# Can a Duncan Fire Wheel be truly awesome? **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-a-duncan-fire-wheel-be-truly-awesome/22151 **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance **Created:** [December 24, 2010, 9:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-a-duncan-fire-wheel-be-truly-awesome/22151 "2010-12-24T21:29:26Z") **Posts on this page:** 16 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![Ricerocket](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ricerocket/32/155_2.png) [@Ricerocket](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ricerocket) #### Post date: [December 24, 2010, 9:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-a-duncan-fire-wheel-be-truly-awesome/22151/1 "2010-12-24T21:29:26Z")
YES!! Machined a new hub for it (large bearing, of course!) silicone recessed and hubstacked it. After that I modified the ‘caps’ with custom delrin hubstacks so that the caps spin! ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/9/8/d98be011b027f7bbbb2e050c5833303a7316737e.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/3/8/d3862a5a461caafc22c5c7c5daec218c400cd56d.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/7/7/e77d7edaa03d1e7c7256ab8ac5083d8deb6eea0e.jpeg) ---
### Author: ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426) #### Post date: [December 24, 2010, 9:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-a-duncan-fire-wheel-be-truly-awesome/22151/2 "2010-12-24T21:35:59Z")
AwwwMazing!! You do nice work. ---
### Author: ![quinton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/quinton/32/376_2.png) [@quinton](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/quinton) #### Post date: [December 24, 2010, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-a-duncan-fire-wheel-be-truly-awesome/22151/3 "2010-12-24T21:37:28Z")
I want ---
### Author: ![Troy\_oyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/troy_oyo/32/340_2.png) [@Troy\_oyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Troy_oyo) #### Post date: [December 25, 2010, 3:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-a-duncan-fire-wheel-be-truly-awesome/22151/4 "2010-12-25T03:57:23Z")
Spinnin Riiiiims!!! Gotta do a mod to make them into some 22’s… Word. But seriously you do some amazing stuff. ---
### Author: ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo) #### Post date: [December 25, 2010, 4:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-a-duncan-fire-wheel-be-truly-awesome/22151/5 "2010-12-25T04:25:22Z")
_Drools_ ---
### Author: ![ShaunC](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shaunc/32/596_2.png) [@ShaunC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ShaunC) #### Post date: [December 25, 2010, 4:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-a-duncan-fire-wheel-be-truly-awesome/22151/6 "2010-12-25T04:29:25Z")
That is AMAZING! ---
### Author: ![issuzark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/issuzark/32/455_2.png) [@issuzark](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/issuzark) #### Post date: [December 25, 2010, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-a-duncan-fire-wheel-be-truly-awesome/22151/7 "2010-12-25T14:29:02Z")
Why is the word RICE flashing in my mind? Good job by the way ;D ---
### Author: ![samyoyos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/samyoyos/32/605_2.png) [@samyoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/samyoyos) #### Post date: [December 25, 2010, 7:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-a-duncan-fire-wheel-be-truly-awesome/22151/8 "2010-12-25T19:38:02Z")
How much for it. 😃 ---
### Author: ![Ricerocket](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ricerocket/32/155_2.png) [@Ricerocket](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ricerocket) #### Post date: [December 26, 2010, 12:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-a-duncan-fire-wheel-be-truly-awesome/22151/9 "2010-12-26T00:17:53Z")
Thanks guys. This one was sent to me and commissioned by oldedges. I have a newer black one that I may do up like this sometime, though. Hit me up if you’re interested. ---
### Author: ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo) #### Post date: [December 26, 2010, 1:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-a-duncan-fire-wheel-be-truly-awesome/22151/10 "2010-12-26T01:47:18Z")
Is that a large bearing? ---
### Author: ![ElendilAndurilz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/elendilandurilz/32/140_2.png) [@ElendilAndurilz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ElendilAndurilz) #### Post date: [December 26, 2010, 1:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-a-duncan-fire-wheel-be-truly-awesome/22151/11 "2010-12-26T01:59:03Z")
> [@Icthus](#): > > Is that a large bearing? That’s what he says in the first post, so I’d assume yes. ^^ ---
### Author: ![Paolo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Paolo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Paolo) #### Post date: [December 26, 2010, 2:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-a-duncan-fire-wheel-be-truly-awesome/22151/12 "2010-12-26T02:00:00Z")
> [@Icthus](#): > > Is that a large bearing? > [@Ricerocket](#): > > [b] (large bearing, of course!) ---
### Author: ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo) #### Post date: [December 26, 2010, 2:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-a-duncan-fire-wheel-be-truly-awesome/22151/13 "2010-12-26T02:01:45Z")
I was like a little kid just looking at the pictures. lol ---
### Author: ![Ricerocket](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ricerocket/32/155_2.png) [@Ricerocket](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ricerocket) #### Post date: [January 11, 2011, 4:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-a-duncan-fire-wheel-be-truly-awesome/22151/14 "2011-01-11T04:32:31Z")
Update! Did another one. I recessed Element X rings into this one to get some weight to it! ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/c/c/fcc62efc9298b9ce9f5b2f3743c8a18de18bfb15.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/6/6/966a828c8fffd368b2d1c9e7c47f4546ccc081d1.jpeg) I machined the actual ‘wheel’ itself into the hubstack ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/a/a/4aa602b3221cc3c0a9dfd8b980ecf8c4e34ee2e2.jpeg) Large bearing of course! ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/0/2/402e38602f606d4e7c17e3e4688cc0bcba576b53.jpeg) Video of them spinning [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/8/d/c/8dc3a795d0576179c1afd448d04a88c9df4c872a.jpeg "Duncan Fire Wheels Yoyos Modded with Spinners!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TLuVoZ_XKE) ---
### Author: ![Preinfalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/preinfalk/32/551_2.png) [@Preinfalk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Preinfalk) #### Post date: [January 11, 2011, 2:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-a-duncan-fire-wheel-be-truly-awesome/22151/15 "2011-01-11T14:41:33Z")
I wish I could get it ---
### Author: ![titanium221](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/titanium221/32/174_2.png) [@titanium221](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/titanium221) #### Post date: [January 11, 2011, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-a-duncan-fire-wheel-be-truly-awesome/22151/16 "2011-01-11T14:51:43Z")
Yes. Yes it can.