# A Year of Fixed Axle - "Fixed Axle '15" **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [October 8, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-year-of-fixed-axle-fixed-axle-15/69991 "2014-10-08T18:34:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![SkinnyBNY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@SkinnyBNY](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SkinnyBNY)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 5:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-year-of-fixed-axle-fixed-axle-15/69991/201 "2015-01-03T05:46:36Z")
> [@berto](#): > > Really digging the cotton YYE cotton black and yellow string… getting some great spin time on the EH with it and about to order a 100 pack… been going through string pretty fast and it’s only day 2 of #fixedaxle15 I got the type 10 and it seems to hold true of lasting longer. I’m looking into cotton thread prices, thought about making a type 12 string. ---
**Author:** ![Iron\_Knuckle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/iron_knuckle/32/1527_2.png) [@Iron\_Knuckle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Iron_Knuckle)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 5:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-year-of-fixed-axle-fixed-axle-15/69991/202 "2015-01-03T05:49:28Z")
Wood is good. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![berto](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/berto/32/1506_2.png) [@berto](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/berto)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 5:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-year-of-fixed-axle-fixed-axle-15/69991/203 "2015-01-03T05:53:16Z")
> [@SkinnyBNY](#): > > I got the type 10 and it seems to hold true of lasting longer. I’m looking into cotton thread prices, thought about making a type 12 string. Yes… can I try it when you do? Pretty please… ---
**Author:** ![MikeEff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@MikeEff](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MikeEff)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 5:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-year-of-fixed-axle-fixed-axle-15/69991/204 "2015-01-03T05:59:13Z")
2 days and I’m having a blast with the Eh. It’s really solid, so a couple times it has really slammed my palm when catching it after looping. I’m still using the string that came with it so I haven’t had a chance to use a type 10 yet. It will happen soon enough though. Still working on my stalls right now, but they’re coming. ---
**Author:** ![Sergio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sergio/32/70931_2.png) [@Sergio](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sergio)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 3:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-year-of-fixed-axle-fixed-axle-15/69991/205 "2015-01-03T15:37:58Z")
I made a type 12. I didn’t like how it played it felt too fat. I’m sure some people would prefer it over type 10. ---
**Author:** ![lax30](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9fc348/32.png) [@lax30](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/lax30)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-year-of-fixed-axle-fixed-axle-15/69991/206 "2015-01-03T17:39:08Z")
a little bit of berts bees on the end of some 6 cotton does wonders for sleep time ---
**Author:** ![SkinnyBNY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@SkinnyBNY](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SkinnyBNY)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-year-of-fixed-axle-fixed-axle-15/69991/207 "2015-01-03T20:49:58Z")
> [@lax30](#): > > a little bit of berts bees on the end of some 6 cotton does wonders for sleep time Not really looking for more sleep time. I’m pretty traditional with tricks on my fixies. ---
**Author:** ![MikeEff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@MikeEff](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MikeEff)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 9:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-year-of-fixed-axle-fixed-axle-15/69991/208 "2015-01-03T21:27:21Z")
> [@SkinnyBNY](#): > > Not really looking for more sleep time. I’m pretty traditional with tricks on my fixies. This. I’m having trouble with my TMBR Baldwin being too unresponsive and it’s making looping tricks near impossible. ---
**Author:** ![Sergio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sergio/32/70931_2.png) [@Sergio](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sergio)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 10:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-year-of-fixed-axle-fixed-axle-15/69991/209 "2015-01-03T22:04:02Z")
> [@MikeEff](#): > > This. I’m having trouble with my TMBR Baldwin being too unresponsive and it’s making looping tricks near impossible. Maybe you should buy the TMBR axle kit. But if you do you’ll need the axle remover tool. > **[TMBR](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/collections/tmbr)** > > The wooden Yo-Yo: a simple, nostalgic childhood toy, with the potential to be so much more. TMBR Toys strives to create, produce, and distribute high quality toys that exceed the expectations people have about wood toys. > **[TMBR Axle Puller](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/products/tmbr-yoyo-axle-puller)** > > The TMBR Axle Puller is the perfect tool to help you remove the wooden axle sleeve from your take-apart TMBR yo-yos.Just place the circular end of the tool around the axle sleeve, pinch the opposite end, gently pull, and the wooden axle sleeve should... ---
**Author:** ![SkinnyBNY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@SkinnyBNY](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SkinnyBNY)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 10:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-year-of-fixed-axle-fixed-axle-15/69991/210 "2015-01-03T22:33:41Z")
> [@MikeEff](#): > > This. I’m having trouble with my TMBR Baldwin being too unresponsive and it’s making looping tricks near impossible. From what I’ve heard, shaving the axle a bit at a time until it’s at your preferred responsiveness is key, or double wrapping the string (as is done on clutch return yoyos) is helpful as well. If you still have issues after trying this, let me know and I’ll try and come up with more tips. ---
**Author:** ![jrodriguez](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jrodriguez/32/7914_2.png) [@jrodriguez](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jrodriguez)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2015, 1:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-year-of-fixed-axle-fixed-axle-15/69991/211 "2015-01-04T01:58:26Z")
> [@MikeEff](#): > > This. I’m having trouble with my TMBR Baldwin being too unresponsive and it’s making looping tricks near impossible. The TMBRs with the old axle system can get pretty unresponsive, especially when they’re shimmed, as mine are. String tension helps, and usually I find that cotton string tightens up quite a bit with play. But I usually put a little bit of Burt’s Bees hand salve on the string to increase response - literally just touching the string end to the salve is enough. Vaseline works just fine too. ---
