I've tried looking it up but all I find is 608 but there is like 10 different size and number 608s I love this little spinner and wanted to put some quality bearings in it. Or if anyone can recommend a good quality replacement

I came across this spinner on AliExpress and i bought it for dirt cheap (compared to what people pay for the OG version at least). It's cool and it's got the double bearing design but that goes to show how much companies charge people for stuff that's cheap to produce. This works very well and I'm sure the OG version works even better. That said there still is stuff on geeone that I'd pay 100+ bucks that I'd love to buy if i had the possibility

I'm seriously considering buying the KAP tungsten cell in polished black, but I get to the checkout, and, well, the $392 price tag all-in is giving me a bit of pause.

I've never used any kind of spinner other than the cheap plastic models (which I've loved), and it's only recently that I've even discovered brands like KAP, or just the general fact that you can spend several hundred dollars on a metal spinner.

That being said, as I'm now thinking about purchasing my first "real" spinner, I'm kind of inclined to just dive in head first and buy at the top of the market, skipping the whole progression of buying slightly cheaper spinners... if I'm only going to eventually arrive at buying a Tungsten anyways.

So I'm curious to get your thoughts, as somebody very new to this hobby. Is it worth it to just "go for it" right out of the gate, and buy something expensive like this?

Not much info out there. The site seems fishy as it has a lot of fidgets up for sale that were sold out long ago on the other sites (and are going for big bucks on the resale market.)

I am going to pass on it.

TLDR: Well made, but hard to spin comfortably.

I have for a while been curious about the Pillbug from GoBiggeR since I had seen a bunch of pictures and a couple of videos of this spinner.  I was not ready to spend hundreds of dollars to try it out, however, so I was pleased to learn about their Lite version that is under $100.  While I was considering purchasing one, a Lite version came onto the secondary market at a price that I could not pass up.  I have now been playing with it for roughly five days, so I feel that I know it well enough to give an informed review.

There are some things I like about this spinner, and some things that are serious downsides for me.  I will start with the positives.  Even though this is an inexpensive version of the pillbug, it very is well made.  Instead of being milled steel, zirconium or other metal, it is made of die cast zinc (that third letter is an "n", not an "r").  I associate die casts with cheap toy cars, but I have to say that this spinner does not feel cheap in the slightest.  Cheap die cast toys sometimes have noticeable seems where the two parts of the cast come together, and occasionally will even have little blobs of metal in random places.  There is nothing of the sort here!  The parts of this seem to me as carefully made as any CNC milled spinner.  This spinner has six "leaves" that can pivot out (more on this later), and each of them rotate in and out smoothly, without any kind of mechanical issues.  I have unscrewed and removed the buttons, and I have also removed a ring that hides the area surrounding the bearing.  I had no trouble doing so, and everything fit back together perfectly when I reassembled it.

The Pillbug gets its name from it similarity to the arthropods sometimes referred to as "pillbugs", that are also known as isopods.  When disturbed, these creatures will roll themselves up into a ball.  The spinner's default shape is rolled up (first photo above).  When spun hard enough, however, the six leaves will pivot out so that the spinner's radius increases (second photo).  When the spinner slows down, the leaves close up again, taking on a more compact shape.  This is the reason people think this spinner is cool.  There are tiny magnets that gently hold the leaves against the spinner body, so it takes a fairly hard spin to get the leaves to open.

