# Best D20 for Making a Counterweight?

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**Created:** [August 26, 2019, 3:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-d20-for-making-a-counterweight/307451 "2019-08-26T15:38:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![adamantiumpops](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/adamantiumpops/32/198285_2.png) [@adamantiumpops](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/adamantiumpops)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2019, 3:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-d20-for-making-a-counterweight/307451/1 "2019-08-26T15:38:36Z")

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Hey fam. I am wanting to get into 5A properly. I wanted a Porykon, but now that I look around the wide wide world of the world wide web, I think a drilled D20 would be better. By most accounts, a single standard D20 is too light to get the job done. Has anyone ever tried a jumbo D20? Have any you’d recommend? Try a D30? D100? Should I just use two dice? I’d really rather not use two, but if it comes down to it I will.

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**Author:** ![feryuweryu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/feryuweryu/32/42092_2.png) [@feryuweryu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/feryuweryu)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2019, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-d20-for-making-a-counterweight/307451/2 "2019-08-26T16:16:31Z")

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Ideal weight of a counterweight depends on the yoyo but typically it is around 9-10g for most yoyos so I guess a metal D20 would do the trick.  
If you really want to I guess you can tap a plastic die and insert a screw or axle to increase weight if you don’t want the dangers of a metal counterweight.

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**Author:** ![feryuweryu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/feryuweryu/32/42092_2.png) [@feryuweryu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/feryuweryu)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2019, 4:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-d20-for-making-a-counterweight/307451/3 "2019-08-26T16:17:28Z")

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![36GBG~(14I3B%24(%5D%5BOBG2V](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/4/f/94fc9ce7a98388c67267a2ee2e48f0171dd48e48.png)  
oh yeah I grabbed this off the internet as reference.

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**Author:** ![adamantiumpops](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/adamantiumpops/32/198285_2.png) [@adamantiumpops](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/adamantiumpops)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2019, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-d20-for-making-a-counterweight/307451/4 "2019-08-26T16:41:29Z")

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Noice. Thanks! I think I’ll try out a metal D8 or D10.

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**Post date:** [August 26, 2019, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-d20-for-making-a-counterweight/307451/5 "2019-08-26T20:27:06Z")

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> [@adamantiumpops](#):
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> By most accounts, a single standard D20 is too light to get the job done.

This one should do!  
Now I don’t know exactly how much it weighs, but it is solid metal and is easily 3 times as heavy as my legendary terrarian!  
WIN!

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