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Prometheus Lambda 2-Piece Top

Prometheus Lambda 2-Piece Top

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Product Description
As you may have guessed, this Prometheus Lambda top is made with two pieces of metal: a 6061 aluminum spindle and a C360 brass ring. The hollow aluminum spindle lowers the center of gravity for better balance, while the brass ring adds weight to help the top center itself and spin longer Read More

Aluminum, Brass & Epic Stability

As you may have guessed, this Prometheus Lambda top is made with two pieces of metal: a 6061 aluminum spindle and a C360 brass ring. The hollow aluminum spindle lowers the center of gravity for better balance, while the brass ring adds weight to help the top center itself and spin longer. Even with all this effort, the simple act of mating two separate parts together always introduces some amount of error. What most makers won't tell you, is you might get a "perfect" top... but you might not. It's become clear that performance falls within a statistical distribution, and making every top perfectly isn't a realistic expectation. That said, the new two-piece top should (on average) spin even better than the original, as it's as close to perfection as Jason Hui's current skills and equipment will allow.

Note: At checkout, choose the stainless steel bearing or ruby bearing (+ $15). This drop is limited to 100 units.

Prometheus Lambda 2-Piece Top
Prometheus Lambda 2-Piece Top
Prometheus Lambda 2-Piece Top

Which Top Is Which?

The main top offered is fitted with a stainless steel contact point, but if you want something more aesthetically bold, go for the instrument ruby version. The ruby model can spin for up to 10 minutes with a little practice and a smooth, clean spinning surface. Each top is machined to the tightest tolerances a CNC lathe is capable of—and with his background in custom fabrication and product design, creator Jason Hui (who you may know from the Prometheus Alpha Pen or the Beta-QR flashlight) is happy to prove it. 

Prometheus Lambda 2-Piece Top
Prometheus Lambda 2-Piece Top
Prometheus Lambda 2-Piece Top

Model Options

Steel bearing
Ruby bearing (+ $15)

Specs

  • Prometheus
  • Material: 6061 aluminum spindle and C360 brass ring
  • Contact point: 440C passivated stainless steel or instrument ruby
  • Knurled stem
  • Diameter: 1 in (2.5 cm)
  • Weight: 1.2 oz (34.5 g)

Shipping

Estimated ship date is Dec 22, 2017 PT.

Payment will be collected at checkout. After this product run ends, orders will be submitted to the vendor up front, making all orders final.

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