# I learned some thing today **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [January 10, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-learned-some-thing-today/47928 "2013-01-10T03:13:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Logi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/logi/32/7932_2.png) [@Logi](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Logi)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-learned-some-thing-today/47928/1 "2013-01-10T03:13:27Z")
Never dry out washed strings on a wood stove. THEY MELT. lol. ---
**Author:** ![yoyofoot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyofoot/32/602_2.png) [@yoyofoot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyofoot)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 3:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-learned-some-thing-today/47928/2 "2013-01-10T03:17:47Z")
Try a glass-top stove; grills are good too. ---
**Author:** ![Logi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/logi/32/7932_2.png) [@Logi](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Logi)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 3:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-learned-some-thing-today/47928/3 "2013-01-10T03:18:19Z")
> [@yoyofoot](#): > > Try a glass-top stove; grills are good too. Ok. ---
**Author:** ![Jake\_Elliott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@Jake\_Elliott](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jake_Elliott)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 3:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-learned-some-thing-today/47928/4 "2013-01-10T03:20:21Z")
I… what? You probably shouldn’t try to dry strings out anyways. Polyester has a pretty low melting temperature. ---
**Author:** ![Logi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/logi/32/7932_2.png) [@Logi](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Logi)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 3:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-learned-some-thing-today/47928/5 "2013-01-10T03:22:28Z")
> [@Jake Elliott](#): > > I… what? > > You probably shouldn’t try to dry strings out anyways. Polyester has a pretty low melting temperature. I was washing them, they were soaking wet… ---
**Author:** ![Jake\_Elliott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@Jake\_Elliott](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jake_Elliott)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 3:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-learned-some-thing-today/47928/6 "2013-01-10T03:23:48Z")
> [@Logi](#): > > > [@Jake Elliott](#): > > > > I… what? > > > > You probably shouldn’t try to dry strings out anyways. Polyester has a pretty low melting temperature. > > I was washing them, they were soaking wet… Air dry. ---
**Author:** ![Logi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/logi/32/7932_2.png) [@Logi](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Logi)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 3:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-learned-some-thing-today/47928/7 "2013-01-10T03:25:15Z")
> [@Jake Elliott](#): > > > [@Logi](#): > > > > > [@Jake Elliott](#): > > > > > > I… what? > > > > > > You probably shouldn’t try to dry strings out anyways. Polyester has a pretty low melting temperature. > > > > I was washing them, they were soaking wet… > > Air dry. I do that, but it was raining today, but I’ll never ever put them on the stove again. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 3:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-learned-some-thing-today/47928/8 "2013-01-10T03:31:23Z")
Search for a “lingerie wash bag”. It’s a mesh bag that you can fill with wet string and dry in the clothes dryer. It’s designed to hold women’s bras so the hooks and clasps don’t catch on other clothes in the dryer. There’s some good ones on that website named after a Brazilian rainforest. ---
**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:** [January 10, 2013, 5:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-learned-some-thing-today/47928/9 "2013-01-10T05:30:34Z")
> [@yoyofoot](#): > > Try a glass-top stove; grills are good too. Same result as a wood stove, no doubt… :wink: > [@MikeEff](#): > > Search for a “lingerie wash bag”. > It’s a mesh bag that you can fill with wet string and dry in the clothes dryer… Socks work good for this, and most people already have a pair!! ---
**Author:** ![LinksLegionaire](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/linkslegionaire/32/886_2.png) [@LinksLegionaire](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LinksLegionaire)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 5:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-learned-some-thing-today/47928/10 "2013-01-10T05:50:13Z")
You need to wash them because polyester yoyo string is scarce and expensive? ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-learned-some-thing-today/47928/11 "2013-01-10T06:50:13Z")
> [@jhb8426](#): > > Socks work good for this, and most people already have a pair!! That’s a great idea. The bags have a zipper seal, so there’s no worry of the strings falling out, but a sock sounds like a simple and effective solution. > [@LinksLegionaire](#): > > You need to wash them because polyester yoyo string is scarce and expensive? I’ve read that strings have lasted as long as a year when washing and drying them. If that’s the case, a pack of string could last 10 years! By then I should have freakin’ boingy boing down!! ---
**Author:** ![LinksLegionaire](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/linkslegionaire/32/886_2.png) [@LinksLegionaire](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LinksLegionaire)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 6:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-learned-some-thing-today/47928/12 "2013-01-10T18:55:21Z")
> [@MikeEff](#): > > > [@LinksLegionaire](#): > > > > You need to wash them because polyester yoyo string is scarce and expensive? > > I’ve read that strings have lasted as long as a year when washing and drying them. If that’s the case, a pack of string could last 10 years! By then I should have freakin’ boingy boing down!! A piece of chewing gum can also last a year. Doesn’t mean I want it in my mouth for that long, hah. It’s all in the wrist… ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 6:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-learned-some-thing-today/47928/13 "2013-01-10T18:57:50Z")
> [@LinksLegionaire](#): > > > [@MikeEff](#): > > > > > [@LinksLegionaire](#): > > > > > > You need to wash them because polyester yoyo string is scarce and expensive? > > > > I’ve read that strings have lasted as long as a year when washing and drying them. If that’s the case, a pack of string could last 10 years! By then I should have freakin’ boingy boing down!! > > A piece of chewing gum can also last a year. Doesn’t mean I want it in my mouth for that long, hah. > > It’s all in the wrist… Yeah, but the last time I washed and dried a piece of gum it made an awful mess in the dryer… 😛 ---
**Author:** ![LinksLegionaire](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/linkslegionaire/32/886_2.png) [@LinksLegionaire](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LinksLegionaire)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 7:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-learned-some-thing-today/47928/14 "2013-01-10T19:02:53Z")
> [@MikeEff](#): > > > [@LinksLegionaire](#): > > > > > [@MikeEff](#): > > > > > > > [@LinksLegionaire](#): > > > > > > > > You need to wash them because polyester yoyo string is scarce and expensive? > > > > > > I’ve read that strings have lasted as long as a year when washing and drying them. If that’s the case, a pack of string could last 10 years! By then I should have freakin’ boingy boing down!! > > > > A piece of chewing gum can also last a year. Doesn’t mean I want it in my mouth for that long, hah. > > > > It’s all in the wrist… > > Yeah, but the last time I washed and dried a piece of gum it made an awful mess in the dryer… 😛 > [@jhb8426](#): > > Socks work good for this, and most people already have a pair!! ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-learned-some-thing-today/47928/15 "2013-01-10T19:04:39Z")
> [@LinksLegionaire](#): > > > [@MikeEff](#): > > > > > [@LinksLegionaire](#): > > > > > > > [@MikeEff](#): > > > > > > > > > [@LinksLegionaire](#): > > > > > > > > > > You need to wash them because polyester yoyo string is scarce and expensive? > > > > > > > > I’ve read that strings have lasted as long as a year when washing and drying them. If that’s the case, a pack of string could last 10 years! By then I should have freakin’ boingy boing down!! > > > > > > A piece of chewing gum can also last a year. Doesn’t mean I want it in my mouth for that long, hah. > > > > > > It’s all in the wrist… > > > > Yeah, but the last time I washed and dried a piece of gum it made an awful mess in the dryer… 😛 > > > [@jhb8426](#): > > > > Socks work good for this, and most people already have a pair!! Well played :wink: ---
**Author:** ![yoyo\_creep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyo_creep/32/908_2.png) [@yoyo\_creep](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo_creep)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 7:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-learned-some-thing-today/47928/16 "2013-01-10T19:10:09Z")
you tried this… why? Air dry my friend. Air dry. Only takes an hour tops.