I mentioned once before that my 2014 Eh came with a wood thread axle with a few chips in the wood thread axle. If you all get any of these, go ahead and order a spare axle. I don’t unscrew mine often, but the few times I have, these small chips have become much worse. Just figured I’d give you guys a heads up, since the yoyo has come apart mid throw on me about 5 times in the last 2 days.
I’ve got a new one on the way and will be purchasing a spare next paycheck. Just seems like if there’s damage to it and you’re throwing hard, it’s “sayonara axle.”
I picked up a $3 duncan in the market this weekend and gave it a walnut axle transplant- so much fun; so cheap
I know I’m not the first to do this, who else has given this a go?
Hobbyman was the first I know of. I’m about to do a transplant myself. Gotta pick up another butterfly though, my 3 year old nephew ganked mine last time he was visiting. Such a little gangster, lol.
EDIT: I’ve got a Fixie I’m looking to get rid of if anyone is interested in an H-shape TMBR.
I just bought an awesome Flying camel No Jive! Also sorry 44frostedflakes I was going to buy a no jive from him but decided not to because my ignorance in paypal. Can’t wait!
Thank you, yooldman! They popped out with ease. You and Nolan inspired me. I’ve been throwing these ProFlys for nearly a month now. I can loop 10+ times with my right hand and 5 times with my left. I tried with both hands simultaneously and got 3 loops each before I had to dive for cover! ;D
I’ve been using my wood yoyos too, but after jazzing these up, it’s hard to put them down.
No I like the dollar. It’s cool looking. It’s just… did you cut up a buck to do that? It increased the cost of the yoyo if you did.
Oh and yes. Higby uses Proyos. I’m going to get a couple of those too, I think. But, I can’t paint like that, so I’ll probably just use them for looping.
well thanks dudes, i think i forgot that money isnt really that green… it would be like if i used a picture of a glass of water on a blue yoyo hah.
i gotta say the profly is a stall machine. its nice to have a super cheap wood axle yoyo. i definitely like the idea of butterflys more than i like them, but maybe i ought to throw a dowel in one.
also wondering if anyone has put some of those big o rings in their profly. ive seen it done online but usually its accompanied by a bearing conversion.
Now that you mention it, it sort of looks like a phoenix. But, no, it’s just a picture of some fire I found online. I made it to match the purple fire on one of the other ones.
Nolan, I have seen the O-ring mod, but have never done it. At this point, I think I’ll stick with the designed response of the yoyo. My only mod for now will be those caps. I found the original designs to be less than desirable, so I’m happy with them now. And you’re right! I can really do stalls with the ProFlys. I just can’t snap it out into another one. Still working on that.
Nearly one month down, guys! I’m going looping crazy!