perfect toy to scratch glass table

They are scary when they don't stop

the most inefficient way to center punch

You should give ruby a try. Rubies are chosen for CMM tools as the stone is one of the only self lubricating materials on the planet. Much better than diamond. Might spin for longer :).

If I ever get a lathe I'll probably just spend all my time and money on cutting and polishing brass parts. It's so damn pretty.

A few years ago I have been asked to make a spinning top with a diamond tip. The aim was to have very long spin times, because diamond has a very low coefficient of friction. I made various tests and it turned out that if the pointed tip is harder than the spinning surface, the tip digs a microscopic hole in the spinning surface, during the spin, this increases the tip friction, and reduces the spin time. Also, the top spinning in the microscopic hole tends to wobble, (nutation). So my conclusion was that a pointed tip harder than the spinning surface is not desirable, if longest spin times are wanted. But a diamond spinning surface would be interesting. I tried a polycrystalline diamond spinning surface; it didn't work well; polycrystalline diamond is binded diamond powder, it is apparently smooth, but also slightly abrasive, with a poor coefficient of friction. Monocrystalline diamond would be needed. Unluckily monocrystalline diamond can't be shaped concave, which is needed for a spinning surface. So I had to give up and I never used diamonds in my spinning surfaces, (nor in my tops).

0:27 Not the worst signature I've ever seen.

You are a great, creative person, and I follow you so closely that I keep watching all your wonderful content, I am from Yemen, continue .

Is there any chance you'd ever make some of these tops to sell...? Even without the diamond tip...?

Jeez that diamond scrating that hardened steel is nuts! Really shows how hard it is!

these are what the first Beyblades looked like

aaaaahhhh now I got it, that is so clever! a spinning top that doesn't move around! and you still make tiny indentations on unexpectedly hard surfaces! pretty cool!

Now my wifes coffee table looks like a dartboard.Great project as always.Keep them coming.

Serious HIGH FIVE on your craftsmanship man, those are unbelievably awesome! It's nice to see someone that puts the right amount of effort in to make their projects perfect! 👍👍🖖🖖 It you ever want to get rid of any of them please let me know, I love little spinners and tops. I have a few that are customs and I love em! The wife on the other hand not so much, I tend to like Titanium and other more expensive metals lol! Ive actually messed around with resin and wood like burl and walnut, wood for outer ring with swirled resin inter ring and wood and brass shaft. anyhow turned out very nice, kind of elegant.

A wooden one can have more memories written to it

Some beautifully hand ground turning and radius tools man. Great manual machining. Good job

Amazing!! Now make a diy ruby base for it to spin on! Would look sick plus it’s cheap and easy to make and it is the second closest hardness to diamond

very nice work as always. I would love to see you make one of these with a hardened steel ballbearing as the tip and time it like you did the first one

Great video as usual, awesome techniques, love the Launch mechanism.

These are beautiful! I'll bet you can get one to spin sideways in a loop of string!

Those are pretty nice! I like your choice in material too!

wow how have i never come across your channel, this is amazing. I also love all your fancy tools, mine are ancient hahaha

Youre a very talented craftsman, love how you make tools, fixtures, jigs

A collaboration with Engineer Bruns would be amazing.

Brass and silver and copper I love. Seems to me a better option would be to have the tip rounded over not like a cutting point so it is not forced to spin in a precise center point as precision would be what it's all about and not having that exactly will hinder. Also, be good to spin on copper or a thin coat of lead on copper to use as a bearing material and even a swipe of oil to boot. You can get a diamond-tipped dressing stone at Bang good for about 6-7bucks. Probably 17-24bucks in the states. I picked one up to make a glass cutting device. Had to clean the diamond up with a dermal-type tool and diamond abrasive it came out nice and clean. I have a Taig Laith have you any idea if your bit holder will fit mine?? Very nice work!!

Wow! I saw this on Tiptop!!

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Good ole sherline. I have the 4400 lathe and the 2010 mill. Great machines. Nice work.

