# Brand new yo-yo is a string cutter / string eater? **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [July 24, 2018, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/brand-new-yo-yo-is-a-string-cutter-string-eater/291013 "2018-07-24T19:06:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Bearly](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bearly/32/40616_2.png) [@Bearly](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bearly)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2018, 11:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/brand-new-yo-yo-is-a-string-cutter-string-eater/291013/41 "2018-11-08T23:52:57Z")
the OD overture destroyed every string i put in it for about a week ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 1:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/brand-new-yo-yo-is-a-string-cutter-string-eater/291013/42 "2018-11-09T01:14:42Z")
It’s not common but it is annoying when it happens. I wish more manufacturers would do the fancy mask / polish around the response. That probably helps keep spin times up anyway since it reduces friction against the string. Yeah, it’s a fancy finishing touch but… _I likes me some fancy_ 🧐 ---
**Author:** ![Rosenberg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rosenberg/32/20465_2.png) [@Rosenberg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rosenberg)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 1:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/brand-new-yo-yo-is-a-string-cutter-string-eater/291013/43 "2018-11-09T01:34:47Z")
I’d say it’s rare that a blast finish, even if it is unmasked, would cause premature string failure. Most manufacturers have learned from the mistakes of the past. Usually if I see an aggressive blast, it’s accompanied by a masked bearing area. Not trying to dispute anyone’s claims, but I don’t feel like it’s currently that widespread of a problem ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 1:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/brand-new-yo-yo-is-a-string-cutter-string-eater/291013/44 "2018-11-09T01:35:44Z")
It is not common, no. ---
**Author:** ![Grendel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/grendel/32/92975_2.png) [@Grendel](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Grendel)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/brand-new-yo-yo-is-a-string-cutter-string-eater/291013/47 "2018-12-20T21:15:56Z")
Bad juju. One Drop masks that space SO maybe try buying American? ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 11:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/brand-new-yo-yo-is-a-string-cutter-string-eater/291013/48 "2018-12-20T23:48:24Z")
I will check my OneDrops later but I am pretty certain they do not mask that space. Edit: I just checked a recent Overture and Top Deck purchase and neither one had response area masks, nor can I _ever_ remember seeing a mask for _any_ Onedrop throw I’ve ever owned, so I call BS @grendel ---
**Author:** ![smileypants707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smileypants707/32/19045_2.png) [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2018, 2:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/brand-new-yo-yo-is-a-string-cutter-string-eater/291013/49 "2018-12-21T02:39:38Z")
@codinghorror The Markmont Classic? ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2018, 2:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/brand-new-yo-yo-is-a-string-cutter-string-eater/291013/50 "2018-12-21T02:56:07Z")
Well I’ll be hornswaggled. **I can confirm it _is_ masked on the MMC**. I don’t see it on any of my other onedrops though? ---
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2018, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/brand-new-yo-yo-is-a-string-cutter-string-eater/291013/51 "2018-12-21T11:01:00Z")
Most OD throws aren’t blasted, they’re tumbled, so they don’t need the masking. ---
**Author:** ![Grendel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/grendel/32/92975_2.png) [@Grendel](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Grendel)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2018, 4:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/brand-new-yo-yo-is-a-string-cutter-string-eater/291013/52 "2018-12-21T16:15:27Z")
Kuntosh Qv? ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/brand-new-yo-yo-is-a-string-cutter-string-eater/291013/53 "2018-12-21T20:39:10Z")
Yep, confirmed, I see it on that one as well. My apologies @grendel you are clearly a man who knows his One Drops! _Some_ One Drops (I guess the ones with the blasted finish) indeed have a masked response area. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2019, 6:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/brand-new-yo-yo-is-a-string-cutter-string-eater/291013/54 "2019-01-19T06:54:52Z")
Aren’t the Viszilla and Bape.2 American made but were infamous for snapping string since the bearing seat area wasn’t masked off? Don’t really see that as a reason for buying American made over anything else. ---
**Author:** ![Grendel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/grendel/32/92975_2.png) [@Grendel](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Grendel)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2019, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/brand-new-yo-yo-is-a-string-cutter-string-eater/291013/55 "2019-01-19T20:39:37Z")
Sure your right the aggressive type 3 ano on AntiYo at the time was infamous for it’s ability to eat strings. However a short rub in time with some denim made for some of the softest feeling finish on any throw. You just had to put in some elbow grease. Didn’t take long either. But as I’ve said before in the past and I’m still saying here today that I live in America. So i support American made. Nuff said. Thank you for your support. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2019, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/brand-new-yo-yo-is-a-string-cutter-string-eater/291013/56 "2019-01-19T21:04:27Z")
Well, you’re free to support whatever you want to, not my place to say anything. But when you start trying to push your beliefs on to individuals, you become a nuisance. Ironically, you’re contradicting one of America’s great ideals by doing so. ---
**Author:** ![Theolodger](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/theolodger/32/65462_2.png) [@Theolodger](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Theolodger)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/brand-new-yo-yo-is-a-string-cutter-string-eater/291013/57 "2019-01-20T09:49:05Z")
My new Pivot has just eaten 4 strings in 2 days… dings… ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/brand-new-yo-yo-is-a-string-cutter-string-eater/291013/58 "2019-01-20T10:26:56Z")
I need to get a buffing cloth to use in these scenarios. Anyone got a recommendation? Just something I can keep in my kit, rough enough to smooth out a string-eaty response area, but not rough enough not scrape away any anodization from the surface? Any recs @yoyodoc? ---
**Author:** ![Grendel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/grendel/32/92975_2.png) [@Grendel](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Grendel)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 4:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/brand-new-yo-yo-is-a-string-cutter-string-eater/291013/59 "2019-01-20T16:09:56Z")
You are entitled to your opinion. Have a nice day. ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/brand-new-yo-yo-is-a-string-cutter-string-eater/291013/60 "2019-05-12T11:52:53Z")
> [@codinghorror](#): > > I need to get a buffing cloth to use in these scenarios. Anyone got a recommendation? Would still like a recommendation here if anyone has one? Just something I can use that’s a bit simpler than the full on dremel treatment to polish response areas that are a bit too rough. ---
**Author:** ![YoYoExpertGarrett](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoexpertgarrett/32/1543_2.png) [@YoYoExpertGarrett](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpertGarrett)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/brand-new-yo-yo-is-a-string-cutter-string-eater/291013/61 "2019-05-13T17:36:05Z")
Back of a leather belt or denim works pretty well. ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 12:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/brand-new-yo-yo-is-a-string-cutter-string-eater/291013/62 "2019-05-14T00:18:20Z")
So about that… I own not a single piece of denim clothing and have not since high school pre-1990. I do have some leather belts but they are finished leather on both sides? [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/brand-new-yo-yo-is-a-string-cutter-string-eater/291013.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/brand-new-yo-yo-is-a-string-cutter-string-eater/291013.md?page=4)