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[Daveid]

Thanks for the links Johnm!

even if i didn't love the idea of the adjustability of it, i'd love it to be a capless top, the thin walls would be nice to try out, but then again it'd be quite a loud bell ring when it hits anything solid when dropped.

[johnm]

I really look forward to trying this top, specially with the cap off. I suspect it will play somewhat differently to other tops.

i'd love it to be a capless top, the thin walls would be nice to try out, but then again it'd be quite a loud bell ring when it hits anything solid when dropped.

As Spinningray pointed out (see the pic below), the tip and cap screw to the same rod to hold the top together; without the cap, the tip just drops out so you'll need to fabricate some additional component to secure the tip to the body if you want to play capless.  Probably some type of extended sleeve into which the tip shaft slips and then pinches the body of the top by tightening a screw in the tapped hole.  Or perhaps epoxy to 'permanently' secure the tip while still allowing the cap/rod to be removable.

[Daveid]

As Spinningray pointed out (see the pic below), the tip and cap screw to the same rod to hold the top together; without the cap, the tip just drops out so you'll need to fabricate some additional component to secure the tip to the body if you want to play capless.  Probably some type of extended sleeve into which the tip shaft slips and then pinches the body of the top by tightening a screw in the tapped hole.  Or perhaps epoxy to 'permanently' secure the tip while still allowing the cap/rod to be removable.

i noticed that, i was just thinking i'd use superglue like i did with my QS-body/RC-tip

[ASOCIACION ANTEQUERA]

Es una gran novedad este trompo "planetario" que denomina MERCURIO. Es una preciosidad y por lo que he podido comprobar baila muy bien y esta muy equilibrado. Una belleza verlo evolucionar. Adjunto fotos con el mar veraniego de Lisboa. Saludos a todos desde Antequera, Málaga, España.

[ta0]

Envidia por el trompo y por la playa . . . 

Great top in a great setting! I'll include one of the pictures in the 2011 photo contest.

[Gustin Joss]

Es una gran novedad este trompo "planetario" que denomina MERCURIO. Es una preciosidad y por lo que he podido comprobar baila muy bien y esta muy equilibrado. Una belleza verlo evolucionar. Adjunto fotos con el mar veraniego de Lisboa. Saludos a todos desde Antequera, Málaga, España.

Can we get a translation?

I was only able to get every third word or so. Dances well, well balanced, attached photos, with the sea, summer, Lisbon, and Greetings to all from Antequera, Málaga, España. I don't think that quite captures the essence of the post.

[ta0]

Es una gran novedad este trompo "planetario" que denomina MERCURIO. Es una preciosidad y por lo que he podido comprobar baila muy bien y esta muy equilibrado. Una belleza verlo evolucionar. Adjunto fotos con el mar veraniego de Lisboa. Saludos a todos desde Antequera, Málaga, España.

Can we get a translation?

I was only able to get every third word or so. Dances well, well balanced, attached photos, with the sea, summer, Lisbon, and Greetings to all from Antequera, Málaga, España. I don't think that quite captures the essence of the post.

Actually, I think it does capture the essence of the post  Except perhaps that you should use "very" before "well" and that it is also beautiful, that new "planetary" top.

[johnm]

In this tread in the Trompos Space forum they reveal that the technique used to form the stainless steel body is CNC metal spinning.  A very nice approach as demonstrated by this video they identified as similar to the production of the top body (but not the top begin made).

[SpinQueen]

Cool, thanks for posting!

[Watts' Tops]

Neat top. I just sent an e-mail as well.   

[ta0]

That is very cool!

On the thread on the Trompo Space forum, Javier Caballero (the owner of the company) wrote:

¿Os imaginais un megatrompo del tamaño de Fígaro y con 130 gramos de peso?
Esto ya es posible utilizando la mísma técnica.

Translation:
"Can you imagine a megatop of the size of Figaro and (only) 130 grams of weight?
That is already possible with this technology."
   

[ta0]

Javier has made a correction to the initial specs: the weight of the top is 65 gr, not 55 gr.  However, in the future he wants to lower it to that range or even less.

If I understood correctly, something he is not too happy about in the current model is the connection with the tip: because the way the body is made the wall has a round edge and that leaves a small groove.   But on an email he tells me he has visited a new factory that can do advanced metal spinning ("repujado") and this will allow him to do things that seemed impossible a week ago. Trompo Space should be praised for opening new frontiers in the manufacture of tops.

[ta0]

On the Trompos Space forum Javier announced that the first batch of Mercurios sold out, much faster than expected. From now on future batches will have trompillo's design on them.

[Pulpowsky]

In personal conversation Javier confirmed me all you say.

I try to convinced him to increase the weight of the top. The bad ajustment with the crown is because the manufacturer do the body a bit smaller than expected. And the tip of the body isn't enought flat to hold correctly the tip. This question makes impossible the roller version in the first Mercurio batch.

Another good new is the string. By first time in decades, thanks to Trompos Space a small cotton twisted string is being maked today in Spain. I saw some new prototipe strings and I'm very excited. I told him about a opposite twisted string for left handed toppers.

[lincolnrick]

In personal conversation Javier confirmed me all you say.

Another good new is the string. By first time in decades, thanks to Trompos Space a small cotton twisted string is being maked today in Spain. I saw some new prototipe strings and I'm very excited. I told him about a opposite twisted string for left handed toppers.

New string just for tops, excellent!! And some made for left handed toppers, that would be something