Spinning Top Battle---Tops that can spin for 2 minutes

2025.12.5 Updates:

A new spinning top has been added, named "Kaleidoscope". You can color the reserved grooves with your favorite colors using a pen. If you don't like it, you can color it repeatedly. You can see the GIF effect below. The effect is obvious at low speeds.

2025.12.3 Updates:

A new spinning top has been added: Whirlwind Wheel - a spinning top that needs a boost to spin more steadily.

Method: Use a straw or the blowing tube I designed to blow air on the side of the spinning top. As long as you give it a boost, it won't stop!

It is placed in the third profile, and it can be started by hand.

2025.12.1 Updates:

A spinning top that can spin for 3 minutes has been added, and it is placed in the third profile.

A color ring has been added to the top of the spinning top. You can color it with your favorite colors using a marker pen, and the color you want is up to you.

A few words before we start:

Spinning tops online spin for too short a time. I originally made a small spinning top for my child that could spin for a long time, but I happened to encounter a spinning top competition, so I decided to make a more complete set and share it with everyone.

As a mechanical designer, of course, I still used SW software for this creation. Many calculations were made during the creation process, and after testing, this spinning top can spin for 2 minutes without issue.

I have also uploaded the original files this time. If you like playing with it, you can also edit the model yourself.

Problems solved:

1. Previous spinning tops used single-stage transmission, and the rotational speed was not high enough. This time, a two-stage transmission was made, with the first stage still being rack and pinion transmission. The transmission ratio of the second stage is 2.5, and the gear module is 1m.
2. Many previous arenas were flat. If an inclined surface was used, too steep an incline would make the spinning tops clash too quickly, and if the incline was too shallow, FDM printing layer lines would be very obvious. This time, by adjusting parameters, variable layer lines were used to reduce layer lines, and the problem was solved by changing the direct filling method of the top surface.
3. When previous spinning tops competed, the spinning time was too short, and there was insufficient visual appeal. This time, a large number of tests were conducted, and the spinning top was personally tested to spin for more than 2 minutes on the floor.
4. How to solve the support problem so that every printer can achieve the desired effect.
5. The single variety of blade wheels. To address this problem, I made 5 different types of blade wheels.

Installation (refer to the GIF below):

Dimension drawings:

Internal mechanism of the speed multiplier launcher (Print in Place, print and play directly, no internal parts assembly required)

Design Features:

• Complex structure, but all parts achieved no supports
• Speed multiplier structure, launch speed is 2.5 times that of common launchers
• Diverse blade wheels, there's definitely one for you, Hercules proved invincible in tests
• The arena interior is designed with a 5-degree incline
• The spinning top's rotation time is very long, 2 minutes is not a problem with new tests
• The speed multiplier wheel is Print in Place, no internal gears need to be installed, allowing for play immediately after printing

Blade Wheel Introduction:

There are 6 types of blade wheels in total, namely Hercules, Scar, Stinger, Integrated, Standard, and Breeze. Each has its own characteristics:

Hercules: Weight 20.5 grams, low chassis, poor maneuverability, 6 prisms around it, wins by sheer force, its power is terrifying when unleashed in the arena.

Scar: Weight 14.4 grams. 6 blade patterns around it, good at sneak attacks, damages the enemy 100, self-damages 800.

Stinger: Weight 13.8 grams, 6 wind blades around it, the wind blades can open automatically due to centrifugal force during attack, good at one-hit kills, primarily emphasizes coolness but is not very practical.

Integrated type: Total body weight 25 grams (including blade holder), even all around, suitable for durability competitions.

Standard blade wheel: Weight 14.6 grams. More blade patterns around it, not good at killing enemies, suitable for prolonged battles.

Breeze type: Weight 14 grams, with spiral exhaust at the bottom, can reduce its own weight when spinning, stronger durability.

Launcher Introduction:

Two types of launchers were designed this time. Because the speed multiplier launcher has greater pulling force, I found that 5-year-old children cannot fully utilize its maximum effectiveness. Therefore, I designed two types of launchers, the single-stage launcher is easier to use.

Notes:

• Since the Stinger's barbs open when it spins, it cannot be used on an arena disc, as the side walls would block it
• Hercules is very dominant in the arena disc, it basically gets directly launched away, please be careful
• Because the speed multiplier launcher's launch speed is very fast, initial tests show that very young children may not achieve the fast effect when pulling it, but it's fine for playing
• The speed multiplier has only been tested with PLA (Bambu Lab and Yubros) and PETG (Bambu Lab, YAYO, Tianrui). I do not have other materials or filaments from other manufacturers, so they have not been tested
• When first inserting the pull rod into a freshly printed speed multiplier, it might be difficult. Don't worry, I left a very large tolerance, it will become smooth after pulling it in and out a few times

You can refer to the video below: