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[Texture]

Wow, you did a great job Hydrona! I've never seen an old top restored to look brand new like that! 

[Hydrona]

Nice work Hydrona!
That is a very happy top now thanks to you! 

thank you Larry!
going to test it out today. see if i can boomerang it.

[Hydrona]

Wow, you did a great job Hydrona! I've never seen an old top restored to look brand new like that! 

thanks Texture!

hopefully it spins great, altrough I have no doubt about that!
testing it out today 

[Hydrona]

Hello folks,

Today I got a amazing gift from Larry D.
I can't thank him enough!
It came with a personal letter and instructions.






Sometimes I thought about buying a Strummol8, but never did.
Larry, you really made my dream come true.
I'm going to make you all proud!

Many warm greetings
Jolien

[Hydrona]

Still can't believe I got a Strummol8 top 

[Texture]

I should mention the strummol8 and other tops I
 got in Miamisburg last month! (I should have posted this a month ago, totally forgot about this page  )


 John Buechele gave it to me. I couldn't believe it! Earlier when we were in the hall of fame I pointed at a strummol8 Giulia and said that was the only top brand I hadn't spun, and just before I left to go to my hotel Mr. Buechele came up to me and handed me a stb 2.0! I couldn't thank him enough!! 

Another amazing top I aquired at the festival was this incredible HDPE top given to me and made by Johnm.


 Thanks a bunch Johnm!

Several tops and a few books from Don Onley's were given to me by The Earl of Whirl while we were in the hall of fame as well. Thanks very much Earl!

[ta0]

Some very generous and some very lucky people on this board! 

[Hydrona]

Got this handsome spin top in the mail today!
Always wanted this one, but waited too long. Sold out almost everywhere.
Luckely I found it on Amazon. Still a lot of shipping and handling costs, but I'm happy it's in one piece!
A year or so ago, I saw this top on the trompos space site. I decided it was too expensive for a beginner.
A few weeks back, I dreamed about it! Almost forgot about it. Luckily my dream remembered me about this top.
I searched the world wide web, no avail... Everything sold out. Except Amazon. So I purchased it there.
This is one of 8000 limited edition graffiti roller made. It has a bearing tip, although it's a bit fixed.
The Bearing probably needs some exercise, for it to run smoothly.

[Texture]

Ah, the good ol' Trompos Space Graffiti Roller. I always wanted one, but it was a bit expensive for me....

As for the bearing, CLEAN IT AS SOON IMMIDIATLEY I AM POUNDING ON TH#E KEYS RIGHT NOW

Being serious, trompos space bearings are really messed up now. They come over lubricated, which is probably why it might not work very well, and might even feel like it's fixed. Sad. To clean the bearings on the Jupiter roller/Graffiti roller, you can either use some drops of thin yoyo lube (The type for unresponsive yoyo bearings), or you can use mineral spirits, which is the better method. Here's a video on how to clean the bearing with mineral spirits: (the better way, not the way I do it) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYDQONWQF9E&ab_channel=Morgoroth37

[ta0]

Congratulations Hydrona! The Graffiti is without doubt one of the best looking tops ever.

[Hydrona]

Thank you for the help, Texture.
I'm handling the top right now. No doubt about it that it will work.
The only thing I have lying around the house is nail polish remover.
Just put a tiny bit inside. Enough to cover the bearing.
I have breakfast now, after a 10 minutes I'm going to look at the top.
It actually sucks that the bearing is sealed inside the top...
But nothing that stops me  .

Thank you ta0 

[ta0]

Be careful! I believe nail polish remover is acetone. It may dissolve the plastic!

[Jeremy McCreary]

Don't know about other plastics, but acetone will definitely attack ABS. Also, nail polish remover could leave an unwanted residue when it dries, as I think it's not 100% acetone.

If you can't find the yoyo lube recommended above, a very thin penetrating oil like WD40 from the hardware store might also free your bearing. But some plastics might not like that, either.

[Hydrona]

No worries.
The nail polish remover did not do its job... Only a bit. The bearing is a bit better.
Going to just leave it like it is. Yesterday I spun the top, and it was amazing!

[HYDRUS17R]

Bonjour Hydrona,

Je possède également un Trompos Space Graffiti Roller, acheté il y a quelques années, qui me donne satisfaction. C'est vrai que je trouve les roulements de Trompo Space un peu dur notamment en comparaison de la strummol8  (mais les deux produits ne sont pas dans la même catégorie. Mon reproche, c'est que le décor n'a pas tenu dans le temps, sur ma Trompos Space Graffiti Roller il s'agissait d'une fine pellicule appliquée sur le corps de la toupie et qui s'est désagrégé dans le temps. Donc la toupie est maintenant totalement blanche, mais fonctionne bien mais sans la décoration qui en faisait un modèle différent.
Bonne utilisation.