Wednesday, 6 April 2011

3Yo3 Grind King Prototype

Landon Balk: "This thing is a GRIND KING!!! 720 degree thumb grinds ALL DAY LONG. I made this throw with 2 goals: long long spins, and un-real grinds.

Here's what I've been secretly brewing up... It's machined out of "virgin" (non pre-processed, & impurity free) Polytetrafluoroethylene, or Teflon as we know it. It's VERY dense, the densest plastic I know of.

For example, Delrin is .049 lb/cubic inch, while 6061 aluminum is .098... Teflon is a hefty .078!!

Specs are as follows:

Diameter: 49.20 mm
Width: 39.55 mm
Weight: 68.1 grams
Bearing: C size
Response: Recessed Hat Pads
Gap Width: 4.08 mm

Still a few challenges to work out, but these should be available soon!
"

 had a talk with Landon and this is crazy.
i remember him mentioning about making a full Teflon yoyo and i was wondering how its gonna turn out. this is just the prototype and i'm looking forward to the final product!

now, because its not of Teflon coating, but FULL unprocessed Teflon body, this thing is going to be soft. you need to take care of it, no 4/5Aers with it, you're gonna destroy this piece of art! Landon mentioned it can be knicked with a finger nail, imagine a very soft metal yoyo, dented easily, something like it. but i mean com'on, why would you want to destroy your yoyo for no particular reason...? okay, maybe there are players who does that, the modders? but anyways, this things is gonna grind so well, its Teflon~~~
u get long smooth grinds, in return a soft body yoyo.

Landon says, "take care and it'll lasts!"

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