Adjustable Fidget Spinners
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I Saw This Article, [Those Darn Spinners Are Going To Be The End Of Me](Http://Matthewmccullough.Weebly.Com/Blog---Mind-Wanderings/Those-Darn-Spinners-Are-Going-To-Be-The-End-Of-Me), The Other Day. This Got Me To Thinking And Wanting To Play. Here Are A Couple Of Fidget Spinners That I Designed To Make Experimentation Easy. I'M Using Fender Washers For Weights. Each Spinner Can Accommodate A Variable Number Of Washers. The One That Looks Like A Tie Fighter Also Allows You To Position The Washers Varying Distances From The Center (You'D Need An Extra Set Of Nuts Though). I Used [Standard Skateboard Bearings](Https://Www.Amazon.Com/Gp/Product/B00Nx1Wba0/Ref=As_Li_Ss_Tl?Ie=Utf8&Psc=1&Linkcode=Sl1&Tag=Fl0D3-20&Linkid=452B422693748B61823596Cba924F3E8). The Grease Causes These To Slow Down Too Quickly So I Dropped Them In Some Acetone First (A Quick Google Search Will Show You Many Ways To Degrease Bearings). I Also Found They Spin Longer Of I Popped The Metal Covers Off. All The Youtube Videos I Saw For This Showed Using A Knife To Do This. Beware You May Cut Yourself... I'M Not Saying I Did, But... There Are A Number Of Bearing Caps You Can Use. I Used [Ones From This Spinner](Http://Www.Thingiverse.Com/Thing:1802260). The Nuts And Bolts Came From [Nut Job](Http://Www.Thingiverse.Com/Thing:193647) By [Mike Mattala](Http://Www.Thingiverse.Com/Mike_Mattala/About). <B>Update:</B> I'Ve Broken Several Of These After They'Ve Been Dropped. I Thought The Arm Would Be The Weakest Part, But It Turns Out To Be Weakest Where The Arms Meet The Ring. I Just Uploaded Designs With Thicker Rings. I Can Now Also Confirm That They Don'T Break At This Point Any More.
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