This includes the outer rings, which are produced on a high-precision lathe in a machine workshop in Shitamachi, the storied artisan district of Tokyo. The gyro is completely made-in-Japan, with many components sourced directly in Tokyo and area.
The extraordinary precision and attention to detail makes the gyro stand out from the crowd. However, this is the first commercial gyroscope toy in Japan made with a ball bearing. Gyroscopes with ball bearings are widely used for navigation purposes in ships and planes.
The toy makes use of the gyro effect, which acts to maintain a constant axis of rotation even when external force is applied. In-house tests show that the gyro can spin for more than four minutes on top of its tiny stand, and that the rotor disc can spin for longer than fourteen minutes. The gyroscope operates up to 12,000 revolutions per minute. Carefully chosen stainless-steel miniature ball bearings allow it to run smoothly and almost silently. This reduces friction, and contributes to longer idle spinning time. The Super Precision Gyroscope has been designed and built to the highest precision from the very start, made from solid brass with a light-weight aluminium frame. The new gyro has a unique design, with a single bearing located in the middle of the rotor disk instead of at the top and bottom of the spin shaft.
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Sign In or Create a Free HST Account to start earning today. My Science Perks members earn at least 0.26 back on this item. NSK Micro Precision developed the gyro in cooperation with former yo-yo world champion, Takehiko Hasegawa, who also worked with the company on the wildly popular NSK fidget spinner (“Saturn Spinner”) in 2017. This economical Precision Gyroscope demonstrates the concepts of force equilibrium and rotational energy.