# Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=68 [Latest](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/categories.md) **Page:** 69 --- ## [Lubing yoyo..](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lubing-yoyo/69943)
**Author:** [@mysteriousyoyoer\_par](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mysteriousyoyoer_par)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2014, 9:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lubing-yoyo/69943 "2014-10-08T21:44:28Z")
So the question is in how much time do you lube your unresponsive yoyo or after hoy much time of play … I mean when you get a new yoyo do you lube first time before playing because when got yoyo didn’t lube it first t… --- ## [response pads?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/response-pads/69989)
**Author:** [@Insiiight](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Insiiight)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2014, 9:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/response-pads/69989 "2014-10-08T21:38:28Z")
I was wanting to make a few of my throws a tad more unresponsive. What form of response would be best to do so? --- ## [Big Yo 2 Response](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/big-yo-2-response/69988)
**Author:** [@Slicemage](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Slicemage)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2014, 1:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/big-yo-2-response/69988 "2014-10-08T13:40:35Z")
Hi guys, Thought I’d post here since I’ve fiddled with my Big Yo 2 on my own without success. Just wondering if there are any tips for getting better response from this throw? Since getting the yoyo I’ve had issues wit… --- ## [Amazing very low cost lathe, not exactly yoyos but still related](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/amazing-very-low-cost-lathe-not-exactly-yoyos-but-still-related/69857)
**Author:** [@rizki\_yoist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rizki_yoist)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 5:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/amazing-very-low-cost-lathe-not-exactly-yoyos-but-still-related/69857 "2014-10-06T05:55:32Z")
I randomly found this video while Googling around about lathe. Really really amazing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnv0DAR\_gWA It’s a very simple setup and judging from the look it seems very possible to make wooden yoyos?… --- ## [General yo gray hatpads](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yo-gray-hatpads/69870)
**Author:** [@Raigo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Raigo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2014, 11:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-yo-gray-hatpads/69870 "2014-10-04T23:13:03Z")
Would these fit YYR? --- ## [Sorta stripped, sorta vibey](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sorta-stripped-sorta-vibey/69707)
**Author:** [@Raigo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Raigo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2014, 5:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sorta-stripped-sorta-vibey/69707 "2014-10-04T05:34:02Z")
After not throwing my shutter forever, I unscrewed it and a little bit of the thread came out of the sides. I can still screw it back together, but I somewhat feel its slightly vibier before. On a finger nail test, its… --- ## [suggestions for replacement pads for one drop original project](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/suggestions-for-replacement-pads-for-one-drop-original-project/69865)
**Author:** [@JSnead81](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JSnead81)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2014, 1:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/suggestions-for-replacement-pads-for-one-drop-original-project/69865 "2014-10-04T01:42:34Z")
Hi. I started yo-yoing back in the spring and recently purchased a my first high end yoyo, A one drop original project that I scored on ebay. I am under the impression one drop doesn’t make the pads anymore that came sto… --- ## [Cleaning Yoyo Body](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-yoyo-body/69828)
**Author:** [@Buggot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Buggot)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2014, 12:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-yoyo-body/69828 "2014-10-02T00:35:31Z")
Any advice? Just water, or soap and water? Can dishwasher soap work? --- ## [Best grit to smooth burrs?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-grit-to-smooth-burrs/69804)
**Author:** [@Nikolai](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nikolai)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2014, 10:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-grit-to-smooth-burrs/69804 "2014-10-01T22:06:26Z")
What grit of sandpaper or emery cloth should I use to smooth out all these burrs that have been cutting my hands recently(because I’ve been “shredding”\[-spencer berry\] too hard) I don’t intend to polish the metal at all… --- ## [Duncan light up FHZ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-light-up-fhz/69817)
**Author:** [@live\_wire](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/live_wire)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2014, 10:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-light-up-fhz/69817 "2014-10-01T22:06:17Z")
Hello there. I was thinking of getting something for my mother, so I thought a self painted FHZ would be nice. Problem is, I cannot find a clear one in stock, so I was wondering if I could remove the guts of the light up… --- ## [Need help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-help/69752)
**Author:** [@Cobra9271](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Cobra9271)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2014, 6:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-help/69752 "2014-10-01T06:12:00Z")
My horizon hit carpet hard and now has so much vibe its not bearing then what is is --- ## [Walgreens acetone](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/walgreens-acetone/69708)
**Author:** [@Raigo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Raigo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2014, 2:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/walgreens-acetone/69708 "2014-09-30T14:23:14Z")
I was told that even though it is 100% acetone, and water isn’t listed in the ingredients, it probably still contains water. Should I continue using it? If so, should I do something different after cleaning like using a… --- ## [polishing an 888](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polishing-an-888/69735)
**Author:** [@\_RTD\_alecto](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/_RTD_alecto)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2014, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polishing-an-888/69735 "2014-09-30T11:22:48Z")
so when i went to the Georgia state yoyo contest I was pretty much given a special edition 888 from 2008. The metal is kinda dull on it and I was wondering what to use to polish it and give it a nice shiny finish. --- ## [Stainless SE's](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stainless-ses/69558)
**Author:** [@mullicabob](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mullicabob)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2014, 4:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stainless-ses/69558 "2014-09-30T04:33:41Z")
Messing around with the lathe a while ago and never got around to putting up a pic. Personal use SE made of stainless. --- ## [Paper clean help needed](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/paper-clean-help-needed/69718)
**Author:** [@samcordell](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/samcordell)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/paper-clean-help-needed/69718 "2014-09-29T18:06:12Z")
So, one of my bearings started stalling at high rpm’s. I heard scout l about paper cleaning, and decided to give it a try. I have all the steps right until you spin the bearing with the paper inside. The paper I will not… --- ## [Help on yoyo??..](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-on-yoyo/69734)
