# how to put bearings into a yoyo

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [October 27, 2010, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-put-bearings-into-a-yoyo/20396 "2010-10-27T21:39:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![YoyoMango](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyomango/32/580_2.png) [@YoyoMango](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoyoMango)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-put-bearings-into-a-yoyo/20396/1 "2010-10-27T21:39:03Z")

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how do you put bearings or make it able to accept bearings? Something like a duncan butterfly will used.

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**Author:** ![XLazyThrowerX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/b5e925/32.png) [@XLazyThrowerX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/XLazyThrowerX)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 10:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-put-bearings-into-a-yoyo/20396/2 "2010-10-27T22:03:09Z")

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You would have to carve a bearing seat out, or something of that sort.

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**Author:** ![fatjoe298](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbce88/32.png) [@fatjoe298](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fatjoe298)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-put-bearings-into-a-yoyo/20396/3 "2010-10-27T22:42:41Z")

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> [@LazyThrower](#):
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> You would have to carve a bearing seat out, or something of that sort.

how could somebody go about doing that, just with some kind of tool thats in my toolbox

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**Author:** ![XLazyThrowerX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/b5e925/32.png) [@XLazyThrowerX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/XLazyThrowerX)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 10:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-put-bearings-into-a-yoyo/20396/4 "2010-10-27T22:51:28Z")

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I believe it would require a lathe. Of, course I’m not that knowledgeable at all with modding.