Well, I just made an account. I really like this site. This is a little thing me and my friend made up. I didn’t see anything around here about custom caps so here’s a little tutorial.
First of all find the size of your cap. Also here’s a link to some various cap sizes: http://www.theyo.com/yoyo/showthread.php?t=23396.
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Then make a image of your design. Remember, parts are going to be cut off, but it will still look good. Make the size a little bit bigger than the actual cap. One thing to note is that printers might make it a bit bigger or smaller. Don’t worry about it. You’re going to cut it with your cap as a template.
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I’m using Photoshop, but anything except Paint will pretty much work. Try Paint.Net, it’s advanced and free!
After that, you need to print it. Using photo paper will make it look a little glossy(By the way, the X-ConVict uses some HP photo paper. Wink My friend, Alex, and I found that out). If not, just use printer paper. It’ll still look good.
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Then you’re going to want to cut it now. Use an Exacto knife to cut it and use your cap as a template (you shouldn’t be doing this if you can’t think of a substitute for your precious cap). Be as precise as you can!
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After that you’re going to want to cut a piece of thin plastic. Again, use your cap as a template. Mark your plastic with a little sharpie. Cut with scissors or an Exacto knife, whatever is comfortable.
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You’re almost done. Now put in the photo first and then just pop the plastic in after it.
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You’re done!
It’s going to take a few tries to get a good plastic cap and really thin plastic works. I thought it would be too thin but it wasn’t.
ALSO, I know there are quite a few grammer mistakes, I would be grateful if someone helped me fix all of them because I’m tired now :’(
ALSO ALSO, props for whoever figures out what kind of yoyo I have, HINT its in the picture
LAST ALSO AND MOST THANKFUL: Kim-Lan fixed all of my errors and many thanks.
