# I just came back from the store with... (weighted mosquitoes) **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [October 6, 2010, 3:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-just-came-back-from-the-store-with-weighted-mosquitoes/19766 "2010-10-06T03:58:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![R.C\_Sproul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/94ad74/32.png) [@R.C\_Sproul](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/R.C_Sproul)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 3:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-just-came-back-from-the-store-with-weighted-mosquitoes/19766/1 "2010-10-06T03:58:00Z")
A few five dollar Duncan Mosquitos with screw-bound sidecaps. Lead fishing weights. Super glue. I’ma see what I can do. ---
**Author:** ![Mi1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mi1/32/626_2.png) [@Mi1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mi1)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 4:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-just-came-back-from-the-store-with-weighted-mosquitoes/19766/2 "2010-10-06T04:11:01Z")
Okay!! ---
**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:** [October 6, 2010, 5:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-just-came-back-from-the-store-with-weighted-mosquitoes/19766/3 "2010-10-06T05:22:22Z")
A better choice for weight is fat o-rings. You can get them in various sizes that will fit yoyos in 1/4 or 3/16 inch thickness. That’s what used to come in the FH2 and also what Frank Difeyo uses. Using discreet weights like fishing sinkers will be hard to get a balanced yoyo. ---
**Author:** ![R.C\_Sproul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/94ad74/32.png) [@R.C\_Sproul](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/R.C_Sproul)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 6:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-just-came-back-from-the-store-with-weighted-mosquitoes/19766/4 "2010-10-06T06:20:12Z")
Ok, so I went overboard on one of them. It’s pretty balanced, but because it is both heavy and responsive, it will eat you without warning. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2010, 9:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-just-came-back-from-the-store-with-weighted-mosquitoes/19766/5 "2010-10-09T21:47:01Z")
I filled the inside of mine with silly putty, i used a gram scale and divided an entire piece of it in half and shoved it under the sidecaps. It works pretty awesome, not gonna lie here. ---
**Author:** ![yoyoz1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoz1/32/388_2.png) [@yoyoz1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoz1)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2010, 1:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-just-came-back-from-the-store-with-weighted-mosquitoes/19766/6 "2010-10-10T01:34:17Z")
You could also silicone it, you just need a jeweler’s screw driver, sand paper to sharpen the screw drive and a drill. I added some weight to my mosquito by putting pieces of wire and glue gun sticks and it weights 63 grams but plays solid. I also silicone recessed it and put a cleaned stainless bearing and it play really well. ---
**Author:** ![TheFerret2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/76d3ee/32.png) [@TheFerret2010](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheFerret2010)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-just-came-back-from-the-store-with-weighted-mosquitoes/19766/7 "2010-11-04T19:27:34Z")
Cousin shoved some playdoh, I think it was about a quarter of filled in each side. Thought it was weird as much as he put it in there, but after a few throws it worked as got used to throwing it with the added weight. Just don’t attempt to use more than 25-40% I think he said, he put more than that in one and while throwing, he snapped the string and the Mosquito went flying, Buzz buzz. ---
**Author:** ![XminusmikeX](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/xminusmikex/32/294_2.png) [@XminusmikeX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/XminusmikeX)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-just-came-back-from-the-store-with-weighted-mosquitoes/19766/8 "2010-11-04T19:37:47Z")
This is what I did to mine. ;D ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/8/1/d/81dcd13b6b065c7d5cdc15761f55393b5c7f8401.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![samyoyos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/samyoyos/32/605_2.png) [@samyoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/samyoyos)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 11:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-just-came-back-from-the-store-with-weighted-mosquitoes/19766/9 "2010-11-04T23:25:34Z")
> [@XminusmikeX](#): > > This is what I did to mine. ;D EPIC! ---
**Author:** ![DanitOrz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/danitorz/32/421_2.png) [@DanitOrz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DanitOrz)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2010, 2:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-just-came-back-from-the-store-with-weighted-mosquitoes/19766/10 "2010-11-07T02:39:47Z")
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