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Yo yo"s

Gary Chapman

Gary Chapman

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Just as a break I tried making yo yo's-what a blast. If you have some down time,give it a try-fun fuhttp://www.aawforum.org/vbforum/attachment.php?attachmentid=8302&d=1427043490&thumb=1&stc=1n fun GaryIMG_20150321_171619_807.jpg
 
Nice looking yo-yos Gary.......

When I was a kid, there was the Duncan Yo-Yo craze. If someone else's memory is more distinct about it, let me know.....but I think this was the early 1960's when this craze was hot. I remember everyone at school had a yo-yo, and we did all kinds of tricks with them........well, other kids did all kinds of tricks, as my tricks were pretty basic!

Anyway, I was browsing the Packard catalogue the other day and saw some "ball bearing" yo-yo's. At first thought, it occurred to me that ball bearings defeated the "catch" of the string. As I remember, the string looped around the axle which was polished. When you yanked on the string, the loop hung up, and caused the yo-yo to wind the string, which in turn caused the yo-yo to climb up the string. It just didn't seem like an axle that revolved on ball bearings would have the same sort of action to it......

ko
 
odie said:
Nice looking yo-yos Gary.......

When I was a kid, there was the Duncan Yo-Yo craze. If someone else's memory is more distinct about it, let me know.....but I think this was the early 1960's when this craze was hot. I remember everyone at school had a yo-yo, and we did all kinds of tricks with them........well, other kids did all kinds of tricks, as my tricks were pretty basic!

Anyway, I was browsing the Packard catalogue the other day and saw some "ball bearing" yo-yo's. At first thought, it occurred to me that ball bearings defeated the "catch" of the string. As I remember, the string looped around the axle which was polished. When you yanked on the string, the loop hung up, and caused the yo-yo to wind the string, which in turn caused the yo-yo to climb up the string. It just didn't seem like an axle that revolved on ball bearings would have the same sort of action to it......

ko
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Odie,
Growing up, I played with yo yo's a lot. We didn't have I-pads or computers so we spent our time mindlessly playing. One friend in my turning club started me turning them and it is really a quick release from bowls. I like the solid woods but the laminated ones just have a certain appeal. The will walk the dog, and sleep just like the very expensive ones. Gary
 
Yo Yo's are fun. The Trans Axle (ball bearing collar) craze came through maybe 15 years ago. Spin till extinction (stop) went from just under a minute with a wood axle to over 5 minutes with the bearing axles. It made all the spin tricks much easier. Now they are doing a lot of 'free' yo yo tricks, more similar to the Chinese yo yo where it isn't attacked to the string. Here is a fun clip:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4H3icCCiXY

Free string yo yo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5P-fdrlBg8

robo hippy
 
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