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TEC Accessories Titanium Orbiter Fidget Spinners
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NickSuperb
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Jun 2, 2017
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Just picked mine up today. The anodizing is quite nice and the inclusion of the additional balls is a big plus. Like most people have mentioned however, the middle "magnetic" layer is quite rough and pitted and not smooth like the images in the drop description. Not noticeable from a distance but very noticeable up close. The main issue with this is the NOISE. The friction between the ball and the magnet is quite loud when you spin it around the outer edge. Don't know if TECENG is really going to be forthcoming about this but I will send them an email like suggested below.
Jun 2, 2017
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Breezango
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Jun 2, 2017
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NickSuperbJust got mine yesterday and same issue. It's loud, which isn't necessarily all bad, but ass middle ring is rough and scratched up already.
For the price this is disappointing.
Jun 2, 2017
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Cphr
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Jun 3, 2017
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NickSuperbIts a scientific property of magnetism. The field is "spiked" so as it moves around it will pick up friction.
Jun 3, 2017
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Cphr
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Jun 3, 2017
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BreezangoIts a scientific property of magnetism. The field is "spiked" so as it moves around it will pick up friction. Look up ferrofluid on youtube for videos on the behavior.
Jun 3, 2017
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Pyaoliang
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Jun 5, 2017
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NickSuperbHow did you anodize it without affecting the magnet?
Jun 5, 2017
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Cphr
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Jun 6, 2017
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PyaoliangLooks like it was anodized before assembly. There is a middle "magnet" part like the filling on an oreo cookie which seems to be the magnet.
Jun 6, 2017
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Cphr
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Jun 7, 2017
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NickSuperbSo... while waiting around for a reply from TEC I found a fix for the issue where it seems "rough" to spin. I bought a 2nd one in another color after the drop was delivered. I was comparing the two and what I found was I could spin the two spinners as a spinner if that makes sense. Removed the ball bearings and just used one spinner to spin the other.
The side effect of this was that it made them both smoother. My blueberry one is no longer rough. I'm not sure if they were designed to do that or if the color will wear off but I will just keep doing it to smooth it out until I get it how I like then use them as intended.
So buy a 2nd one and spin them around magnetically attached and it will be a lot smoother with the ball bearing rotating. I'm not sure of a cheaper way around it but I wanted to buy another after I got this one since I liked it so much.
Jun 7, 2017
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