Dude the YYF Nightmare has such a small axel. I still have mine and every time I take it apart I am so scared. Lol!
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There’s an old recommendation from another time and place that says once you get the threads started cleanly, use the palms of your hands to tighten the yoyo rather than grasping the halves with your fingers.
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i fortunately never have stripped a yoyo, but i really only take them apart of i’m swapping bearings or changing the response. limiting my opportunities for failure likely works in my favor
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The only yoyo i ever stripped was a yyf replay after (i assume) the axle bent from a bad hit to the concrete, when i tried to unscrew it, it was done for. When it actually came undone (i just kept unscrewing because it was already not playing after hitting the concrete) the axle was sitting at an angle in the yoyo and the threads on the other half weren’t so well.
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I strip them all the time, I’ve had to replace a few. The one that comes to mind is the Magicyoyo V3.
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I’ve been trying this since I saw this post and it definitely took away the stress for me
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A long time ago when I did not know better. I would on occation over tighten a few plastics throws and striped the threads. Thank goodness for the tightening marks like on the yyf Replay.
I had an aluminum throw with a short axil, soft grade aluminum that I dinged ( hit hard ) and one side hard of the threads broke off. I used plumbers thread tape ( old school stuff ). It stabilized the axil until I could replace the throw. It vibrated less than I thought it would, but it did vibe.
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Interesting thread (no pun intended).
Never stripped an axle in 15 years of yoyo.
Knock on wood!
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I’ve also never stripped an axle but I’ve got so many I’ve fixed from other people. I don’t get how it happens but I’m happy to help bring it back to life.
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Becuz peeple think ya hafta torq’em hard… 
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You just have to put the throw between your open hands (in your palms) and turn your hands until the half’s stop and the whole enchilada turns freely between your hands.
Also make sure when reassembling to get the correct half onto the correct end of the axle. For God’s sake don’t put the left hand half onto the axle right side end.
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Metal zero came prestripped so lets not blame you for that.
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@MarkD could you please share the how to destroy your Yoyo video? I tried but could not find it
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I haven’t ever stripped a yoyo, but I have cross threaded a couple. The more often you unscrew a yoyo, the more likely it will happen. I stopped unscrewing each time I have a knot and haven’t had a problem since.
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Here’s my handy guide.
The sliver in the video had lots of vibe before this, but it still assembles and plays the same as it did before stripping.
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dang, thats helpful.
ill try doing this mod to all of my yo-yos, it seems to help a ton!
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I wonder how many people are confused between “Stripping” and “Cross Threading”.
They are not the same.
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I have fixed a few yo-yos that where cross threaded when the person claimed they where stripped and then I’ve had a few yo-yos that the threads where just not present anymore in one half. Those get the ole tap and pray.
I’ve broken plenty of yo-yos in one fashion or another but never stripped a yo-yo. What would be interesting is to see which yo-yos people have stripped, and see if there are any models that strip more often than others. I’d venture to guess that there are certain designs and/or materials or combinations of materials that are more prone to stripping.
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Well Ben strippes a superwide every year on stream.