# Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=15 [Latest](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/categories.md) **Page:** 16 --- ## [Looking for a custom anodizer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-a-custom-anodizer/378230)
**Author:** [@bodahrevy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bodahrevy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 3:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-a-custom-anodizer/378230 "2023-06-20T03:23:59Z")
Hey! As the title says I’m looking for a custom anodizer who will do custom ano on one or two throws at a time. Thanks! --- ## [Titanium Experts Chime In](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/titanium-experts-chime-in/377707)
**Author:** [@yodude19](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yodude19)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 1:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/titanium-experts-chime-in/377707 "2023-06-20T01:23:08Z")
Hey guys! I’m going to be getting a Ti Peak with an interesting back story. It was electroplated purple by somebody, but the finish kinda just…wore off? It could use some rejuvenation so I wanted to see if anyone has exp… --- ## [2a string length, how do you get them EXACT same length when cutting?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/2a-string-length-how-do-you-get-them-exact-same-length-when-cutting/378059)
**Author:** [@Spenny93](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Spenny93)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/2a-string-length-how-do-you-get-them-exact-same-length-when-cutting/378059 "2023-06-18T22:21:50Z")
I keep trying to make them perfectly the same but cant figure out how to make it exact. Ones like 7 centimeters longer than the other. --- ## [Oil on your axle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/oil-on-your-axle/377876)
**Author:** [@yoyojoe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyojoe)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 11:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/oil-on-your-axle/377876 "2023-06-15T23:52:54Z")
Does anyone apply lube/oil to their axles? I was looking through one of the discords and someone mentioned this. Never heard of anyone doing it but it makes sense. --- ## [Spilled drink on yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spilled-drink-on-yoyo/377201)
**Author:** [@aeroboi](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/aeroboi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spilled-drink-on-yoyo/377201 "2023-06-07T14:59:58Z")
I recently got a duncan freehand and I spilled my glass of water all over the yoyo. I took it apart to dry but I’m curious what else I should do? I don’t have any yoyo bearing lube handy though I do have some mineral oil… --- ## [YYF hubstack afterglow pcb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-hubstack-afterglow-pcb/376990)
**Author:** [@Captrogers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Captrogers)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 11:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-hubstack-afterglow-pcb/376990 "2023-06-05T23:11:48Z")
So i was replacing the batteries in my hub stack afterglow and I cracked the pcb in just the right way that it broke a lead and no longer lights up. I think i might be able to mend it with my trusty soldering iron but fi… --- ## [Is it a possibility to make a od panorama responsive with a half spec bearing? (Yes, results are in)](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-a-possibility-to-make-a-od-panorama-responsive-with-a-half-spec-bearing-yes-results-are-in/376406)
**Author:** [@Yoyotradie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyotradie)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2023, 8:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-a-possibility-to-make-a-od-panorama-responsive-with-a-half-spec-bearing-yes-results-are-in/376406 "2023-06-03T08:08:11Z")
Has anyone made a panorama responsive with a half spec bearing??? If so, how was the result. --- ## [Removing the caps from early-version Mosquitos?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/removing-the-caps-from-early-version-mosquitos/376721)
**Author:** [@SML](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SML)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/removing-the-caps-from-early-version-mosquitos/376721 "2023-06-02T17:12:26Z")
The later versions with the exposed screws are easy. I’m talking about these. The wiki says “non-removeable,” but how non-removeable are we talking here? There’s a loose fragment of plastic rattling around in this hal… --- ## [How to Fine Tune a yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-fine-tune-a-yoyo/80402)
**Author:** [@ThinkH2o](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ThinkH2o)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2023, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-fine-tune-a-yoyo/80402 "2023-06-01T13:19:20Z")
Hey everyone, I’m not sure if the general section is the proper place to put this. But I been scouring around youtube trying to find videos on how to fine tune a yoyo as a lot of my throws have some vibe and some have re… --- ## [Doubts about bearings](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/doubts-about-bearings/376302)
**Author:** [@Chaman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Chaman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/doubts-about-bearings/376302 "2023-05-27T13:14:46Z")
HELLO! I can’t find a ceramic concave bearing smaller than type A :frowning: Do they exist? Does anyone know where to find them? Thank you all. --- ## [My RBC won’t respond](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-rbc-won-t-respond/376280)
