# $1 aluminum yoyo with a bearing **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [November 10, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085 "2013-11-10T20:20:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/42 "2013-11-11T20:45:28Z")
> [@yoyodoc](#): > > I have no doubt that if you spent 300 dollars worth of time and trouble, that you could make that 1 dollar yoyo look and play like a good 10 dollar yoyo. > > And recognize that I have been Modding yoyos nonstop since 1998, so I am pretty sure about that, lol. Translation: Just buy a WHIP and end your suffering! I’m cleaning the bearings in the pair I purchased. If I feed adventurous, I’ll try packing modeling clay and baking that into the rolled rims for more weight. However, that seems like too much effort. I’m gonna stop at bearing cleaning. I might see about getting a wider bearing with the same specs, but that also feels like too much effort. > [@Hendy](#): > > Regardless of what yoyodoc says, I really need to find myself some of these and get modding. This could turn into a great project. Get yourself to the nearest Dollar Tree. I was surprised the one nearest to me had them in stock. I might pick up a bunch more, clean out the bearings, put a 100% poly string on them and then give them to those little brats who keep saying “Give me a yoyo”. At the same time, after I clean the bearings in the test pair I have, I’ll know more. Even at a dollar, you don’t want to hand out yoyos that simply can’t perform at all. If they can get started with them, then OK, that’s great. > [@Bcmaddog](#): > > Yeah yoyodoc, you basically shooting out negative info saying that we cant enjoy/mod this cheap toy. > > So stop your negative post and post them elsewhere… > > O wait, your going to reply to this with I AM A GOOD MODDER, I KNOW YOU CANT MOD TIN, You cant make it play good i know this stuff, i have been in the community longer BLAH BLAH BLAH > > Take them elsewhere. I think most modders know some basics of business. Time = Money. For a dollar, to probably transform these stamped tin yoyos into something that sucks less, well, it just seems to be a heck of lot less frustrating and more time efficient to just get a Duncan Butterfly XT or a Classic or a Whip. Then again, what do I know? I am NOT a modder, nor will I ever be. I mean, unless you consider swapping bearings, cleaning and treating bearings and using flowable silicone to be modding, I am otherwise just a guy doing maintenance and upkeep on my yoyos. I guess for someone starting in modding and wants to have some practice stock on the cheap, these $1 throws would suffice for some applications, but not a whole lot. Please don’t inject negativity into what you implied was negativity. Anyhow, I got bearings soaking in acetone. I should take them out before the plastic cage melts… ---
**Author:** ![BenM36](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/benm36/32/646268_2.png) [@BenM36](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/BenM36)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 9:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/43 "2013-11-11T21:12:10Z")
> [@Bcmaddog](#): > > Yeah yoyodoc, you basically shooting out negative info saying that we cant enjoy/mod this cheap toy. > > So stop your negative post and post them elsewhere… > > O wait, your going to reply to this with I AM A GOOD MODDER, I KNOW YOU CANT MOD TIN, You cant make it play good i know this stuff, i have been in the community longer BLAH BLAH BLAH > > Take them elsewhere. And you’re acting like you’re above him, mocking him, and being an overall instigator. ---
**Author:** ![mullicabob](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mullicabob/32/1108_2.png) [@mullicabob](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mullicabob)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 9:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/44 "2013-11-11T21:24:16Z")
Limited Edition Dollar Tree throw. Neon green and fluorescent orange. [http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3713/10806784615\_a69a124cda\_b.jpg](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mullicabob/10806784615/) [IMG\_20131111\_155738\_527](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mullicabob/10806784615/) by [mullicabob](http://www.flickr.com/people/mullicabob/), on Flickr ---
**Author:** ![hammy98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/278dde/32.png) [@hammy98](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hammy98)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 9:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/45 "2013-11-11T21:25:50Z")
I went to the dollar tree and picked up five… They surprised me in the fact they actually work. I think if I added some extra weight onto the rims this 1$ yoyo would work quite nicely ---
**Author:** ![Hahn92](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hahn92/32/1351_2.png) [@Hahn92](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hahn92)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 10:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/46 "2013-11-11T22:36:30Z")
Soooo I discovered you can 5A with one of these and it’s not too bad 😃 [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/3/d/73db847d6aa7e624620262d7773aeb960d580d9e.jpeg "Dollar Tree Yoyo 5A Combos") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-DlmRFkNCM) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Machinist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a4c791/32.png) [@The\_Machinist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/The_Machinist)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 11:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/47 "2013-11-11T23:05:45Z")
Protip: They’re not aluminum. ---
**Author:** ![Hendy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3bc359/32.png) [@Hendy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hendy)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 11:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/48 "2013-11-11T23:10:50Z")
> [@The\_Machinist](#): > > Protip: They’re not aluminum. What? The Dollar Tree lied? How could they do this to us?!?! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Machinist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a4c791/32.png) [@The\_Machinist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/The_Machinist)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 11:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/49 "2013-11-11T23:15:48Z")
