Spinners.…Spinners everywhere

[Ashley]

My newest obsession is spinners. They honestly have helped me with nail biting and other obsessive things I did. Nail biting was the worst. We are talking until they bled. Anyone else into spinners?


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[captain spaulding]

Not into them, but I recently thought about buying one. I would probably spin that thing all day. 

[kaput]

I've seen them in allot of "EDC" forums and photos. I see the Torqbar spinner allot
Never tried one. I just fidget with everyday items just fine  , my knives imparticular. 

[gregozedobe]

I've just ordered a spinner to try out - I hope it's fairly quiet, as my missus gets annoyed with me when I fiddle with anything clicky (or flicky).  I've also ordered one of those fidget toys made of a couple of chain links connected with key rings.  I like to have something in my hands to fiddle with when I'm reading, and after cutting myself with blades I don't use them any more.

[kirk13]

Well done Ash,I'd never heard of them,now I've ordered one 

 

[WWW]

I see these everywhere, but I'm still not quite sure I get them. They're fidget toy, but what exactly you do with them? Just spin them. That is what I first thought but I couldn't help but think there was more to it. Are they like begleri? Stress relievers?

[kkokkolis]

I was looking at tops recently. I like that more. It is cheaper, spins better and can be held at hand. I EDC as fidgets my Opinel, MTO casino chip and my komboloi. So it makes sense to me. I can't find it here, I'll try from UK.

[kkokkolis]

Well done Ash,I'd never heard of them,now I've ordered one 

 

Any link from a European site?


I consider UK part of Europe myself, for historical reasons. I don't want to offend anyone. So UK is fine too.

[Don Pablo]

Well done Ash,I'd never heard of them,now I've ordered one 

 

Any link from a European site?


I consider UK part of Europe myself, for historical reasons. I don't want to offend anyone. So UK is fine too.

As far as postage goes, I consider UK and mainland Europe sites in the same way.   

[kkokkolis]

Well, we might have to pay for customs again in the short term future.

[kirk13]

Well done Ash,I'd never heard of them,now I've ordered one 

 

Any link from a European site?


I consider UK part of Europe myself, for historical reasons. I don't want to offend anyone. So UK is fine too.

For what it's worth,here's what I ordered. As usual,I've no affiliation to the seller etc....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/182463544280?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&var=485040412901&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

[kkokkolis]

Thanks. No international postage it says.

[kkokkolis]

I ordered this one for a start.


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/371869556343?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&var=640839551537&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

[Ashley]

Yay! Glad to see I have others ordering. You just spin it and it keeps your mind busy. Some can do "tricks" me not so many.  They can be quiet. Degreasing the bearing and using caps helps alot with that.


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[kaput]

The expensive ones seem to expensive, for what it does. And the cheap ones seem way to cheap. Is there a happy medium? Just curious is all 

[Ashley]

There is many options so yes there is a happy medium.


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[Aloha]

https://youtu.be/4YSbGXNXfVg

[kirk13]

And I'm now sitting here,playing with my second spinner

Not that I've ordered a set of 608 bearings to try this either

https://youtu.be/M4MSHAd9yVs

  Ash! 

[kirk13]

And another one to try
https://youtu.be/cCgRTqFjurQ

[Old Boy]

Cool! I'm looking into this myself. Not a nail biter but more of a nail peeler.

I thought it would be cool to make one myself so I bought the parts for a munsen spinner. Waiting for all of them to come in.

[zoidberg]

Adding these to my list of things to make.   

[kkokkolis]

I received mine today. It is very nice built (let's see if it will survive in my hands) and you can play many games with it, because it acts as a gyroscope (move slowly your hand while it spins and you'll see what I mean). Better than a top in my opinion. Another item I will  EDC. Thankfully it is flat, lightweight and noiseless (as opposed to my komboloi).

[PTRSAK]

I bought one of these knock off ones from B**gG**d

Should just about be here on the slow boat from China

[caninesapien]

I received mine today. It is very nice built (let's see if it will survive in my hands) and you can play many games with it, because it acts as a gyroscope (move slowly your hand while it spins and you'll see what I mean). Better than a top in my opinion. Another item I will  EDC. Thankfully it is flat, lightweight and noiseless (as oppoesed to my komboloi).

Did you get the steel or ceramic bearing?

[Smashie]

I'm still waiting for mine, with the ceramic bearing

[Smashie]

Spoke too soon, mine just arrived

[kkokkolis]

I received mine today. It is very nice built (let's see if it will survive in my hands) and you can play many games with it, because it acts as a gyroscope (move slowly your hand while it spins and you'll see what I mean). Better than a top in my opinion. Another item I will  EDC. Thankfully it is flat, lightweight and noiseless (as oppoesed to my komboloi).

Did you get the steel or ceramic bearing?

Ceramic. Although the balls are graphite colored (and 6 of them) and not gray (and 7 of them) as in the ebay picture.


I used a hammer to collimate the  eccentrical counterweights, because two of them were slightly uncollimated. Now it spins very smoothly.


HOOKED!

Should I try some Li lubricant?

[kkokkolis]

Now I ordered a Fidget Cube.





Very promising for a finger Nirvana.

[Ashley]

When/if you clean bearings I found carburetor cleaner is magical. I'm up to over 10 Now I'm getting into the metal ones. Do we have a spinner smiley yet, Def? Hoping these are showing up as I'm typing all the "codes" for smileys from memory. :


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[zoidberg]

I just made a couple.