**Author:** ![MikeEff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@MikeEff](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MikeEff)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2015, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-year-of-fixed-axle-fixed-axle-15/69991/212 "2015-01-04T08:03:33Z")
> [@jrodriguez](#): > > The TMBRs with the old axle system can get pretty unresponsive, especially when they’re shimmed, as mine are. String tension helps, and usually I find that cotton string tightens up quite a bit with play. But I usually put a little bit of Burt’s Bees hand salve on the string to increase response - literally just touching the string end to the salve is enough. Vaseline works just fine too. Thanks for the tip, JRod. I’ll give that a go. I’m pretty sure my better half uses the lip balm from Burt’s Bees. Would that work too? If not I’ll try the Vaseline. ---
**Author:** ![jrodriguez](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jrodriguez/32/7914_2.png) [@jrodriguez](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jrodriguez)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-year-of-fixed-axle-fixed-axle-15/69991/213 "2015-01-04T15:23:10Z")
> [@MikeEff](#): > > Thanks for the tip, JRod. I’ll give that a go. I’m pretty sure my better half uses the lip balm from Burt’s Bees. Would that work too? I haven’t tried the lip balm, but my guess is that it’d work just fine. ---
**Author:** ![yoyoboy224](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f14d63/32.png) [@yoyoboy224](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoboy224)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2015, 5:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-year-of-fixed-axle-fixed-axle-15/69991/214 "2015-01-04T17:38:44Z")
Just landed a clean and smooth spirit bomb with the proper dismount on my TMBR Love Joy! So happy. ---
**Author:** ![scott997](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@scott997](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/scott997)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2015, 1:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-year-of-fixed-axle-fixed-axle-15/69991/215 "2015-01-05T01:32:20Z")
I thought the lip balm and Vaseline were used to make a wood Yoyo less responsive. I clearly have not tried either yet. I don’t want to make my yoyo more responsive, I want to make it less responsive. Other than adding shims, what else can I do? ---
**Author:** ![MikeEff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@MikeEff](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MikeEff)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2015, 5:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-year-of-fixed-axle-fixed-axle-15/69991/216 "2015-01-07T05:42:16Z")
How the heck did this get on the second page? Bump for fixie goodness! ;D BTW, since I throw a lot at school/work when I’m on break duty, I really didn’t want to smash my Eh or Baldwin on the ground, so I got a couple Duncan ProFlys. I have to say, this is an awesome fixed axle yoyo. It’s light, but I have no trouble practicing on it and transferring that over to a wood yoyo. In fact, stalls don’t destroy my knuckles this way. But, as I mentioned a while back, I wanted to do 52 tricks - 1 each week - and try to perfect them as best I could in those 7 days, so I went back to square one. I decided to start with Hop the Fence. I never could do that trick correctly, but I’m happy to say that after 5 days, I’m now “hopping” fairly consistently. My record is 20 loops, but realistically, I reach 9-10 every time. Then the yoyo turns sideways and spins out of control. But I’m so much more confident throwing that downward loop. I practice on my Eh at home and the results are pretty similar. In fact, my forward loops are MUCH better now. I used to be able to throw 5 or so before I lost control. I can now do 10 pretty much all the time. I’m still not sure what I’m doing to lose control but the practice is obviously helping. I’m stoked! ;D ---
**Author:** ![nolangherity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d6d6ee/32.png) [@nolangherity](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nolangherity)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2015, 6:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-year-of-fixed-axle-fixed-axle-15/69991/217 "2015-01-07T06:00:18Z")
my knuckles are all but bleeding from some ‘brother slack’ practice. the eh is so sharp… ---
**Author:** ![jrodriguez](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jrodriguez/32/7914_2.png) [@jrodriguez](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jrodriguez)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2015, 6:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-year-of-fixed-axle-fixed-axle-15/69991/218 "2015-01-07T06:06:03Z")
> [@scott997](#): > > I thought the lip balm and Vaseline were used to make a wood Yoyo less responsive. I clearly have not tried either yet. Yep - the vaseline or Burts Bees hand salve I use will increase response. [quote=“scott997,post:215,topic:69991”] A smidgen of bees wax will will make it less responsive. ---
**Author:** ![MikeEff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@MikeEff](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MikeEff)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2015, 6:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-year-of-fixed-axle-fixed-axle-15/69991/219 "2015-01-07T06:09:16Z")
> [@nolangherity](#): > > my knuckles are all but bleeding from some ‘brother slack’ practice. > > the eh is so sharp… I’m tellin’ ya, get yerself a ProFly. It’s $5 bucks most places so it won’t break your wallet or your fingers. I’m not putting down the Eh at all. But, for me it’s the yoyo where I PERFECT a trick. The ProFly is what I use to practice. Which is good too because when I can’t hit the trick after trying for the 43rd time, I whip that thing across the room without worry. Little sucker holds up too. ---
**Author:** ![MikeEff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@MikeEff](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MikeEff)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2015, 6:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-year-of-fixed-axle-fixed-axle-15/69991/220 "2015-01-07T06:33:32Z")
> [@jrodriguez](#): > > I haven’t tried the lip balm, but my guess is that it’d work just fine. The lip balm worked like a charm! I used the Burt’s Bees beeswax lip balm with vitamin E & Peppermint. [http://www.burtsbees.com/Beeswax-Lip-Balm/11099-00-1,default,pd.html](http://www.burtsbees.com/Beeswax-Lip-Balm/11099-00-1,default,pd.html) On my finacée’s suggestion, I used the peppermint balm because she said it was a bit tackier. I took the loop of the string off the yoyo, ran it across the lip balm a couple of times and put it back on the yoyo. Now my Baldwin is more responsive and I can crank out the looping tricks with no problem. Thank you for the suggestion, JRod! [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-year-of-fixed-axle-fixed-axle-15/69991.md?page=10) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-year-of-fixed-axle-fixed-axle-15/69991.md?page=12)