# DIY Dice Counterweight Questions For You! **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [April 10, 2025, 5:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/diy-dice-counterweight-questions-for-you/422822 "2025-04-10T17:55:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
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> [@DIY 5A Counterweights?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/diy-5a-counterweights/371696/24): > > Surprisingly easy to make! This was the first counterweight I ever made or used and I know basically nothing about 5a but I noticed that when the counter hangs at the end of the string, like to get rid of string tension, it will stop spinning but then when I check it, the tension keeps being like three wraps loose from neutral. I definitely missed the perfect middle of the dice so the weight is not balanced. Is the weight imbalance what’s causing that? Is this some other 5a thing? T… This d20 i had from mtg was 10g after filing a groove --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/diy-dice-counterweight-questions-for-you/422822)._