My shop smells like a medicine cabinet

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David Smith

Beautiful!!

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mikeee12345

Ed,

Very nice work, what is the black tip made of?

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Ed Davidson

Thanks...the tip is made from hard Delrin plastic.

Here's an inside view of the hollowed out top. Hollowing the top reduces weight, improves performance and provides a place for cord storage. The logo shield at the base of the hollow is protected from wear by an adhesive backed "epoxy dome".

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John K Jordan

Very nice! Using the "lid" on the end of the string is clever. I've made a number of throwing tops but never heard of hollowing for weight and balance - I want to try that! Do you have guidelines on how deep to hollow?

I turn the tips from white nylon but the black delrin looks better!

JKJ

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Ed Davidson

Thanks John...

This top measures about 3" wide and 4" tall, including the tip. The hollow is about 2" deep and the wall thickness is around 3/8" at its thinnest point. The goal is to remove the natural top-heaviness from this type design, and to keep the total weight to no more than 150 grams.

A lot of top players use a technique where the top is thrown out and then back to their hand, where they do hand-spinning tricks...so weight is important. This guy is using a bearing tip, but shows the process pretty well:


YouTube hand-top spinning

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John K Jordan

Ok, that was good! Thanks for the info. I had someone admiring one of my tops the other day - maybe I'll try some hollowing.

JKJ

Ed, that link was fantastic, that ..........

JamieDonaldson

....guy is amazing! The few times I have attempted to throw such tops they have crashed against a wall some place across the room!