# counterwieght

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/counterwieght/244>\
**Category:** General Yo-Yo\
**Created:** [December 23, 2008, 12:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/counterwieght/244 "2008-12-23T00:55:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![yoyoman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoman/32/23_2.png) [@yoyoman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoman)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 12:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/counterwieght/244/1 "2008-12-23T00:55:38Z")

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I’ve seen homemade counter weights and one counterweight kept popping up and it was Yo-shi’s counterwieght that appeared to be made of string. so i was wondering how do you make that type of counterwieght?

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**Author:** ![Robert2393](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/robert2393/32/7_2.png) [@Robert2393](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Robert2393)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 5:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/counterwieght/244/2 "2008-12-23T05:20:03Z")

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ringa ding ding, here you go. By the way its called a waspsnest counterweight.

> **[How to Make WaspNest Freehand Counterweights](https://www.instructables.com/How-to-make-WaspNest-Freehand-Counterweights/)**
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> How to Make WaspNest Freehand Counterweights: What to do with all that old worn out yo-yo string?Make counterweights for freehand yo-yo play!These are incredibly easy and simple to make. The basic anatomy of a WaspNest CW is: A strong hollow tube...

Later and remember keep it spinning.

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**Author:** ![Tiki-Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tiki-Rex](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Tiki-Rex)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 2:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/counterwieght/244/3 "2008-12-24T02:36:27Z")

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Also what I do is use a chess peace and just tightin the slip not around the middle (I use a night so it is hard for it to slide off i also recomend using a rook, a bishop, or a queen)

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**Author:** ![magic556](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/magic556/32/5_2.png) [@magic556](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/magic556)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 1:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/counterwieght/244/4 "2008-12-27T01:04:49Z")

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This is is how i made mine: I went to the dollar store and they had a little package of 10 different color dice for a dollar,so i bought them. Then I got a Black&Decker drill out of Walmart(cost about $9.88-$10.00). Then I got home and put holes through the dice. Now I have 10 counterweights. All for the cost of about 11 dollars. Hope this helped

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**Author:** ![yoyozebek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyozebek/32/32_2.png) [@yoyozebek](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyozebek)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 9:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/counterwieght/244/5 "2008-12-27T09:23:32Z")

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> [@Robert2393](#):
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> ringa ding ding, here you go. By the way its called a waspsnest counterweight.
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> [http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-WaspNest-Freehand-Counterweights/](http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-WaspNest-Freehand-Counterweights/)

Nice tutorial gonna have a go at it myself at somepoint this week