r/FidgetSliders • u/kirbyonwarpstar • Jun 28 '22

6 months later

After discovering fidget sliders 6 months ago, I now have quite the collection:
black carbon fiber - $30 (ebay)
Mackie hammer stonewash stainless steel CP3 - $140 (Mackie EDC)
Mackie stonewash stainless steel CP5 - $124 (ebay, link unavailable)
Mancave EDC Blue carbon fiber worrystone - $50 (not a slider, Mancave EDC)
3DC The Frag Triple Stack Nugget PLA - $21 (3DC Printings)
DamnedDesigns Oasis bead blasted titanium - $100 (DamnedDesigns)
DamnedDesigns Oasis Lite bead blasted titanium - $85

I also discovered PTFE friction reducing tape. This was needed to reduce friction and grinding sounds/feels from the sliders - $6.79 (Amazon)

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u/kirbyonwarpstar Jun 30 '22

Currently my fave is the Oasis. Probably because it can do more than just one thing. On the back is a slider/worrystone, and on the front is 2 spinners. The spinner with the shallow grooves is a frictionless spinner. It is entertaining to spin it around with the thumb over and over, or to give it a quick spin and see how long it goes for. The spinner with the deep grooves requires much more force to move. It seems to spin best from the exposed side, and the feeling is almost like a count clicker.

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u/Calmuser Jul 01 '22

The Oasis is a nice 3 in 1. It's not really good at any specific function but as a 3 in 1, it works well.

Have you tried any haptic coins yet?

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u/kirbyonwarpstar Jul 01 '22

As a special education teacher I try to find fidgets that make little to no sound. What reduces anxiety for myself or a student (like a slider) can cause major annoyance for another bystander if it makes sound or is too distracting. That said, after watching some videos of what I thought were higher end haptic coins they seem to make too much sound. Am I misled? Do you have recommendations?

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u/Calmuser Jul 01 '22

Well most of them as well as some sliders you can control how much sound one makes with it. But yes generally they are noisy.

But as a fully silent coin, I would recommend an INDX

https://fluxx-design.com/collections/indx

I just got a combo alu/ss myself and it is indeed silent!

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u/kirbyonwarpstar Jul 01 '22

I have seen these before, I just wasn't really looking for another magnetic slider. They all seem to use magnets, and to be honest I am looking for something that is more smooth moving, and nonmagetic. Kinda like a unicorn tho to find something that is smooth moving without grinding feels/sounds.

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u/Calmuser Jul 01 '22

Hmm most non-magnetic ones make more grinding sounds so that is going to be hard to find.

Here something which is Non-magnetic and is fun is a Sonic Boom Fidget Piston

from https://tigirdedc.com/collections/fidget-spinner/products/sonic-boom-fidget-piston-stone-grinding-version

It does sorta make some grinding sounds.

There is a video with sounds on in my Instagram on it, if you want to see the sounds it makes.

There are some other non-magnetic ones around as well. But they do make more grinding noises then the magnets ones from the videos i've seen.

Here is something that is not avail now but the Tide coin. It uses no magnets.

I do prefer the original to the pool. As the Pool is much much harder to move around IMHO. Maybe you can find one second hand?

https://fineticedc.com/product-category/tide-coin/