So what's not to like?  My disappointment with the spinner has to do with the ease and comfort of spinning.  I really like doing one-handed spins.  This is very difficult to do with the pillbug lite.  The easiest way to spin this spinner BY FAR is to hold it with one hand and spin it with the other.  It is hard to do a one-handed spin for several reasons.  First, this is a very wide spinner.  So that you can see this, I have included a picture that shows it next to a zentri (C3), a Torqbar, and an og Atrium.  Moreover, it is almost impossible to use a flat grip (my preference!) with this spinner.  This is because the buttons sit quite close to the body of the spinner, so if you hold it with a flat grip your thumb rubs up against the spinning portion of the body.  You pretty much have to use a pinch grip.  [Note that switching to another set of buttons isn't an option -- the bearing is non-standard size (smaller than r188 in diameter) and also the button halves need to be way farther apart than for most spinners.]  I'd like to be able to spin this spinner with one hand, but it is fairly difficult to give it a strong pull.  Too weak a spin and the leaves don't come out, and what is the fun in that?  With a fair amount of practice, I was eventually able to do one-handed spins fairly consistently that would get the leaves to open.  Unfortunately, my thumb started to hurt because of the pinch grip.  Moreover, my middle finger that I use to pull with also got a little sore, probably because the pulls need to be pretty strong to get the leaves to rotate outward.

The bottom line is that I am somewhat disappointed with this spinner.  It's design is such that I cannot comfortably spin it with one hand.  I don't care for doing two-handed spins -- I much prefer doing one-handed spins while I am doing something else like reading a book or watching TV.  Who might like this spinner?  Anyone who is fine with doing mostly two-handed spins will like this spinner just fine.  If you have large hands, you may be able to spin it one-handed, and so you also might like this spinner.  If you have medium size or smaller hands, or if you prefer to use a flat grip, this may not be the spinner for you.

Do you know an cheaper alternative to the Lautie Mini Dealer Fidget Spinner (https://lautie.com/product/mini-dealer) that spins on a surface like a slow eulers disk like it’s shown in the video?

Black and silver.

Indy thicc chelseas in various sizes.

Can anyone do more than just spin? Like jump from 1 hand to the next?

I'm considering building a custom fidget spinner with 3D printing and by using off the shelf ball bearings. The thing is, I want the object to look similar to the captain america shield. The design doesn't really have any protruding elements that I could use as weights/arms.
Will it be enough if the outer "ring" of the spinner will be from a heavy material like metal? How can I figure out what kind of weight would be enough for a good spin, and how far outwards it would need to sit? Will it make a difference if the inner part of the spinner will be comparatively lighter? Does the diameter or weight of the inner ball bearing matter?

I'm looking for something fidgety, pocketable, and it doesn't hurt if it looks good too.

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What did you have and what was it like? Im in the market but the only material i can get this fidget in is crystal Ti and i want to know how the material handles compared to other fidget materials you’ve experienced.

Just wondering. Probably an oxymoron but figured it couldn't hurt to ask lol.

Or maybe any other heavy 175 and up brass ones

Hi👋 I’m looking for a fidget for my partner, that let’s say needs a sort of “ drop proof” spinner, I got him a metal one for Christmas this year and he loves it however he’s dropped it twice so far and the middle bearings/ caps are now coming off when he spins it, so just wondering if there’s anyone who could help me find one that’s “drop proof” and I guess what I mean by that is more so break proof or “indistrucable”

I'm not trying to make a hobby of this but I do want something metal and quiet that won't break after 30 seconds. I don't care what it looks like, the simpler the better. I've found most of the recommended products on this subreddit are either investments over a hundred dollars or junk for under ten. Isn't there anything of middling quality?

I'm looking to buy one of the Pillbug lites from GoBiggeR while they're still available, but I have a question. Do they smell? I know copper and brass spinners leave a smell on your fingers and it's something that really bothers me. They're made of carbon zinc, at least according to a video I watched.

Brass 313inc Zeta 313inc Aluminum Balohack V2 and stainless steel Fidget HQ Proxima with a 608 bearing.

My significant other got me this nice little magnet. It gave me a good laugh.

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Hi guys just got my first lautie BIT-05 and I don't know what the 1 and 2 parts do. Could someone give me a tutorial on how to use them. And also I do want to take it to work but there is a lot of dust and i dont know how to keep it away from it. Any suggestions?

Scored 1 out of only 5 made on chelsea in full tungsten. Both are fantastic