Category: Special Tops

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Zeus battle top/Battle Tops 2017

The birth of Zeus

My battle top

Run for your lives…….

Lol

Who wants to see Zeus against DIT 001 tomorrow? If I get over 300 likes to this post by the time I wake up I will do a live video of it on the actual arena. I have a few other tops I can battle as well… muhahahahaha

6/14/17

Battle top action

https://www.facebook.com/100009241864064/videos/1825287017789343/

7/9/17

It’s official, USPS lost Zeus. So brutal. I will not be participating in this battle top event.

7/15/17

Battle top live weigh in now!!!

7/16/17

Battle top live stream should be starting any second!! I will post a link once we have it!

Battle Top tournament will begin at any moment! Here is the link:

 

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Christmas 2016 Top

Christmas is approaching fast, signaling the end of 2016. What a ride it has been. I have no words to describe how appreciative I am for the support you have shown. From all of us here at BilletSPIN, thank you. You have made this year truly amazing and I fell so blessed.

As a small token of our gratitude, we are making 100 Christmas Tops to giveaway here in the group. As you know, I am a man of faith. I wanted to engrave these tops but it did not fit on this design so instead every top will come with a Precious Promise Bible that has a few encouraging verses in it. I know not all share my beliefs and that is ok 🙂 I just want to share something with you that has so much meaning to me. If you are not interested, I understand and then I just want to wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.

If you would like to enter the giveaway, just reply with your favorite top design from 2016. One entry per person. We will figure out a way to pick the winners and let you know. We will keep this open for a few days.

Top information:
.98″ diameter
24 grams
1/8″ carbide bearing ball
one piece Stainless Steel

In closing, if any of you are struggling. Having a bad day or going through a difficult time and need someone to talk to, I am here. I care about all of you. Please don’t be afraid to message me. I am a good listener and have had my share of hard times.

Thank you all again, I look forward to getting to know you all more. I hope you have an amazing rest of your year.

Rich Stadler

timing the first spin of the Christmas top. 24 grams, what is your guess for spin time?

Just a closer look

 

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Christmas GAW

Well now that the last top for the year is done I would like to address the group.

What a ride this has been! I started in March of this year and cannot believe how amazing this year has been. It has been great getting to know most of you. To date I have not had a single problem getting paid even though people got their tops before paying. I have seen some amazing things. People buying others tops and donating and raising money for people in need. I want to thank you for keeping the group clean where my kids can come and enjoy it. I look forward to next year and all that it will bring.

Now a lot of you know I am a man of faith and Christmas is a time that me and my family celebrate the birth of our savior Jesus Christ. I am not here to push my beliefs on you but I am just a message away if you want to talk about it. This year I made tops for the kids in our AWANA program at church. I made extra on purpose. I have 25 of these to giveaway. I know these are not for everyone but if you are interested just reply with Merry Christmas and I will random number generator the winners this coming Friday.

I will be on vacation from Christmas Day until late January so I will not be on as much.

Thank you once again for the amazing year. You are an amazing group of people and I am honored to be a part of it 😀

Merry Christmas all!!

Awana 02

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Stadler/Schipp Collab Auction

AUCTION: This was a test collaboration between myself and John Schipp. We want to see if there is an interest in a full collaboration. This is a one of a kind piece. 1.23″ diameter bronze over copper. 1/8″ ceramic bearing ball. Anti-snipe rule in in effect. Auction will last until noon tomorrow (central time). Bidding starts at zero and use $5 minimum increments. Shipping is free to anywhere in the solar system.

Check out John on Instagram (Harpuahound) and check out his Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/HarpuahoundJohn-Schipp-142036999…/…

Stadler Schipp 02

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The 96!

Aaron Jordan

The 96!!! This is probably the nicest gift I’ve revived..

Titanium and tungsten, this is the marvelous 18 minute top! From the button of my heart, thank you rich!

The 96-01The 96-01a

Second spin! Rich Stadler‘s 96 top!

Time to break 20 minutes 😉

The 96-01b

 

Quoc T Ho

Who would have thought it would happen like this.

Rich, truly love it. Not only have you offered something different you’ve become a good friend.

Thank you!

My lenses hate you for this BTW…. They’ve been suffering since I opened the pkg!

“The Nine Six’d”

The 96-06

Coincidence?

The 96-07

 

Matt McCafferty

Thanks Rich. Snapped a quick pic. Will have more later. The NinetySIX top.

The 96-02

 

Holly Spears Olson

Thank you Rich Stadler!

The 96-08 The 96-09

Randy Becker

Talk about a mail call! I am always blown away by the craftsmanship of these tops. Thanks Rich!

The 96-03a

Jared Schoenly

Mail call for the 96 and the dual bearing SS. Just enjoying a little time with big papa. Very cool Rich! Thanks!

The 96-04a

Rich Stadler

Well I will burst the bubble here about the 96 since the 12 are too kind to. It is a wobbler. Some worse than others but this was a first for me working with these materials. They spin a LONG time but they do wobble. I posted a question a few weeks ago to find out who owned 10 or more of my tops. 12 responded and I made this top for them. I have no more and will not make anymore. I would rather not ever look at tungsten again but I am sure I will down the road 😛

Quoc T Ho

The 96-05a

Rich Stadler Now the real question, can one of use make one that can break 25 with a standard spin?

 

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A Monster

Starting the first project now. This will be a one off. I have never seen anything done like it before. I have no idea if there will even be any interest in it but I have been wanting to make something like this for a while now. I am hoping to have it done in about 5 hours. I will then post it as my first auction to see if there is any interest. If there is, I will make more of this type of thing in the future. Time to go play, wish me luck!!

It just finished the machining I was worried about so I can tell you what it is…

One and one only HUGE top. 4.75″ diameter to scale. This means it will weigh several pounds and be strictly a display or novelty item. I will also make a cool stand for it. Stainless and brass for top and stand. It will be around 4″ long.

Does it look big?

Monster 01

How about now?

Monster 02

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Secret Tops ;)

I have an idea I am toying with. I need to know how many of you own 10 or more of my tops. I don’t need a pic, just reply. If you have more than ten (counting ones that are on the way being shipped) reply with how many you have! Thanks!!!

Mike Gallwey– 27
Aaron Jordan– 23
Larry Fredrickson-15
Goh Woon Keat-11
Jared Schoenly-10
Matt McCafferty-10
Kris Bex- 10+
Peter Sand-12

Yes, include the kickstarter tops. Let me know exactly how many you all. I am feeling generous today 😀

I am thinking it is Kris Bex, Quoc T Ho, Mike Gallwey and Aaron Jordan for the top four. I bet Holly is up there too.

So it is between Mike Gallwey and Quoc T Ho as to who has the most!

The plan is already underway. It will be made public in the next few weeks 😀