**Author:** [@mysteriousyoyoer\_par](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mysteriousyoyoer_par)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-on-yoyo/69734 "2014-09-29T17:19:58Z")
Its a looping yoyo by the looks of things but I lost the bearing in it… I didn’t knew at that time that its a looping yoyo but now I know… So things I want to know which bearing will fit in it and other things about yoy… --- ## [Where to find bearing?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/where-to-find-bearing/69761)
**Author:** [@YOYO\_NEWBe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YOYO_NEWBe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 5:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/where-to-find-bearing/69761 "2014-09-29T05:15:19Z")
I am in a trade/ buy for an omicron and I need a new Size D bearing. center tracking bearings are preferred. thank you! --- ## [Modding a YYJ Kickside, questions.](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/modding-a-yyj-kickside-questions/69717)
**Author:** [@SkinnyBNY](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SkinnyBNY)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2014, 2:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/modding-a-yyj-kickside-questions/69717 "2014-09-28T14:25:53Z")
I’ve got a couple Kicksides that I got for a decent price (24 bucks with shipping for both), I’ve got them for sale, but there hasn’t been many interested buyers, so I’m planning ahead to modify them if they don’t sell. … --- ## [can you remove the caps of a classic?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-you-remove-the-caps-of-a-classic/69631)
**Author:** [@kadabrium](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kadabrium)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2014, 1:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-you-remove-the-caps-of-a-classic/69631 "2014-09-28T01:26:15Z")
wanting to swap some colors --- ## [Size A Bearing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/size-a-bearing/69715)
**Author:** [@Alastor](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Alastor)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2014, 10:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/size-a-bearing/69715 "2014-09-27T22:37:33Z")
So, I have a Duncan Speed Beetle, which is a nice, inexpensive starter yo-yo. I’m looking at the bearing however, and there’s no way to get into it to lube it up. It almost seems intentionally designed such that once the… --- ## [Axel popping out from the side of My Shutter....](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axel-popping-out-from-the-side-of-my-shutter/68059)
**Author:** [@Raigo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Raigo)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2014, 10:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axel-popping-out-from-the-side-of-my-shutter/68059 "2014-09-27T22:11:07Z")
So my i let my friend borrow my shutter while he went to Korea for vacation. He’s a perfectionist so I knew he wouldn’t ding it up or damage it so I really had no concern, One day, he messaged me and said that there wa… --- ## [Vibe problem](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/vibe-problem/69402)
**Author:** [@jjs77as6533](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jjs77as6533)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2014, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/vibe-problem/69402 "2014-09-27T12:33:15Z")
Hi! So I just unscrewed my horizon and when I tried screwing it back together, it was much harder to screw in. After screwing really hard (probably not a good idea) it now has a somewhat strong vibe. Any ideas on how to … --- ## [Rusty bearing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rusty-bearing/69662)
**Author:** [@nightshadow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nightshadow)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2014, 4:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rusty-bearing/69662 "2014-09-27T04:18:41Z")
So my magic n11 bearing appears to be rusty. How can I fix it?? --- ## [Need your help!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-your-help/69706)
**Author:** [@abby1371](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/abby1371)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2014, 3:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-your-help/69706 "2014-09-27T03:43:24Z")
Alright guys in my technology class we will be building a Yoyo a simple looper Yoyo. So since I have never built a Yoyo what are are some of your suggestions that people that maybe have built a Yoyo have? --- ## [Broken axle stuck in one half](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-axle-stuck-in-one-half/69678)
**Author:** [@Philip](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Philip)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2014, 7:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-axle-stuck-in-one-half/69678 "2014-09-26T19:51:32Z")
So I was yoyoing, and I heard the yoyo unscrewing, so I stopped to screw it back in. As I screwed it in, I guess I twisted the axle in half. It was offstring, so I guess it was near the breaking point. I got one of th… --- ## [lf custom painter](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lf-custom-painter/69616)
**Author:** [@sc2fan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sc2fan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2014, 8:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lf-custom-painter/69616 "2014-09-26T08:25:03Z")
Where would the best guy be to custom paint a throw? --- ## [Please help! About the Onedrop 10-ball bearing :(](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-about-the-onedrop-10-ball-bearing/69209)
**Author:** [@Silverkno](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Silverkno)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-about-the-onedrop-10-ball-bearing/69209 "2014-09-24T19:40:33Z")
So today I received my YYJ Destiny and the Onedrop 10-ball bearing, then I clean the bearing with soap (stainless steel can be cleaned by soap , someone in this forum once said) and add one drop of YYJ lube to it, then t… --- ## [Can light scratches and scuffs on a 7075 yoyo be](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-light-scratches-and-scuffs-on-a-7075-yoyo-be/69639)
**Author:** [@kadabrium](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kadabrium)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2014, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-light-scratches-and-scuffs-on-a-7075-yoyo-be/69639 "2014-09-24T14:54:28Z")
removed by simple chemical stripping as with dilute NaOH+NaClO? --- ## [Shinji Hornets](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/shinji-hornets/69614)
**Author:** [@Ibanez\_Guy88](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ibanez_Guy88)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2014, 8:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/shinji-hornets/69614 "2014-09-23T08:14:38Z")
Saw there was a sale going on for Shinji tuned Hornets a while back with a signed card. Any chance you guys seen or know the setup used? --- ## [Irpad OneDrop response help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/irpad-onedrop-response-help/69566)
**Author:** [@Anthony](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Anthony)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2014, 11:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/irpad-onedrop-response-help/69566 "2014-09-22T23:03:05Z")
Well I recently traded for a cascade and I’m not in my comfort zone with the response because they feel to slippy or not consistent. I come from using clyw (with there grippy snow tires that I’m used to and love) so I kn… [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=67) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=69)