Some of you purest may call out blasphemy, but I’ve been having to much fun all week with this set up that I had to share it on the this #fixedaxlefriday. Technically this could be considered a Transaxle but it doesn’t behave like a Yomega Fireball requiring a double axle loop. Duncan released a new version of the Wheels Long Spin back in 2016 with a plastic size C bearing sleeve. I happen to have two @docpop Bolt 2s one set up unresponsive and the other responsive with a 1/2 spec C. The Duncan bearing sleave is actually 1mm wider than the 1/2 spec C. I put the bearing sleave into my Bolt 2 giving it a nice 2 dime gap laced up with some @MattB YYSL Type X white string and now this is super stall modern responsive machine. With the halfs tighten the sleeve doesn’t spin and the Bolt is now really quite and super smooth with poly on a plastic axle with just a normal loop. This set up it sheds a gram or so weighing in at 63grams but the weight distribution makes it feel lighter than some of my woods at similar weights. The Duncan plastic axle sleeve also has a recessed groove making the axle diameter smaller by a couple millimeters from 12.7mm down to 10.6mm giving the yoyo a little bit more of a higher wall. Anyone else out there like to use sleeves to convert their ball bearing yoyos for fixed axle play?
Full Flat C / Duncan C Sleeve / 1/2 Spec C
Bolt 2 Gap compared to a Duncan Butterfly