Yoyo Design 101: Lesson 3: Limit State Design and Design For Performance

[@BenBoulos]

This is an amazingly professional and informative video series and deserves more attention!

[@kaichristiansen8110]

Amazing video man. Much appreciated.

[@justinvandergriff]

this was the best video. design for ease of manf. is a great way to go about it glad you spoke to this.

[@E4STWOOD]

Finally another Yoyo Design 101 video, great! Perfect timing actually, I'm hoping to make my own as part of a university workshop, so this should help a lot.

[@Zachthesloth]

Good luck!

[@E4STWOOD]

Thanks, Zach! I have an idea that I'd like to run by you privately. If you would be interested in lending an ear for a minute, could you let me know how I could share it with you? You're the only knowledgeable person I trust to talk to about it.

[@ZippyDelta2]

Would you be able to show the specifics of design for a more speed oriented yo-yo? I mainly do stopped combos and grinds and was always curious as to what that would look like. And also if I don't see any video you make for a while it's because I'm getting deployed so hopefully in four months I can take a look!

[@Zachthesloth]

Good luck on deployment! And as for a speedy yoyo, the criteria you should design around are a wide gap to rpm ratio to prevent snags, low walls and high rim weight to maximize stability, and either an H shape or a V shape to minimze surface area exposed to your fingers in the profile to minimize friction on thumb grinds. I wont be able to make a video on each specific design type, but I hope this helped.

[@TheSommeguy]

This is awesome! This series is amazingly informative and interesting! :D I'd personally love do see a video about modern plastics (like polycarbonate and delrin) and inserts, as well as weight rings for both plastic and metal yoyos. That's a list of wishes, not demands, what you do is your choice :P But, more importantly, why is your character getting progressively more injured every episode? Are there really that hard to make?

[@Zachthesloth]

TheSommeguy hah! good question. idk. I'm usually only good at drawing simple fashion items, but I can draw scars pretty okay

[@TheTwinDragonSlayers]

I take a drafting and design class that uses solid works and I'd like to attempt to design a yoyo one day. I'm pretty sure there's also cnc lathes at my university as well that I might be able to get at. So I guess I just need to figure out more about solid works >_>

[@Zachthesloth]

OG-YO if you want to learn more about SOLIDWORKS, there is an extreme abundance of tutorials on KZbin

[@mugen_dori]

Is there any app I can use on my android phone to design my own yoyo

[@liamjack5944]

I would like to design my own yoyo and would like to use the bearing/axle/response base used in your videos, but I can't get all of the proper dimensions from the images. Would you be able to upload a file/image?

[@Rene4nd]

You mentioned you've designed a lot of yoyos. Can you name some? Ever made something for one of the "big guys"? (yyf, clyw, od, etc)

[@travisthree11]

Most. Like, a lot. I want to get others opinion on the fact only a small few people design for all these brands and it's never mentioned.

[@StayStrongForTheMusic]

I use fusion 360

[@puff1n469]

Im still designing a yoyo and at some point I will need a machineest who do you recommend?

[@travisthree11]

You'll never get an answer. FPM or topyo.

[@denisajuah6416]

I recommend Fusion 360

[@zeevyehuda2501]

Personally, I use Fusion 360. Inventor is comparable. Both are awesome.

[@zeevyehuda2501]

Yoyo Design 102, plastics?

[@Zachthesloth]

In the context of historical designs or modern plastics?

[@zeevyehuda2501]

Modern plastics. I've been getting lots of questions about how to design inserts

[@zeevyehuda2501]

Ooh, throw weight rings in there too. Generally, press fitting

[@ethanevans8909]

Is this still a possible future topic?

[@Spitzitout.Overpeck]

What program do you use to 3d model the yoyo?

[@travisthree11]

OpenCAD, Solidworks, fusion360

[@yoyocuber2565]

do you design yoyos for any companies?

[@travisthree11]

So many

[@calebmartin9756]

Can you teach the whole process on sketchup or a free CAD software that is compatible with a Mac? It would be greatly appreciated.

[@bpaultas3167]

what is the difference between a 1a yoyo and a 5a yoyo

[@bpaultas3167]

in specs

[@unknown121290]

can I email you a question?

[@Zachthesloth]

unknown121290 yup!

[@unknown121290]

ZachTheSloth what is your email

[@muhanad.sama.1372]

I want to manufacture my own yoyo I want the size small Diameter 52.5 width 44 gab 44 Weight 62 I want to be light and creamy Any cock tips here? Because I like the Sputnik Yoyo I want my yo-yo has its advantages! Thank you

[@GimilitheGreat]

yo what's good dude? long time no Talk

[@Zachthesloth]

Oh hey Russ! Good to hear from ya! Things are pretty good on my end. My classes are finally the fun kind of hard :)

[@puff1n469]

I met you at worlds 2016 and traded you the 888

[@justinvandergriff]

fusion 360 for the poor scrubs out there