# Grind Machine Help

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/grind-machine-help/37787>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [May 15, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/grind-machine-help/37787 "2012-05-15T23:28:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Oloap\_Ominoreg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/oloap_ominoreg/32/1117_2.png) [@Oloap\_Ominoreg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Oloap_Ominoreg)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/grind-machine-help/37787/1 "2012-05-15T23:28:58Z")

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Hi everyone, I just got a YYF stackless Grind Machine, and it won’t unscrew. Is this normal? Can I fix it?

Merged both of your posts about this - identical  
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**Author:** ![Shadowz143](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shadowz143/32/952_2.png) [@Shadowz143](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shadowz143)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 11:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/grind-machine-help/37787/2 "2012-05-15T23:37:16Z")

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Are you sure you are unscrewing the correct way?

Is it new?

~Shadowz143

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**Author:** ![Oloap\_Ominoreg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/oloap_ominoreg/32/1117_2.png) [@Oloap\_Ominoreg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Oloap_Ominoreg)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2012, 1:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/grind-machine-help/37787/3 "2012-05-16T01:06:33Z")

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> [@Shadowz143](#):
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> Are you sure you are unscrewing the correct way?
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> Is it new?
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> ~Shadowz143

Yes, to both of those questions.

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**Author:** ![Coffelt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/coffelt/32/1085_2.png) [@Coffelt](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Coffelt)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2012, 1:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/grind-machine-help/37787/4 "2012-05-16T01:17:41Z")

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What’s wrong that it needs to be unscrewed?

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**Author:** ![PlasticWhip](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/plasticwhip/32/896_2.png) [@PlasticWhip](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PlasticWhip)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2012, 1:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/grind-machine-help/37787/5 "2012-05-16T01:29:12Z")

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YoyoFactory makes their yoyos like this. It’s to ensure a snug fit on all the parts. You shouldn’t need to take it apart, but if you do, just untwist it and don’t worry about breaking. It won’t.