**Author:** [@Slestak75](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Slestak75)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2023, 12:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-rbc-won-t-respond/376280 "2023-05-27T00:18:37Z")
Good day to all and thanks for listening. So I, like many of you, have bought and loved the RBC. I loved it so much that I bought a second. Both of these have done this to me. I’ve cleaned the bearing and run it dry, som… --- ## [Unexplainable vibe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unexplainable-vibe/372399)
**Author:** [@Mistale](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mistale)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2023, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unexplainable-vibe/372399 "2023-05-26T19:56:35Z")
I attatched a video of the issue. The yoyo shows no visible damage anywhere. The bearing is fine, I cleaned the hub and the axle seat with qtip, but no improvement. (Its a pom Mojo, seller said it was smooth before shipp… --- ## [Have You Wondered About UN-Dyeing Delrin?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/have-you-wondered-about-un-dyeing-delrin/376040)
**Author:** [@FullSpectrumDad](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/FullSpectrumDad)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 7:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/have-you-wondered-about-un-dyeing-delrin/376040 "2023-05-22T19:32:30Z")
So, I thought I’d post this in case anyone else out there is wondering like I had been. I’d Googled whether or not there was a way to remove the color from dyed, white Delrin to Hell and back with no apparent answer in … --- ## [Unresponsive yoyo became responsive help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unresponsive-yoyo-became-responsive-help/375818)
**Author:** [@Mo\_Arsh](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mo_Arsh)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unresponsive-yoyo-became-responsive-help/375818 "2023-05-20T09:28:31Z")
i have been using my new yoyo for almost a month now and today all of a sudden it became resposive and I suspect that i have been playing the yoyo roughly (soo much) so it needs yoyo lube, what do you think? Same with my… --- ## [YYF Whip axle specs](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-whip-axle-specs/375738)
**Author:** [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2023, 1:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-whip-axle-specs/375738 "2023-05-19T01:51:12Z")
Does anyone know the technical specs for the axle used in the YYF Whip? The specs are in the form of length and thread pitch or something like that? --- ## [The gall of some materials 😤](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-gall-of-some-materials/375602)
**Author:** [@Mooky](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mooky)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2023, 11:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-gall-of-some-materials/375602 "2023-05-17T23:17:17Z")
I have a RCS Showpony on the way and it’s a beautiful raw aluminum. I’ve been trying to find info about a bearing galling the aluminum in its seat and the only info I can find refers to threads and large machinery. Will… --- ## [Tight Axle/Bearing seat](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tight-axle-bearing-seat/375388)
**Author:** [@Yooo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yooo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2023, 7:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tight-axle-bearing-seat/375388 "2023-05-17T07:13:17Z")
I bought a Good Life Valley off of BST a few months ago and I use it a ton. Because of the humidity here, the bearing has started to lock up, and I also haven’t cleaned it since I got it. My issue is since I’ve got it I’… --- ## [Bearing cleaning with ultrasonics](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-cleaning-with-ultrasonics/375358)
**Author:** [@Captrogers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Captrogers)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 2:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-cleaning-with-ultrasonics/375358 "2023-05-15T02:42:10Z")
So I have usually done the out bearing in small glass jar of solvent and shake method for cleaning my bearings. Usually solvent is whatever I have most of at the time. Right now it’s paint thinner but isopropyl and aceto… --- ## [Best way to tap a 3D printed yoyo?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-way-to-tap-a-3d-printed-yoyo/375208)
**Author:** [@Uknown](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Uknown)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2023, 4:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-way-to-tap-a-3d-printed-yoyo/375208 "2023-05-10T04:54:26Z")
I have been experimenting with 3D printing yoyos recently. I have “successfully” tapped the halves by taking a spare axle I have, pressing kinda hard, and screwing it in but it introduces a lot of vibe because I can’t sc… --- ## [satined yyf genesis](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/satined-yyf-genesis/31701)
**Author:** [@Moise](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Moise)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2023, 10:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/satined-yyf-genesis/31701 "2023-05-09T22:22:34Z")
i did it!!! look at the pretty pictures!!! i satined and mirror polished everything but the inside of the cups.it looks awesome and grinds better than before too. --- ## [Repairing a looping yoyo with a stripped nut or post](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/repairing-a-looping-yoyo-with-a-stripped-nut-or-post/372965)
