# Fixed Axle Friday Throws **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [November 2, 2018, 11:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546 "2018-11-02T11:36:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Exmime](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/exmime/32/40143_2.png) [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/102 "2019-01-11T19:30:11Z")
Good eye, that was your old Sullivan you put up on the BST. A fixed axle kwyjibo slayer. How is your year of Fixed Axle going? ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 8:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/103 "2019-01-11T20:29:52Z")
What’s that tiny metal top there, Mike? ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 8:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/104 "2019-01-11T20:37:54Z")
I’ve been throwing a Spinworthy Ballsy I made for myself out of Australia sheoak yesterday. Sheoak was named that because it was considered to be softer than regular oaks (she-oak). Funny thing is, is that Australian sheoak is a lot harder than any other oak I know of. ![20190112_070702](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/f/d/1fdddd6a35525b22350a7082badfb77acfe568c7.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Myk\_Myk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/myk_myk/32/63087_2.png) [@Myk\_Myk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Myk_Myk)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/105 "2019-01-11T20:51:24Z")
> [@anon5341354](#): > > What’s that tiny metal top there, Mike? [https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/collections/spin-tops/products/micro-spin-top](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/collections/spin-tops/products/micro-spin-top) I get quite a feeling of accomplishment just to hit a boomerang with it! It is not easy, for me at least. It’s fixed tip, so I count that as fitting in with fixed axle. Fixed Axle and Tip Friday ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/106 "2019-01-11T20:51:45Z")
> [@AaronW](#): > > ! My Maple Sullivan is around 56g That’s surprisingly heavy for a maple yoyo with a walnut wood thread axle. Doesn’t even the big 20 ehteen weigh in at about 50g? ---
**Author:** ![Exmime](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/exmime/32/40143_2.png) [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 10:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/107 "2019-01-11T22:05:43Z")
Is that Ballsy stained or is that the natural color for Austrailian sheoak? Beautiful looking finish. ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 10:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/108 "2019-01-11T22:11:56Z")
I put a natural finish on my yoyos made of citrus and tung nut oils. It’s food safe, so there’s nothing nasty in it. That’s its natural colour. ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 10:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/109 "2019-01-11T22:50:12Z")
I’ll ask anyone who severly allergic to nuts before using it on a yoyo they’ve asked me to make them. It’s possible it could affect them. If that’s the case, I can just use mineral oil for theirs. ---
**Author:** ![Juno](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/juno/32/281830_2.png) [@Juno](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Juno)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2019, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/110 "2019-01-16T20:23:50Z")
I know this might be a very stupid question but what exactly is fixed axle? Is it like a normal yoyo just without a ball-bearing? ---
**Author:** ![Exmime](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/exmime/32/40143_2.png) [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2019, 8:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/111 "2019-01-16T20:34:44Z")
Thats basically it. This was how YoYos were originally constructed, ball bearing yoyo weren’t really popular until the mid-nineties. ---
**Author:** ![vegabomb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vegabomb/32/199_2.png) [@vegabomb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/vegabomb)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2019, 8:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/112 "2019-01-16T20:35:41Z")
> [@Juno](#): > > Is it like a normal yoyo just without a ball-bearing? I’d look at it more like unresponsive yoyoing is like a normal yoyo _with_ a bearing. 😄 Fixed axle is a solid non moving axle. ---
**Author:** ![Juno](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/juno/32/281830_2.png) [@Juno](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Juno)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2019, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/113 "2019-01-16T20:43:01Z")
> [@vegabomb](#): > > I’d look at it more like unresponsive yoyoing is like a normal yoyo _with_ a bearing. 😄 > > Fixed axle is a solid non moving axle. > [@Exmime](#): > > Thank basically it. This was how YoYos were originally constructed, ball bearing yoyo weren’t really popular until the nineties. Thanks guys! =) ---
**Author:** ![AaronW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/aaronw/32/49251_2.png) [@AaronW](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AaronW)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2019, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/114 "2019-01-16T20:44:29Z")
> [@anon5341354](#): > > That’s surprisingly heavy for a maple yoyo with a walnut wood thread axle. > > Doesn’t even the big 20 ehteen weigh in at about 50g? Not sure, I’ll try to weigh them when I get a minute. My Gold Currier is 56-58g I believe. It was a weight range that I was looking for. ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2019, 10:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/115 "2019-01-16T22:05:43Z")
I’ll be in my garage all day for Fixed axle Friday turning Harbingers for a store order. Made a few puplehearts, now onto Australian sheoak. ![20190117_083224](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/0/a/90a7ca7877f11ba24216971705a7d215feddbb09.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![AaronW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/aaronw/32/49251_2.png) [@AaronW](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AaronW)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 1:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/116 "2019-01-17T01:23:23Z")
My yoyos: 2018 eH maple - 55g Maple Sullivan - 63g Maple take apart Currier - 55g ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 1:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/117 "2019-01-17T01:41:01Z")
63g is very heavy for a maple yoyo. ---
**Author:** ![AaronW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/aaronw/32/49251_2.png) [@AaronW](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AaronW)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/118 "2019-01-17T14:59:45Z")
I was actually shocked, it doesn’t play that heavy. Thought it was in the mid to upper 50’s. Actually, someone asked me a year or so ago about various weights of my fixed axle collection and most of my maples were mid 50’s or higher. I’ve got a couple No Jives that are in the upper 40’s, but most of those are low/mid 50’s as well. ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/119 "2019-01-17T18:46:36Z")
I quite like heavier fixed axle yoyos. That Harbinger in the picture above weights about 67g. I was just surprised that an maple yoyo with no metal parts would weigh that much. ---
**Author:** ![Myk\_Myk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/myk_myk/32/63087_2.png) [@Myk\_Myk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Myk_Myk)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/120 "2019-01-17T18:52:23Z")
Whenever my Ballsy gets here, it will be that next Friday’s fixed axle throw! ---
**Author:** ![gcoomans](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gcoomans/32/25166_2.png) [@gcoomans](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gcoomans)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2019, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546/121 "2019-01-18T16:33:35Z")
Kicking it off with my plastic from @anon5341354 will probably throw in my Duncan butterfly later today ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/0/a/d0a93fb7deb2fe6f0962cd7c447fcb5ee763082a.jpeg) [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546.md?page=5) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle-friday-throws/294546.md?page=7)