(Oct. 16, 2016  2:48 PM)ToxicAtom Wrote: I think a stadium made of press-fit aluminum would be quite interesting. Rubber tips would get insane traction as compared to glossy plastic, and tips of plastic, metal, or POM would get a nice stamina boost too.

Now only to find a press-forming shop willing to make a die in the shape of a BB-10

(Oct. 16, 2016  11:27 PM)Dracomageat Wrote: I'm still considering carbon fibre, as inspired by the burst anime.

(Oct. 16, 2016  4:42 PM)Bey Brad Wrote:

(Oct. 16, 2016  2:48 PM)ToxicAtom Wrote: I think a stadium made of press-fit aluminum would be quite interesting. Rubber tips would get insane traction as compared to glossy plastic, and tips of plastic, metal, or POM would get a nice stamina boost too.

Now only to find a press-forming shop willing to make a die in the shape of a BB-10

Wouldn't this make it very likely for plastic tips to dent or break? Or is it soft enough to absorb the shock while still maintaining its shape?

(Oct. 17, 2016  3:46 AM)ToxicAtom Wrote:

(Oct. 16, 2016  11:27 PM)Dracomageat Wrote: I'm still considering carbon fibre, as inspired by the burst anime.

Carbon Fibre has a very similar finish to glossy plastic. The performance difference would be negligible. Now durability is another topic entirely.

(Oct. 16, 2016  4:42 PM)Bey Brad Wrote:

(Oct. 16, 2016  2:48 PM)ToxicAtom Wrote: I think a stadium made of press-fit aluminum would be quite interesting. Rubber tips would get insane traction as compared to glossy plastic, and tips of plastic, metal, or POM would get a nice stamina boost too.

Now only to find a press-forming shop willing to make a die in the shape of a BB-10

Wouldn't this make it very likely for plastic tips to dent or break? Or is it soft enough to absorb the shock while still maintaining its shape?

Well if the aluminum was thin enough to be press-formed, it would likely have enough give to not cause too much damage to plastic tips (except for maybe Sharps, but who uses Sharp tips anyway?)

(Sep. 03, 2017  4:24 AM)Bersilus Wrote: Just remember if the stadium material is hard like metal(well harder than plastic) it means all your drivers will wear our much faster...

(Sep. 04, 2017  12:22 PM)Bersilus Wrote: Hmm I wish I can help but I'm not an expert on materials... But carbon fibre will produce too much friction unless it's coated.

(Sep. 04, 2017  9:24 PM)Takowowo Wrote: The most viable option is carbon fibre. Toxic Atom is right on the money on this one. Carbon fibre, in the way that we'd use it, would be the carbon fibre mesh coated with a layer of epoxy resin. It's essentially just a reinforced backing for a plastic stadium. This is pretty much the ideal choice because you
reduce damage to parts and the stadium and it's relatively easy to work with and shape.

Aluminum would be the next viable out of the ones mentioned because it's a relatively soft, cheap metal. You'd have to worry about plastic to metal impact and depending on your finish the stadium might feel a little different. You could totally make a stadium out of it but you'll probably damage your beyblade before you damage your stadium. You wouldn't want to heat treat after press-fit, it'd increase the chance of denting the stadium and I figure we don't want that.

Titanium and Beryllium alloys are completely out of the picture, that is some space-aircraft grade stuff and the cost of it far outweighs the benefit of what we're using them for. Really nice materials but we don't need them for what we're doing here.

Magnesium is also impractical, it's really only used to prevent corrosion. Unless we're leaving this stuff outside, not really a problem.

If we were going to do custom stadiums, I'd probably work with styrene or a thermoplastic. They're relatively cheap, about the same hardness and accessible.

Tl;dr: Carbon fibre is probably your best bet,out of what's been mentioned. Everything else would damage your beyblades and be way more expensive to produce. I suggest thermoplastics.

(Sep. 06, 2017  10:37 AM)Takowowo Wrote: Not off the top of my head. But before you go anywhere with this you might want to do a bit more research. I remember seeing some Korean youtubers having custom stadiums and I couldn't figure out what it was.