new clients and had super long wait lists to prototype.
That’s why I ended up tracking down a new shop that had never done yo-yos before but was eager.
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### Author:  [@Lotaxi](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Lotaxi)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2025, 3:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-makes-stainless-yoyos-in-the-us/437580/18 "2025-12-11T03:59:22Z")
Just gotta make sure they understand the critical tolerances. Coaxiality between cup and profile/guts of 0.0002in/in, size tolerance for the bearing seat of ±.0004in assuming a named dimension of .2497. If they can hit those, they’ll be in good shape assuming they hold reasonable tolerances in all the other places. There’s a bit more around MMOI for the rotation and off axes, but that starts getting into the weeds of design.
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### Author:  [@AudreySickburn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AudreySickburn)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2025, 4:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-makes-stainless-yoyos-in-the-us/437580/19 "2025-12-11T04:16:25Z")
My shop works in metric but I gave them +/- 0.05 mm everywhere in the seat and their “standard” tolerances everywhere else. This was my brass diagram for an MR85 seat yoyo. Things fit together well! I was relieved lol
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### Author:  [@Lotaxi](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Lotaxi)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2025, 4:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-makes-stainless-yoyos-in-the-us/437580/20 "2025-12-11T04:31:31Z")
> [@AudreySickburn](#):
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> +/- 0.05 mm
Shaft of the bearing post should be ±.01mm to avoid vibe. .05 isn’t a huge deal for responsives, but important for avoiding vibe in unresponsive designs.
> [@AudreySickburn](#):
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> Things fit together well!
At the end of the day this is literally all that matters.
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