**Author:** [@Captrogers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Captrogers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/repairing-a-looping-yoyo-with-a-stripped-nut-or-post/372965 "2023-04-01T18:15:33Z")
So my son wanted to help me while I was soaking the bearings for my looping yo-yos in some delightful mineral spirits. While distracted with the solvent my son decided the yoyo halves needed to go back together and in… --- ## [Atmos Snowberry Spacer Question](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/atmos-snowberry-spacer-question/374953)
**Author:** [@Jblock](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jblock)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2023, 1:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/atmos-snowberry-spacer-question/374953 "2023-05-06T01:34:02Z")
Can someone check their Atmos Snowberry and tell me if these spacers go smooth side facing the bearing, or away from it? --- ## [Unresponsive Yoyo acting responsive](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unresponsive-yoyo-acting-responsive/374732)
**Author:** [@MJ27](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MJ27)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2023, 10:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unresponsive-yoyo-acting-responsive/374732 "2023-05-02T22:46:37Z")
Hi, I just got a iyoyo iceberg. And I played with it for about 10 min, then I lubed it. (with ■■■■■■■■■■.com yoyo thin lube) Now it is acting responsive, I have been playing with it for about a hour and it still does thi… --- ## [The most unresponsive pads you know!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-most-unresponsive-pads-you-know/374518)
**Author:** [@Albertino](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Albertino)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2023, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-most-unresponsive-pads-you-know/374518 "2023-04-29T19:23:40Z")
Hello guys, Please I am looking for the most unresponsive pads you know, I enjoy to play with very used pads, I love to keep them until destroyed and the more used are the more I enjoy them, so I would like to find the … --- ## [Current state of polycarb dying techniques](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/current-state-of-polycarb-dying-techniques/374110)
**Author:** [@Lido](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Lido)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/current-state-of-polycarb-dying-techniques/374110 "2023-04-24T18:43:18Z")
Anyone here know the easiest way to dye a polycarbonate yoyo? I’ve got a 000 I’d like to just add a tint to, nothing fancy. Was hoping there’s a simple way. Someone named @Goog I think talked about doing a tutorial, but … --- ## [.555 .015 pads](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/555-015-pads/374063)
**Author:** [@YotaroKuyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YotaroKuyo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/555-015-pads/374063 "2023-04-21T17:29:51Z")
Just got some used Dif-e-Yos on the BST that are in need of new pads. The Dif pads are a little to slippy for my tastes does anyone know of any other manufacturers still making this size? I know General Yo has .555 but o… --- ## [Help My Unresponsive Yoyo Became Responsive](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-my-unresponsive-yoyo-became-responsive/373891)
**Author:** [@Mo\_Arsh](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mo_Arsh)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2023, 12:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-my-unresponsive-yoyo-became-responsive/373891 "2023-04-19T00:19:05Z")
I have Offset Deviant Yoyo. My Yoyo Has become Responsive, I cleaned the bearing 4 - 5 times still no difference, I Cleaned It With Lighter Fluid plus The paper cleaning method and applied lube also still when I Tug On i… --- ## [Modding a Fireball for More Response?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/modding-a-fireball-for-more-response/373633)
**Author:** [@GTDropKnot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GTDropKnot)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/modding-a-fireball-for-more-response/373633 "2023-04-14T15:18:28Z")
Dear Modlords, please advise me on how to get a yomega fireball set up for looping play. I cannot get it responsive enough. I’d like so share what I’ve already tried and see if y’all have any other suggestions to try bef… --- ## [Wood axel issues](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-axel-issues/373676)
**Author:** [@Captrogers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Captrogers)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2023, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wood-axel-issues/373676 "2023-04-14T13:03:47Z")
So I love wood and wood transaxels. There’s a feel about them that just seem right. I have a yyf legend wing that I’ve had for a while and over time the yoyo axel had started to develop a rut or groove on the edge near … --- ## [Spacer for MR84 Bearing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spacer-for-mr84-bearing/373618)
**Author:** [@Eric\_Newlin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Eric_Newlin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 10:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spacer-for-mr84-bearing/373618 "2023-04-13T22:50:00Z")
Hey everyone, I’m looking for a spacer for an MR84 bearing. But I’m hoping to find a spacer that doesn’t have the outer wall. Does that exist? I’m hoping for something like this: But not this: [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=14) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=16)