iTopSpin

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Author Topic: Some throw tops from Italy  (Read 1365 times)

Iacopo

  • Immortal Member
  • *********
  • Posts: 1712
    • Spin tops by Iacopo Simonelli, YouTube channel
Some throw tops from Italy
« on: July 27, 2019, 03:42:23 AM »
Rocco Cosca is an italian bricklayer and during his free time he likes to make spinning tops.
He has a website:

http://www.iltrottolaio.it/

He sells his tops here:

https://www.facebook.com/pg/iltrottolaio/photos/?tab=album&album_id=299740980703218

There are 7 tops at present in the shop, three pictures for each one: they are made of oak, padouk, laburnum, olive, orange tree, olive, and the seventh is downy oak.  Look at the video page too.
« Last Edit: July 27, 2019, 03:46:15 AM by Iacopo »
Logged

ta0

  • Administrator
  • Olympus member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14276
    • www.ta0.com
Re: Some throw tops from Italy
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2019, 11:14:57 AM »
Nice!



This is from an orange tree. Prices range from 25 to 40 euros plus shipping.
His tips have a neck so I'm guessing he has been influenced by modern trick tops.
« Last Edit: July 27, 2019, 11:17:25 AM by ta0 »
Logged

Iacopo

  • Immortal Member
  • *********
  • Posts: 1712
    • Spin tops by Iacopo Simonelli, YouTube channel
Re: Some throw tops from Italy
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2019, 09:44:59 AM »
Here he makes spin a throw top upside down:

https://www.facebook.com/iltrottolaio/videos/vb.299740160703300/555031091700654/?type=2&theater

Two tops thrown at the same time:

https://www.facebook.com/iltrottolaio/videos/vb.299740160703300/666950613717681/?type=2&theater

Top thrown onto an electric cable.  He hit the cable and the top was spinning, but I don't know if it would be possible for the top to stay spinning on it.

https://www.facebook.com/iltrottolaio/videos/vb.299740160703300/494506708020360/?type=2&theater

Top with a particular shape:

https://www.facebook.com/iltrottolaio/videos/vb.299740160703300/1301241396709406/?type=2&theater
Logged

ta0

  • Administrator
  • Olympus member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14276
    • www.ta0.com
Re: Some throw tops from Italy
« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2019, 10:48:10 AM »
Wow! The double simultaneous boomerang, done like that, with a top on each hand spinning in opposite direction, is a trick I don't recall seeing before!  :o  8)
I think Daveid did one but with both spinning in the same direction.
Interestingly, he seems to wrap the top in the reverse direction than usual.

https://www.facebook.com/iltrottolaio/videos/666950613717681/

I guessing that when he landed the top on the electric cable  :o he was actually trying to boomerang over it. We tried something similar in Miamisburg last year.
« Last Edit: July 28, 2019, 11:00:04 AM by ta0 »
Logged

cecil

  • ITSA
  • Hyperhero member
  • ********
  • Posts: 1367
Re: Some throw tops from Italy
« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2019, 01:40:50 PM »
I like the top and tip. I’m looking forward to making tops again, on my old Craftsam outdoor free lathe. Soon I hope to upgrade to a Rikon or Jet one horse power soon. If you don’t make your own tops, and lines you are missing out in a lot of FUN.
Logged

Iacopo

  • Immortal Member
  • *********
  • Posts: 1712
    • Spin tops by Iacopo Simonelli, YouTube channel
Re: Some throw tops from Italy
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2019, 02:12:04 PM »
Quote from: ta0 on July 28, 2019, 10:48:10 AM
I guessing that when he landed the top on the electric cable  :o he was actually trying to boomerang over it. We tried something similar in Miamisburg last year.

Yes, it makes sense.  I am not practical with these kind of tops and I didn't think to it.
Logged