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I think the the design is great. The problem is created at the factory. Sure the bearings should be better. And it's unfortunate that it was shipped unassembled in poor packaging. But it will never perform at the level most expect from a $50 product. And it's all because of the tolorance level that it is manufactured to. The only way to "fix" these issues is to go back to the drawing board and re-make.
The bearings should not be able to drop free through its enclosure without resistance. The grub screws should not wobble while being threaded in. The grub screws should have been flattened so as to not push the bearing off at odd angles (and off axis). But even if they were quality screws and finished properly, the two previous issues mentioned, ensure that it would still be near impossible to anchor correctly. Too much space for the bearing to move around, and wobbly grub screws guarantee that any level of precise lockdown technically impossible.
And as if all of these issues are not enough, the finger pads look great, but have extremely poor threading. Which leads to what? Anyone? Anyone? Yes, very wobbly when threaded together. Not sure if all of the pads are done like mine, but there was a very obvious problem during the construction of them also. On mine, the female side was overbored with an insert glued in to receive the male threads. Very strange and loose.
The result, loose tolerances all the way around. So even an engineer would have trouble balancing this one out. So design-wise, I'd say it's a winner. But the factory should be fired.....twice. And they should be remade for those willing to wait.
I've mentioned the WE Spinners before, but will again because I think there are too many examples like them setting the benchmark for what should-be in the cost vs value tradeoff. The WE S02 pictured with the Remedy and others is what I (and others) expect in a $50+ spinner. This one is titanium (more expensive than brass or aluminum). With a complex milled design (more difficult than brass or aluminum). Completely silent. Completely smooth and balanced. Doh! My wife just walked in with the Kong I ordered for this....."I'll be back....". 😁
The bearing isn't actually bad, but it deforms very easily under pressure from the screws. When I first got the spinner I cranked down on the screws and the thing wouldn't even spin. It acted like there was a detent in the bearing. I swapped out another bearing and cranked it down the same way and it worked fine. That means the stock bearing was softer (and why wouldn't it be.. bearings are usually press-fit).
And of course there is the "bearing creep" issue, but I think that can be fixed with pointed grub screws. I'm going to look for some as soon as I have a chance.
I have that We S02 spinner, it's the best one I own. My We knives are also the best knives I own, for that matter...