JoyTech Precision Gyroscope Kill Time Metal Anti Gravity Spinner Balance Toy JA01

Bought this as a cool educational toy for my kids, and they loved it. Their reaction to watching it "defy gravity" the first few times was well worth the price! The toy itself is very well made. Specifically, the gyro is very well balanced and has fairly low friction on the axles, allowing it to spin for a surprisingly long time. The plastic stand is also weighted and has a rubberized base, so it doesn't shift around too much due to the gyro's precession. The cage is also well made and has no open gaps or weak solder/weld points, like the cheaper gyros seem to. The whole thing felt solid, hefty, and relatively durable. The gyro & components came in a cylindrical tin storage box, which included the gyro, stand, two pull strings, and instructions. The only part I didn't care for were the instructions, which are a perfect example of why you shouldn't use Google translate to write an essay.

Good quality and balance! The ball I got was a different color than depicted, but I don’t mind. A lot of fun! Stay curious!

Everything in the picture is in motion. Bought some trinkets to entertain my 3 year old nephew when I visit. All where made in China which is a negative for me but they all do as advertised and are made well enough they will last many years. The round bottom top takes some room for it to do it’s thing, it tends to travel some before flipping over. Right out of the box it performed well, a little snap motion and it spins till the stem rotates to the bottom and it makes a little bell noise before jumping up on its stem. Once there I normally get 30 to 60 seconds before it falls over. Which is fine considering the energy lost standing up on its stem. For example the other top in the picture, my record is 4 min 20 seconds, normally I get 3 mins 40 seconds. 3rd item is a metal rattle back which only spins one direction. I’ll admit I haven’t even showed the trinkets to the nephew and I have enjoyed them lol.

This gyroscope is the first one that I have ever gotten and I think it's easy to use and functions the way it should. After some practice I managed to wind it up easily and spin it without a problem. I've had it for about two months now and I have been spinning it multiple times a day. After all of that, it still works just as fine as it did the day I got it. The product comes with two strings and a ball for better grip when pulling it to spin (I soon took it off since I found that easier for me). Since I spun it so much the string soon became frayed and it was hard to insert the string through the hole on the axle. How I fixed this was by simply cutting the end that was frayed and taking a lighter and waving the flame over it just a little bit to melt the tip. This worked out perfectly so it definitely will last for quite some time (if the newly formed end would is too big to fit through the hole, I would use a nail file or something to sand it down until it could fit). There once was an incident where it was dropped from a table and landed on concrete and the disk popped out of it's frame. Fortunately, after some effort I managed to pop the disk back into it's frame, good as new. It did, however, take a bit of force to pop it back in. I was afraid of breaking the frame since I was pushing so hard but it held up just fine. The only problem that I came across (not associated with it being dropped) is whenever I spun it it would sometimes make a loud vibrating sound. This usually would happen if I stood it up perpendicular to the floor while it spun. However, after a quick readjustment the vibration stops (the vibration noise doesn't affect the spin function). Overall, I love this toy and it's very fun and easy to use! The tricks you can do with it will always amaze me and it's a fun little introduction to torque and precession for those curious minds out there.

Overall the product is good but not great. It's threads end was not sharpened and I had to do with a lighter. The base should have been little heavier otherwise it wobbles little bit.

Hours of fun! Excellent learning tool.

It arrived sooner than I’d expected. Small and nicely finished. So far so good.

Está bien hecho y funciona muy bien! Recomendable

My daugter enjoyed playing with it but since the barings are not that good the spin slows down must faster than it should which detracts from the gyro experience. The one I had when I was a kid span for much longer...

I love this little spinning top, great colours, it feels solid and spins for ages. I bought a couple as gifts but kept one for myself!

Bought this top for my daughter, but keep playing with it myself too. It's tiny (about half a thumb) and spins for ages.