# Favorite Fixed Axle Yoyo? **URL:** \ **Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation\ **Created:** [February 3, 2013, 5:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/favorite-fixed-axle-yoyo/49023 "2013-02-03T17:42:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jbritter3](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jbritter3/32/1265_2.png) [@jbritter3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jbritter3)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2013, 5:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/favorite-fixed-axle-yoyo/49023/1 "2013-02-03T17:42:58Z")
Hey guys, I want a good fixed axle yoyo. I think they are fun. I don’t want a wooden axle though. I have a profly that I got as a beginning looper yoyo, and I liked it, til I tried to throw down hard to get through a triple or nothing and I broke the loop on the bottom of the string. I thought it was just a worn out string, so I put on a new one, bam broke again with a hard throw. so pretty much I want a fixed axle, not wood throw, so I can throw down hard without breaking a string. ---
**Author:** ![wcrase](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/wcrase/32/80_2.png) [@wcrase](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/wcrase)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2013, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/favorite-fixed-axle-yoyo/49023/2 "2013-02-03T17:45:33Z")
Pretty much any fixed axle worth having is wood. Sounds like your axle had a defect. Buy any yoyo made by TMBR. I can pretty much guarantee it will be problem free. What kind of string were you using? ---
**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:** [February 3, 2013, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/favorite-fixed-axle-yoyo/49023/3 "2013-02-03T20:43:41Z")
What kind of string were you using? Cotton 8 or slick 8 work good. Poly, not so good. Cotton will wear after a bit. Bad axle - check it and see. Take it apart and check for roughness. If it looks rough use a string to smooth it a bit. Wrap a loop of string around it leaving about a foot on each end. grab the ends and pull on each alternatively to slide the string through the gap. ---
**Author:** ![jbritter3](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jbritter3/32/1265_2.png) [@jbritter3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jbritter3)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/favorite-fixed-axle-yoyo/49023/4 "2013-02-04T11:45:49Z")
I was using poly string. Must be it. which string will last the longest and withstand a hard throw? Thanks for the help guys! ---
**Author:** ![wcrase](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/wcrase/32/80_2.png) [@wcrase](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/wcrase)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 1:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/favorite-fixed-axle-yoyo/49023/5 "2013-02-04T13:38:36Z")
> [@jbritter3](#): > > I was using poly string. Must be it. which string will last the longest and withstand a hard throw? > > Thanks for the help guys! 100% cotton. ---
**Author:** ![Yonut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Yonut](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yonut)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 2:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/favorite-fixed-axle-yoyo/49023/6 "2013-02-04T14:41:56Z")
> [@Waylon](#): > > > [@jbritter3](#): > > > > I was using poly string. Must be it. which string will last the longest and withstand a hard throw? > > > > Thanks for the help guys! > > 100% cotton. 50/50 lasts longer. ---
**Author:** ![wcrase](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/wcrase/32/80_2.png) [@wcrase](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/wcrase)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 7:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/favorite-fixed-axle-yoyo/49023/7 "2013-02-04T19:25:34Z")
> [@Yonut](#): > > > [@Waylon](#): > > > > > [@jbritter3](#): > > > > > > I was using poly string. Must be it. which string will last the longest and withstand a hard throw? > > > > > > Thanks for the help guys! > > > > 100% cotton. > > 50/50 lasts longer. I didn’t like the feel of it to use it long enough to see. I can’t imagine how, though. It’s half poly, which melts. Maybe it’s a mystery. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2013, 9:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/favorite-fixed-axle-yoyo/49023/8 "2013-02-04T21:54:44Z")
slick 8 (50/50) plays pretty good. Lasts longer than cotton. I use it on most of my fixed axle loopers. ---
**Author:** ![jbritter3](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jbritter3/32/1265_2.png) [@jbritter3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jbritter3)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 12:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/favorite-fixed-axle-yoyo/49023/9 "2013-02-05T00:44:32Z")
> [@jhb8426](#): > > slick 8 (50/50) plays pretty good. Lasts longer than cotton. I use it on most of my fixed axle loopers. does yoyoexpert sell this? or if not how do I get a hold of it? ---
**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:** [February 5, 2013, 1:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/favorite-fixed-axle-yoyo/49023/10 "2013-02-05T01:35:55Z")
YYE sells slick 6 50/50. It’s a bit thinner than slick 8. I don’t think it works as well as 8.