Handcrafted yoyo experiments
In June, my friend Diego decided to start hand-turning yoyos.
He knows nothing about modern ones, so I gave him some advice
and some spare harware I had collected over the years (bearings, spacers, strings, etc.).
It turns out he caught the yoyo-prototyping fever and keeps producing one-of-a-kind designs.
Whenever he finishes a new one, he gives it to me to try out, and then he tweaks it if needed.
I decided to make and keep updated this page to document his creations.
D.001
Specs:
Width 42,4mm - Diameter 52,3mm - Weight 74,6g
Details:
Delrin body, M3 axle, C bearing, aluminum screwed guts
D.002
Specs:
Width 34,8mm - Diameter 49,1mm - Weight 48,4g
Details:
Delrin body, M3 axle, SKF 4x15x5mm, bolted guts
D.003
Missing. (Modified to make D.010)
D.004
Specs:
Width 18,9mm - Diameter 54,9mm - Weight 50,2g
Details:
Plexiglas body, floating string seat with dual SKF 4x15x5mm, 12x neodymium magnets, M3 bolts
D.005
Specs:
Width 52,9mm - Diameter 54,2mm - Weight 68,7g
Details:
Plexiglas body, Diego guts system, C bearing, 6mm axle (M4 grubs)
D.006 (Giuditta)
Specs:
Width 53,7mm - Diameter 55,1mm - Weight 66,1g
Details:
Delrin body, Diego guts system, C bearing, 6mm axle (M4 grubs)
D.007
Specs:
Width 39mm - Diameter 58,3mm - Weight 48,4g
Details:
Birch ply body, M4 axle, C bearing, glued aluminum guts
D.008 (Volauvent)
Specs:
Width 51,1mm - Diameter 54mm - Weight 55,7g
Details:
Beech ply body, M4 axle, C bearing, glued aluminum guts
D.009 (Zebra)
Specs:
Width 54,8mm - Diameter 54,5mm - Weight 55,5g
Details:
Beech ply body, M4 axle, C bearing, glued aluminum guts
D.010
Specs:
Width 45,3mm - Diameter 53,2mm - Weight 62g
Details:
Plexiglas body, copper rings embedded in UV resin, M4 axle, C bearing, glued aluminum guts
D.011 (Bass-boost)
Specs:
Width 55,8mm - Diameter 58,5mm - Weight 41,1g
Details:
Beech ply wood body, aluminium caps, M4 axle, C bearing, glued aluminum guts
D.012
Specs:
Width 39,4mm - Diameter 55,2mm - Weight 39,2g
Details:
Beech ply wood signed body, 5mm fixed axle, fabric-based phenolic laminate bushing, Vulkollan response system
D.013 (Polka-dotted zebra)
Specs:
Width 54,5mm - Diameter 55mm - Weight 51,1g
Details:
Beech ply wood body, hollow, manually balanced CG with radial weights, M4 axle, C bearing, glued aluminum guts
D.014
Specs:
Width 56,3mm - Diameter 54,3mm - Weight 56,5g
Details:
Delrin body, M4 axle, C bearing, glued aluminum guts, solid silicone pads
D.015 (Black pearl)
Specs:
Width 58,1mm - Diameter 55,7mm - Weight 57,4g
Details:
Delrin body (diamond/M shape), M4 axle, C bearing, glued aluminum guts
D.016 (Ultra Light Competition)
Specs:
Width 58mm - Diameter 53,5mm - Weight 57,2g
Details:
Delrin body, SS inner rings, M4 axle, C bearing, glued aluminum guts, solid silicone pads
Bonus
Equipment for balancing the CG of yoyo halves. Useful for materials with uneven weight distribution.