# Didn’t feel like buying a counterweight but this worked as one

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**Category:** General Yo-Yo\
**Created:** [March 27, 2023, 2:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/didn-t-feel-like-buying-a-counterweight-but-this-worked-as-one/372658 "2023-03-27T02:35:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Char2314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71c47a/32.png) [@Char2314](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Char2314)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 2:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/didn-t-feel-like-buying-a-counterweight-but-this-worked-as-one/372658/1 "2023-03-27T02:35:27Z")

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Didn’t want to buy and wait for a counterweight so I just used a Lego wheel. It’s ridiculous but I did learn basic 5a tricks and it works pretty well.

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**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 3:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/didn-t-feel-like-buying-a-counterweight-but-this-worked-as-one/372658/2 "2023-03-27T03:10:52Z")

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I like it. This is much simpler than what I made:

> [@LEGO Counterweight](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lego-counterweight/349638):
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> I wanted to start experimenting with 5A and didn’t want to spend the money on a counterweight, so I started looking for things around the house to make my own. I have a ton of LEGO, so I thought I would see if I could piece one together. This was made with the following parts: 2x 60208 - Wheel 31mm D x 15mm, Technic 2x 98585 - Technic axle connector block, round with 2 pin holes and 3 axle holes 4x 3673 - Technic pin 1x 87083 - Technic, axle 4L with stop Build Directions: …

How much does it weigh?

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**Author:** ![yoyodoc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyodoc/32/48820_2.png) [@yoyodoc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodoc)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 3:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/didn-t-feel-like-buying-a-counterweight-but-this-worked-as-one/372658/3 "2023-03-27T03:11:57Z")

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Charlie…… do you have a spare in case you get a flat?

PS…… question for you\> if you ‘did’ decide to get a counterweight, which one would you get?

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**Author:** ![GnarlyCharlie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gnarlycharlie/32/279610_2.png) [@GnarlyCharlie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GnarlyCharlie)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 3:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/didn-t-feel-like-buying-a-counterweight-but-this-worked-as-one/372658/4 "2023-03-27T03:16:00Z")

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Haha before I had any counterweights I debated using the wheel for a small RC car too.

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**Author:** ![Char2314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71c47a/32.png) [@Char2314](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Char2314)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 3:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/didn-t-feel-like-buying-a-counterweight-but-this-worked-as-one/372658/5 "2023-03-27T03:22:24Z")

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Yep I got a secret compartment in the yoyo where I keep my spare tires  
😅  
Also I would probably have just got a dice one