Hobby Horse update.
I repaired my first proto (left here) for the Hobby Horse that was made to the specs of the Dead ‘Orse but otherwise from memory. The middle is my most recent proto, which was tweaked after having the real deal (right) in hand.
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Weights (left to right) 49g, 47g, 57g. I apparently still haven’t nailed the weight.
The dimples on these also such for fingerspins. I think it’s the texture because they’re printed as bridges.
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Have you tried the v.1? we could swap PIF’s?
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It would be cool to have a back to back comparison. 
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I love the design. I’m always a fan of trying to copy Spinworthy yo-yos via printing haha.
I think you might be able to get a bridge closer in texture with some calibration. What temp and speed are you bridging at? Flow rate?
If you share the file with me I’m happy to also try a few bridge tests and see if I have ideas for tweaks.
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I think it’s not going to change it much. I think the bridges are made in one direction whereas the wood equivalent gets a smooth radial sanding job, and so they’ll just be different. One thing I could think about doing would be printing an insert and gluing it in, so I can get the bottom layer textured surface. Honestly I’m also just fine with the rims being the primary feature and the dimple being less good for fingerspins and pull starts (it’s still ok on pull starts).
IRL pic of @Mooky
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Heck yeah! I’ll dm you 
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Was just watching @DocPop recent 3D printed yoyo video.
Doc is Rocking a Boomer Glass!
Thanks for the support Mr. DocPop!
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fascinating talk that really made me want a printer lol
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I can confirm that I make yo-yos all the time with my printer. Not always good yo-yos. But sometimes haha. At a minimum it’s fun.
yea i was kinda surprised when he mentioned a useable bamboo model for like $200
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Yeah I would say a bamboo labs would be ideal as Enders and other lower tier printers while totally fine require tinkering that makes most folks shy away from the hobby of printing
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i usually enjoy tinkering but it seems like it would be better in this case not to have to out of the gate. is that bambu a1 mini decent to start? whats important to look for in intro models?
Beginner machines have improved a lot since I got into the hobby so I don’t even know haha. I bought a beginner machine like 6 years ago and it sucked. Manual bed leveling, busted fans and steppers. I tossed it and dropped $1200 and a top of the line (for a consumer) printer after that.
Bambu didn’t exist back then and beginner machines were very different. I’ve been eyeballing the bambu multi color printer pretty hard but I already have 3 printers and I’ve been told there is simply no more room in my home for printers lol.
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Some day I’ll reach trust level 4…
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That is “Leader”… correct?
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