# Fixed Axle? **URL:** \ **Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation\ **Created:** [November 30, 2010, 3:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle/21363 "2010-11-30T03:07:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Troy\_oyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/troy_oyo/32/340_2.png) [@Troy\_oyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Troy_oyo)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 3:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle/21363/1 "2010-11-30T03:07:37Z")
I am experimenting a lot with fixed axle play recently. Is there anything out there other than my butterfly? I would like to try something with a bit more weight. Also, how does wooden axle compare to fixed? is it similar? or a great step up? ---
**Author:** ![quinton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/quinton/32/376_2.png) [@quinton](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/quinton)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 3:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle/21363/2 "2010-11-30T03:10:41Z")
If you want a good fixed axle yoyo. Get a no-jive. Ask ed. He knows. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_oyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/troy_oyo/32/340_2.png) [@Troy\_oyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Troy_oyo)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 3:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle/21363/3 "2010-11-30T03:15:39Z")
No Jive is wooden axle. But i am really considering getting one. ---
**Author:** ![quinton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/quinton/32/376_2.png) [@quinton](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/quinton)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 3:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle/21363/4 "2010-11-30T03:56:12Z")
Wooden axle and fixed axle are the same as far as play go. ---
**Author:** ![d4rqk0n3](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/d4rqk0n3/32/411_2.png) [@d4rqk0n3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/d4rqk0n3)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 4:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle/21363/5 "2010-11-30T04:13:28Z")
> [@Troy\_oyo](#): > > No Jive is wooden axle. But i am really considering getting one. I thought the No Jive was a metal axle with a ball bearing, considering Tom Kuhn was one of the first yoyo designers to throw a ball bearing in the mix. I dunno, Ed will probably have to reply to set the score straight, wonder if his spidey-senses are tingling considering how we are discussing his favorite yoyo. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![quinton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/quinton/32/376_2.png) [@quinton](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/quinton)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 4:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle/21363/6 "2010-11-30T04:18:35Z")
> [@d4rqk0n3](#): > > > [@Troy\_oyo](#): > > > > No Jive is wooden axle. But i am really considering getting one. > > I thought the No Jive was a metal axle with a ball bearing, considering Tom Kuhn was one of the first yoyo designers to throw a ball bearing in the mix. I dunno, Ed will probably have to reply to set the score straight, wonder if his SPYYdey-senses are tingling considering how we are discussing his favorite yoyo. 😛 See what I did thar? Anyway, I’ve had no-jives. They are wooden axled yoyos. Actually it is a fixed metal screw with a wooden axle sleeve over it. But thats getting technical even for me. ---
**Author:** ![Java](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/java/32/15_2.png) [@Java](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Java)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 5:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle/21363/7 "2010-11-30T05:40:08Z")
Also you could try a Duncan ProFly. Wooden axle, comes apart like a “real” yo-yo, and doesn’t cost much more than a Butterfly. Have Fun, Java ---
**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:** [December 4, 2010, 10:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle/21363/8 "2010-12-04T22:37:02Z")
A wooden axle plays much differently than a metal axle due to the wood grain. One thing to do w/the wood to smooth it out a bit is to wrap a length of string around the axle leaving enough on each end to grab. Pull it tight and pull it back and forth a few times to remove the cluff and small splinters from a new axle. ---
**Author:** ![Yummy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yummy/32/14065_2.png) [@Yummy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yummy)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axle/21363/9 "2010-12-06T20:01:57Z")
> [@Q](#): > > > [@d4rqk0n3](#): > > > > > [@Troy\_oyo](#): > > > > > > No Jive is wooden axle. But i am really considering getting one. > > > > I thought the No Jive was a metal axle with a ball bearing, considering Tom Kuhn was one of the first yoyo designers to throw a ball bearing in the mix. I dunno, Ed will probably have to reply to set the score straight, wonder if his SPYYdey-senses are tingling considering how we are discussing his favorite yoyo. 😛 > > See what I did thar? ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/b/4/eb4ca0a8fef6e0defec9447032199cb73d9f5508.jpeg)