All the commercial tops have the center of mass considerably higher (farther away from the tip) than the geometrical center (when the tip is included).
The Throwback and the Gates are very stable tops so I was curious to find their centers of mass. I did it by hanging them from a thin (sewing) string taped to the body (the tape to one side to let the string pivot freely.) By trial an error one I found the position where the axis remains horizontal.
(http://www.ta0.com/science/images/center-mass_throwback.jpg)
For the Throwback (bearing tip) I got the center of mass at a height of 42 mm (where the yoyofactory lettering is), while its total height is 66 mm. For the Gates the values are 47 mm and 73 mm.
All the commercial tops have the center of mass considerably higher (farther away from the tip) than the geometrical center (when the tip is included).
The Throwback and the Gates are very stable tops so I was curious to find their centers of mass. I did it by hanging them from a thin (sewing) string taped to the body (the tape to one side to let the string pivot freely.) By trial an error one I found the position where the axis remains horizontal.
(http://www.ta0.com/science/images/center-mass_throwback.jpg)
For the Throwback (bearing tip) I got the center of mass at a height of 42 mm (where the yoyofactory lettering is), while its total height is 66 mm. For the Gates the values are 47 mm and 73 mm.
Ta0, could you explain in detail how you do that?