So, YoyoFactory is planning to make a full-sized titanium. They are in the process of raising money, and I’m in! My dreams have come true. What do you think?
Excerpt and photos from contribution page:
"As drawn, its 65.75gm 56mm in diameter, 43mm wide. In production there might be some minor changes but we will report everything here and to our supporters. The theory with the design is to take advantage of the properties of titanium as a material to deliver maximum performance. Titanium can be machined THIN because it is STRONG so we did that, allowing us to load up the rims. INERTIA in the rims delivers long stable spins. This will have MORE.
The hardware (other bits in the yoyo) is all standard issue. We will ship with probably a nice CTX bearing, standard CBC large bearing pads, stainless steel axle. While a titanium axle would be nice and are readily available it may bond to the body, so dis-similar metals are needed."
Yeah, we have been ti-dry for about a year now. I got the Dazzler at the very end of 2013, and then nothing. So, this will be a real treat, for sure. The Ricochet is my favorite of all my titanium. I always thought, what if YoyoFactory made a full sized titanium? :-\ So, this is a dream come true! I know they will meet the goal, and we will get to see it come to fruition.
Can you please give a slightly expanded explanation on what you see that would make it seem the string will rub against the sides with a ‘gap like that’?
… First of all, the low walls and the smooth transition from ‘verticals walls to V’ indicate by design minimal string to sides contact. Also in the YYF pending product description; YYF stated that the Ti-Yoyo would ship with a CTX.
No doubt, your opinion is something you are free to voice.
But the primary issue here, may be nothing more than you lack of experience with Yoyo design performance parameters or simply your inability to understand what you see.
I think it was up for a few hours before I got a nice PM from Dragonegs. 