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I’m really looking forward to the Flying Lemon release next year. That yoyo really does offer something different.
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I get that… I do… I also hate it. But I get it…
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I love this sentiment. I have a design I’m holding onto for the same reason, starting to think of outsourcing it though to another manufacturer for them to release. I’m intrigued by your bearing size and would very much love to try that to see if it would fit into the design I’m working with mainly because of a weight limitation I’m setting on the design.
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it’s a very intriguing design and i like the idea that new throws should attempt something different. i guess I’m just not the strict collector type cuz i dont see myself amassing tons of yoyos that all feel roughly the same. i know I’m probably in the minority and that’s ok with me, but if i can try a new throw and compare it to 3 others i have, then i already have 3 reasons not to buy it 
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I’m focused soley on design gaps or innovation. I can’t stomach releasing performance bimetal after performance bimetal. Bimetals are great, but if you just released a high performance bimetal and then released another, what are you saying? Was the previous one not high performance enough? Does the next one have even higher performance? If you have released 20 over two years, have each successive model beaten the last with performance?
Yes, I know it’s ultimately about making money for these companies, and that is perfectly fine and necessary.
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Did you print something stronger than PLA?
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How else am I supposed to give Glen money? not with a Butterfly, that’s for sure. 
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I’m sure Glen would just accept your money…
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But then I don’t get an Aluminum Fixie …see where I’m going with this?
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You don’t need one. Get the butterfly.
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hey hey, no arguing in front of the kids! whatd the flies do to you 
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This is how you end up with a spite brand that makes the thing cause you won’t. You want that? Cause bar stock and a lathe aren’t that expensive… I joke but also I don’t…
Glen taking a page from Vavle’s Gabe Newell.
Fact: SWFL did not have a v3 proto
Coincidence? I THINK NOT!
Conspiracy confirmed: Glen == Gabe Newell
SWFL v3 wen
I joke, of course
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I encourage people to make the thing that I won’t.
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So how do I have the axle made for a metal fixed axle that is cost effective? It would require a grub screw with a smooth polished section in the middle. That would probably have to be machined along with a yoyo and possibly from a different shop. Or, it could just used a machined blank the size of an MR85 which would cost significantly more to produce than an MR85 bearing itself.
So… I could design a metal fixed axle that uses an MR85 bearing where the bearing is inserted in a way into the halves that prevents it from spinning. But then, why not just brick your Harbinger or RBC? It would be the same effect. Also, if it needs to be designed with an MR85, why not just make a design where the bearing spins freely?..
Maybe @MarkD would make one, but if I won’t, I think Mark doubly so.
Bruised my palm so bad, I couldn’t yoyo for 3 days. that’s what they did to me.
Printed in HTPLA which is more temperature resistant and stronger. So far any test axle I’ve printed in it hasn’t melted yet. I’m gonna put it through the paces and see if it keeps holding up. HTPLA can also be annealed to be even more heat resistant so if this one melts I’ll chuck the next in a heat chamber for ~10 minutes
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psh folded paper towel and duct tape, get back to work!
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