^ Ino right. ---
**Author:** ![yoyoavenger](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoavenger/32/884_2.png) [@yoyoavenger](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoavenger)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 11:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/50 "2013-11-11T23:24:04Z")
> [@The\_Machinist](#): > > ^ Ino right. But…but… but… its high quality new good chinese product ---
**Author:** ![yooldman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yooldman/32/1213_2.png) [@yooldman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yooldman)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 11:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/51 "2013-11-11T23:27:55Z")
> [@The\_Machinist](#): > > Protip: They’re not aluminum. Only fully functional $1 yoyos. Hmm… do we really need .0001 tolerances on our toys? ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 11:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/52 "2013-11-11T23:33:23Z")
> [@yoyoavenger](#): > > But…but… but… its high quality new good chinese product I should send them out and see if the paint is lead-based! ---
**Author:** ![Hendy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3bc359/32.png) [@Hendy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hendy)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 12:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/53 "2013-11-12T00:22:17Z")
> [@Studio42](#): > > I should send them out and see if the paint is lead-based! Also check for traces of cyanide, gasoline, and various radioactive rare-earth metals. ---
**Author:** ![mullicabob](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mullicabob/32/1108_2.png) [@mullicabob](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mullicabob)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 12:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/54 "2013-11-12T00:28:47Z")
Here’s one that I modded with a set of Side Effects. Don’t hate peeps!!! ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/b/1/d/b1d0d7860eb0fea0a10b7d30260d236e703def0e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Jdrabik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jdrabik/32/1110_2.png) [@Jdrabik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jdrabik)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 1:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/55 "2013-11-12T01:05:06Z")
> [@mullicabob](#): > > Here’s one that I modded with a set of Side Effects. > Don’t hate peeps!!! Yeah! I need to get to Dollar Tree tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![mullicabob](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mullicabob/32/1108_2.png) [@mullicabob](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mullicabob)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 1:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/56 "2013-11-12T01:15:09Z")
> [@Jdrabik](#): > > Yeah! I need to get to Dollar Tree tomorrow. Over on FB they are buying them by the truck load! ---
**Author:** ![turtleyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@turtleyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/turtleyo)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 1:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/57 "2013-11-12T01:21:30Z")
If they aren’t metal than what are they? ---
**Author:** ![mullicabob](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mullicabob/32/1108_2.png) [@mullicabob](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mullicabob)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 1:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/58 "2013-11-12T01:28:31Z")
> [@turtleyo](#): > > If they aren’t metal than what are they? They are metal. Stamped steel or tin. ---
**Author:** ![yoyospirit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyospirit/32/219875_2.png) [@yoyospirit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyospirit)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 1:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/59 "2013-11-12T01:35:32Z")
Here’s one I modded to fit a Size C bearing. [https://scontent-b-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/1392027\_440757149364105\_313683992\_n.jpg](https://scontent-b-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/1392027_440757149364105_313683992_n.jpg) [https://scontent-b-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/1460114\_440757146030772\_903197397\_n.jpg](https://scontent-b-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/1460114_440757146030772_903197397_n.jpg) [https://scontent-a-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1461082\_440757152697438\_2099092547\_n.jpg](https://scontent-a-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1461082_440757152697438_2099092547_n.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![dirty\_birdy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dirty_birdy/32/299_2.png) [@dirty\_birdy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dirty_birdy)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 2:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/60 "2013-11-12T02:18:02Z")
Hmmm…just wait until they begin to rust…! db ---
**Author:** ![mullicabob](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mullicabob/32/1108_2.png) [@mullicabob](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mullicabob)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 2:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085/61 "2013-11-12T02:20:10Z")
> [@dirty\_birdy](#): > > Hmmm…just wait until they begin to rust…! > > db No rust under the powder coated ones. [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1-aluminum-yoyo-with-a-bearing/61085.md?page=4)