Yoyo CAD & Prototyping Adventures

[E2_yoyos (Ethan Evans)]

I found a machining company on
“Alibaba.com”
Which is kind of a marketplace for manufactures.
I am currently working with a company called “Shenzhen Tuofa Technology Co.”

The rates are similar to the ones quoted by fpm.

[MarkD (Mk1 Yoyos)]

Used photoshop to mock up a color fade. Decided to stick with the smoother round outer rims in the catch zone.

[MarkD (Mk1 Yoyos)]

Finalizing my design to send to FPM - their 19mm pads are 1.2mm thick, and I only had a 1mm recess in that area (from a bearing seat file I got from smashing yoyos). I saw on Zack Lerner’s video that he had a 1.3mm recess for pads.

Magicyoyo’s pads are listed as 19 OD * 14.2 ID * 1.15mm thick.

Now I gotta go home and measure some of the pads I have. I guess they aren’t quite as standardized as I thought.

I also had the notion that I should get a laser engraving in the inner rim. Time to learn illustrator, I guess?

[codinghorror]

@MarkD

Now I gotta go home and measure some of the pads I have. I guess they aren’t quite as standardized as I thought.

Tell me about it

19mm silicone pad stickers, is there a standard thickness?

I haven’t had to replace silicone pads much on my yo-yos to date, probably because I have a ton and I don’t play any individual one anywhere close enough to wear them out. As they say, variety is the spice of life! I do however have one favorite deep state that I play a lot and its response was getting kinda weird. So I pulled the silicone stickers out with some precision tweezers (highly recommend these, by the way, also good for knot extraction if you don’t want to unscrew the yo-yo) … http…

[MarkD (Mk1 Yoyos)]

Haha yeah, it’s wild.

I just measured some buddah R pads I had and they are also ~1.2mm deep so that’s where I’m headed.

[codinghorror]

Be sure to update the other topic with what you find; it’s crazy there isn’t more solid info out there on this.

WE MUST CONFER THIS KNOWLEDGE TO FUTURE GENERATIONS

[E2_yoyos (Ethan Evans)]

And tell future generations to standardize the current “standard”.

[Cannon (WH0TH3MAN (for Glen's reference))]

I recently received a prototype run of a yoyo I’ve been working on

[MarkD (Mk1 Yoyos)]

Looks cool! What are the specs?

[Glenacius_K (Spinworthy Glen)]

@Cannon

I recently received a prototype run of a yoyo I’ve been working on

WOTHY!!! Haven’t seen you around here for ages, mate!

[Cannon (WH0TH3MAN (for Glen's reference))]

Life has been busy but I’ve missed this place so much! I’m going to try my best to get on here more often

[Cannon (WH0TH3MAN (for Glen's reference))]

Gap width: 4.34mm
Width:41.85mm
Diameter:55.47mm
Weight:68g
7075 aluminum
I’m loving the yoyo so far

[Glenacius_K (Spinworthy Glen)]

@Cannon

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Looks like it would play super smooth!

[Cannon (WH0TH3MAN (for Glen's reference))]

It plays amazingly well It was designed to be a jack of all trades and master of none: not focused on just speed, rim weight, fingerspins, or anything in particular, but simply good all around yoyo

[Glenacius_K (Spinworthy Glen)]

@Cannon

It plays amazingly well It was designed to be a jack of all trades and master of none: not focused on just speed, rim weight, fingerspins, or anything in particular, but simply good all around yoyo

That is an excellent concept to realise. You would think this would render something mediocre, but it results in a satisfying and dependable yoyo.

Others in a similar vein are the Shutter and the Japan Technology Fireal.

[MarkD (Mk1 Yoyos)]

It sounds like you nailed the design. I love the clean design of the cup.

[Cannon (WH0TH3MAN (for Glen's reference))]

Thank you!

[MarkD (Mk1 Yoyos)]

Getting closer with mine. Here’s the fade I’m planning, plus an engraving.

[Glenacius_K (Spinworthy Glen)]

@MarkD

Getting closer with mine. Here’s the fade I’m planning, plus an engraving.

It’ll look a lot better without the engraved lines, just the name.

[MarkD (Mk1 Yoyos)]

Like this? It’s definitely cleaner.