Choose wood inlays, coin weights or an acrylic body that lights up. Explore real maker projects, then see how to draw a simple three-bearing body in Easel.
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Start from a blank workpiece
Start with a blank workpiece. Resize a square to a 3.2-by-1.2-inch rectangle, then add three 22 mm circles in a row. Give the rectangle an outside cut and set the circles to the full stock depth. The real Easel editor and 3D preview show the body and openings as they are added. This is a basic body-design demonstration on a new unsaved workpiece, not a copy of Sean Grega’s spinner. Test bearing fit in scrap and soften the finished edges before assembly; finger pads and cutting setup are separate.
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These finished builds use different body materials and hardware. Each shared file has a clear scope, from flat body shapes to a separate set of finger pads.
Inlay Wood Spinnerby Mike BryanCombine two woods for a contrasting border around the bearing openings. Bryan shows several finished three-armed spinners. The shared file supplies flat cutting shapes; choose the two materials and adjust their fit before assembly.
Steel Balls Fidget Spinner - Woodby mehmet gokcekSteel balls give this maple spinner weight around its scalloped edge. Gokcek designed it as a CNC starter project at Innovation Lab. The shared shapes include the body and center pieces; the half-inch steel balls and bearing are separate hardware.
Wood Fidget Spinner with Penniesby Sean GregaUse pennies as the end weights of a wooden bar spinner. Grega made this one from quarter-inch oak with a skateboard bearing. The file includes the body, circular pieces and small decorative holes; use his oak description rather than the preview’s maple stock setting.
Piggy Spinnerby JulesTurn the body into an animal silhouette. Jules uses black two-color HDPE for a pig with three bearings and a curled tail. The shared native file contains the outline and bearing openings. Buy the bearings separately and choose dimensions that fit your hand.
Remake Fidget Spinners - 4 Leaf Cloverby Zach MilroyCopper rod gives this red-oak clover its outer weights. Milroy specifies quarter-inch red oak, a 608Z bearing and 3/8-inch copper rod. The shared design supplies the flat clover and openings; cut and fit the copper pieces separately.
LED Fidgetby Gary YahrAdd a light that switches on while the spinner turns. Yahr combines an acrylic center with thin plastic covers and a spring switch. The shared design includes center and cover shapes. His instructions explain the separate battery, LED and wiring assembly.
Fidget Spinner Finger Padsby Greg TannerAdd wooden finger pads to a bearing you already have. Tanner’s stepped pad design fits bearings with a 22 mm outside diameter, 8 mm center and 7 mm thickness. This file makes the pads, not the character-shaped spinner shown with them; adjust the cut depths for your stock.
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From the makers’ instructions
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Tanner spaces his finger pads 9 mm apart around a 7 mm-thick bearing, leaving about 1 mm on each side. Start from your own bearing and body thickness, then adjust the stepped pad heights so the wooden faces do not rub while the body spins.
Project notes by Greg Tanner: read the source.
From Fidget Spinner Finger Pads by Greg Tanner.
Ask a questionYahr’s bearings were thicker than his acrylic center plate, so he added openings in the back cover for them. He says thicker acrylic can remove the need for the two outer openings. Compare the actual plate and bearing thicknesses before deciding which covers to cut.
Project notes by Gary Yahr: read the source.
From LED Fidget by Gary Yahr.
Ask a questionYahr installs the battery and tests the LED before closing the spinner. Keep the cover off while checking that the spring’s weighted end moves freely and the light turns on when spun. That sequence leaves the switch accessible if its fit needs adjusting.
Project notes by Gary Yahr: read the source.
From LED Fidget by Gary Yahr.
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