Ben
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Back in August Vendetta started selling off most of his yoyos to raise money for a secret project. He decided he wanted to learn to anodize yoyos, so he bought all the necessary equipment and set up shop in his garage and kitchen. In the first week of September he was ready to go. Starting with scrap pieces of metal, he quickly moved onto defective M1 and P2 halves that OneDrop was kind enough to provide him. Within two weeks Vendetta had solids, splashes, drizzles and stripes (yes, stripes) down. Then came something I've not seen before... a unique kind of wash that reminds me of sponge painted walls. In the last week of September Vendetta moved on to anodizing 5 "real" yoyos. It's been just a month. This two page photo album details his progression for the month of September in chronological order: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vendetta7/sets/72157622344334610/And this album shows the 5 yoyos he's completed thus far: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vendetta7/sets/72157622350537515/This Skyy Chaser isn't mine... I wish it was. It belongs to RIDE. I created this image to summarize my feelings about it:  Here's the others:     - Ben P.S.  |
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CaliBuddha
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Sick!
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 Have you stripped or lost your axle? PM me. I have brand new replacement axles for just about any newer metal yoyo for $2.50 shipped. |
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Sumna
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that hatrick is awesome.
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« Last Edit: October 02, 2009, 11:26:55 AM by Sumna »
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Bradley
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Master of Boing-e-boing...and little else.
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Awesome, I especially like the blue and black one.
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yourfavorite
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<3 One Drop
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these look amazing vendetta. you have a price list  |
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RIDE
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I am telling you guys..........I have owned or seen them all...........and that gold/black Skyy Chaser that Ven did up for me just may be the best ano job I have ever laid eyes on!!! As good as it looks in pics....they still do not do this thing justice. It's incredible!
And all of this coming from a guy who has just been doing this a few weeks!!!!
Dude has skillz......MAD skillz!!!!
RIDE
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yoyoxking
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amazing, now if he could learn the "swirl" stuff id be amazed
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tyler3490
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that blue black with stripes is amazing, ven you sir have mad skills, anodizing needs a new term.......Venodizing  |
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PM me if you want any mods done
"Why would anyone do drugs when they could just mow a lawn." - Hank Hill
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bartman
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RecRev no9 is <3
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That's gorgeous. That skyy chaser looks like ekg done in different colours
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FHzero
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He's gotten better.  |
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General-Yo Oh you boys.. Always dreaming about things that will never happen like holding world titles and getting girlfriends.. So cute, yet so sad to watch
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eNons3nse
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BB Finish?
Soooo interested in this.
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"In the old days, Kinopah used to use Ragu sauce for cleaning bearings with moderately successful results. Someone later discovered that it was best to stay away from the 3 cheese as this seemed to slow the bearing down somewhat." - madcow
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Ben
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BB Finish?
Soooo interested in this.
Ven doesn't have blasting equipment (yet), so currently everything blasted he's done has been blasted elsewhere. He'll get there. In order to be a full service shop you need the following skills: 1) Anodizing 2) Blasting 3) Striping (of existing finishes) Ven can put a big fat check mark next to #1. #2 requires a bunch of money. #3 involves nasty chemicals so proper ventilation and safety precautions are needed and that may be something the neighbors don't want you doing out of your garage. Right now Ven has a fairly limited selection of colors. I think for the time being the smart thing to do is invest in more colors, perfect existing techniques and create some new techniques. Outsourcing of the blasting is a necessary evil at this point in time. - Ben |
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ibanezcollector
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ill be sending some stuff to Justin soon I have ideas I know he can make a reality |
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One of a kind is not all that matters. I can draw a picture of a dog chasing a rat who is pissing on a cat... sure its one of a kind but no one will want it. |
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Ben
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Bradley
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Master of Boing-e-boing...and little else.
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2) Blasting...requires a bunch of money.
An air compressor, a blast box, and media - what's so expensive? |
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xfredericox
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Black SUN yoyo concepts
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happy to see anodizing has gotten more interest over the last few months I'm actually stunned to see such beautiful results in such a short period of time. Well done! |
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stevend
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WOW what a great job! If you need a couple of yo-yos to practice on, let me know |
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ibanezcollector
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2) Blasting...requires a bunch of money.
An air compressor, a blast box, and media - what's so expensive? doing it the right way |
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