Awesome informational educational video experience Y'alls God Bless Ya 🙏

Beautiful ideas

Perfect a top that only ever spins in one place! Excellent work!

Genius 👍👍👍

LOVE the vid man keep it up

This top is pretty cool. I like the way you made a turning dog, if there’s not one small enough, make your own! Now if you can spin the top in a way to sign your signature, that would be something.

i wonder what thisll do to the future of tops and surfaces

This channel should have a million subscribers easy

I really like the pull strings

Try spinning in on a diamond surface as well as in a complete vacuum...see how long you can get it to spin. Nice work...

this is either the worst drill, or the most inefficient center punch i love it

Nice!

I'd like to see how fast you could get it going with a high pressure air nozzle

Clickspring's new drill set....nice!

I can’t tell what I like more the Top or the vibing music

Très bonne vidéo merci

These are a lot of fun and mesmorising.

Love the thing you made for the lathe to transfer power

You are crazy, I love watching your videos, cheers...

Awesome stuff

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Excellent work

I love brass. I hate the way it looks and the feel of the chips when i turn it but it’s so easy to cut!

Do you think it'll spin longer if the diamond tip is rounded as this could reduce the friction during the spin. Good news I have clicked the subscribe button.

Sir, Can you explain the process , Material, and tool that you using ?, I'm eager to learn more, From you...

Awesome brother 👍

Looks like you need a diamond tabletop now. ;D

Coolest video I've seen in a while. Thank you for sharing

May I ask, what lathe and mill do you use? They look so small and yet they work so well

Awesome toy mate

Where did you get that diamond tip from? Is it from a specialty whole diamond machine tool (synthetic diamond) or is it natural, like from a ring **FYI** I'm unfamiliar with whole diamond tools, they could use natural diamonds I just assumed they would be synthetic. I just remember seeing a video about a specialty high accuracy cnc machines that used them, it was quite interesting I guess they were used for lens production where tolerance is much higher then regular cnc

That's awesome. You should try to spin it on glass and add a drop of oil. It would probably go a long time.

nice work

drills your playing surface every time

i am curious ... how long can it spin on material like that blade you use in the video?

now all you need is a diamond table...

Curious to see it on glass lol. I bet it'd mark it up.

Satisfying

That's some real BG music

Can it cut/break glass?

Hi ! Your videos and work are incredible. What’s the name of the lathe you are using ?

@W&M Levsha what mini lathe do you use for your projects?

Where can I buy that lathe from?

Cool music.

Need to find a faceting lap. Easy enough to make that tip conical and give it a shallower angle right at the very tip.

top wit diamond tip or as I like to call it, the vinyl drill

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If you want a top to spin a long time . Those magnetic are great but if you had it in a clear plastic tube.

Where does the second sound track come from?? I need it in my life

Remind me of spinning top in inception

I think having a tip coated in DLC would be more effective than the straight Diamond. DLC has a much lower coefficient of friction. If you had a tip and spinning surface both coated in DLC.....!!

Nice. M

How to scratch every surface with creative😂

Now make a gyro

Try next time use steel ball instead of any other tip and maybe make concave round plate like thingy for spinning top to spin. Maybe some electric device to make spin? Gears involved?

the music just works

Bro is well jenial your very nice job I buy you one

What model lathe do you have?

The leyend said, that the spinning top, find his way to the floor. Drilling the table.

I just built one of these out of copper it's odd that it randomly popped up as a recommendation. Idk what it is about cutting copper and brass on a lathe.

This made me blush

What’s that everywhere you go song called?

Fantastic video as always! What is the purpose of the brass flap first shown at 3:29?

What time did you get?

what is the lathe model?

What kind of lathe are you using it’s pretty nice

Use this on a little but thick glass pane and it will spin forever

How much heat from friction does it make?

Time to make a diamond beyblade :)

Have you tried to set the top on a piece of glass while spinning?

Can you make it spin on a diamond surface?

DIY anything scratcher