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Tom Ackley WR Noob Offline WR Rocks!<br /> Posts: 10 Coudersport Pennsylvania USA Gender:	Humming spinning toy top Aug 8^th, 2015 at 10:25pm My tops with the handle and string works great. It seems to be a secret on how to drill a top to make it hum or whistle. ANyone know how to do this? Thank you
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Tony Rozendaal WR Addict Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 990 East Troy, WI Wisconsin USA Gender: Robust AB Grizzly 12x20 Midi Lathe Delta 10x16 Mini Lathe	Re: Humming spinning toy top Reply #1 - Aug 9^th, 2015 at 9:26pm Here's a guy who made a hollow segmented hollow top that hums: Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or It looks like he left a slot in the side of the body of the top.
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william trench Senior Member Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 269 South Salem USA	Re: Humming spinning toy top Reply #2 - Aug 10^th, 2015 at 6:33am I love tops. I usually have three or four spinning in some bowls and the kids love them ! Thanks for the link.
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Guy Bratt WR Addict Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 940 Richmond Michigan USA Gender: Robust American Beauty Rikon 70-100	Re: Humming spinning toy top Reply #3 - Aug 10^th, 2015 at 9:06pm I tried to contact him a couple of times but never got a response. I suspect they are hollowed very thin and one edge would be sharpened like a whistle. One direction it would hum or whistle, the other direction maybe not so well. Something to experiment with. Like blowing air over a pop bottle.
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Dan Jechura Junior Member Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 27 Temperance Michigan USA	Re: Humming spinning toy top Reply #4 - Aug 11^th, 2015 at 11:24am if you sell small tops what do you ask for them? 2 inch x 2 inch. dan
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Re: Humming spinning toy top
Reply #5 - Aug 11^th, 2015 at 11:38pm

I don't really know, I'm just getting into selling myself. Let's think about this a moment....What kind of top is 2X2? Is it a finger top, spun by thumb and index finger? I think I'll ask $3. but I sometimes paint or decorate them. Is it a throwing top? Does it have a plastic or metal point? Depending on how I might decorate it $7 to $10 maybe. A top with a string and a launcher handle maybe $12 to $15? That's starting to sound a little pricey. I could go on to segmented ones, huge ones, tops with bearings. Check this site for top parts. I've ordered from there and got good service.

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Bill Neff WR Addict Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 997 Barronett Wisconsin USA Gender: Jet 1642EVS	Re: Humming spinning toy top Reply #6 - Aug 12^th, 2015 at 8:43am I usually sell them for $4. I've seen them from $3-7. Ironically the $3 were probably some of the nicer turned ones. They were a dark wood with a light colored spindle and very thin, maybe a shade over an eighth inch thick.
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Reply #7 - Aug 12^th, 2015 at 10:00am

Yes they are finger tops. different kinds of wood made from leftovers. 1/8 inch shaft and turned thin. Some times painted, dyed or textured. I use them to attract kids so the parents stop to watch them play with them and maybe buy a bowl. Sometimes it works. I use them as a give away. $1 ea. I am planning on burning my name into them and use them as business cards. Around here they do not sell for much if you can find them.

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Reply #8 - Aug 12^th, 2015 at 3:19pm

At a recent craft/art show I sold $90 worth of the little buggers. The thumb finger type. I decorate mine with a couple of colors using magic marker type markers. I have been selling them for $3 ea or 2 for $5. One lady bought 14 and said each of the grand kids would get one in their stocking at Christmas. I get a kick when Mom lays down $5 and tells 2 kids to pick one. The debate is on! What color, and which is the best spinner. I use maple almost exclusively. It has the right "heft", is straight grained and I can usually find maple "shorts" for not much money

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Ed Weber WR Administrator WR Patron Offline Posts: 8,939 Wilton California USA Gender: JET 1642 Grizzly G0584	Re: Humming spinning toy top Reply #9 - Aug 13^th, 2015 at 4:05pm Tom Ackley wrote on Aug 8^th, 2015 at 10:25pm: It seems to be a secret on how to drill a top to make it hum or whistle. ANyone know how to do this? Like a whistle, air must go in and out, this usually means minimum two holes. The size and position of the holes will determine the sound generated
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Reply #10 - Aug 14^th, 2015 at 6:56pm

Ed Weber wrote on Aug 13^th, 2015 at 4:05pm:

Tom Ackley wrote on Aug 8^th, 2015 at 10:25pm:

It seems to be a secret on how to drill a top to make it hum or whistle. ANyone know how to do this?

Like a whistle, air must go in and out, this usually means minimum two holes. The size and position of the holes will determine the sound generated

The referee's whistle with the ball in it only has one hole.
So does a soda pop bottle, when you blow across it.
Not that I am an expert on whistles. but a one holer can be done.
If you want to play nore than one note, different story.

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Len Mullin Active Member Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 141 Miramichi New Brunswick Canada	Re: Humming spinning toy top Reply #11 - Aug 14^th, 2015 at 11:20pm John, a referees whistle has two holes in it, the one you blow in and the one that lets the air escape out the top. Len
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Guy Bratt WR Addict Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 940 Richmond Michigan USA Gender: Robust American Beauty Rikon 70-100	Re: Humming spinning toy top Reply #12 - Aug 16^th, 2015 at 10:08pm I've looked a three of Lindykate's whistling tops. I only see one slot in each one. I guess it's time to make my own and see what it takes. I tried once. I think it was to thick and to rough on the inside. I see a challenge and trade possibility.
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Guy Bratt WR Addict Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 940 Richmond Michigan USA Gender: Robust American Beauty Rikon 70-100	Re: Humming spinning toy top Reply #13 - Aug 16^th, 2015 at 10:13pm Link Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or
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Ed Weber WR Administrator WR Patron Offline Posts: 8,939 Wilton California USA Gender: JET 1642 Grizzly G0584	Re: Humming spinning toy top Reply #14 - Aug 17^th, 2015 at 7:34am Ed Weber wrote on Aug 13^th, 2015 at 4:05pm: Like a whistle, air must go in and out, this usually means minimum two holes. If not 2 holes, one hole and an air chamber is typically required. (like the one in Guy's link)
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