# I repaired my broken Brain

**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-repaired-my-broken-brain/429745
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance
**Created:** [July 18, 2025, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-repaired-my-broken-brain/429745 "2025-07-18T13:42:16Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![SlowThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slowthrow/32/307451_2.png) [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2025, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-repaired-my-broken-brain/429745/1 "2025-07-18T13:42:16Z")

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The saga of the eBay’d Glow in the Dark Brain continues.

It cracked the other day when (gingerly) tightening it down, I guess 30 y/o plastic will do that.

 ![IMG_6087](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/2/3/e23e208710a0c59535eed5896d5d113b4df281b5.jpeg)  
 ![IMG_6088](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/6/e/56e4bf138cb094fe7ab65e39065ec0e1a9f1896c.jpeg)  
So I had been thinking of ways to salvage it, and it occurred to me I could drill some plugs in the crack and inject some epoxy

 ![IMG_6089](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/9/b/d9b63bd1edaf20c0f2b3391624228ead45322094.jpeg)  
 ![IMG_6090](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/0/2/c/02c8450e940c3f77399fcdbc80ec32899f828393.jpeg)  
 ![IMG_6091](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/9/e/69ed9bf3eb028d8de8febcfa81bc47f5122b90a1.jpeg)

So that’s what I did. I have a precision drill and pin vice set, and drilled into a few spots down to the cap, and then mixed up some clear 2 part epoxy, and used a tooth pick to push it into the holes till I could see it fill out the other side

 ![IMG_6093](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/2/9/0/29073a2e94e9f952356848169332b71d998bbc22.jpeg)  
 ![IMG_6096](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/c/b/ccbc780574aa6e6d3c2c1b812090199351fda731.jpeg)

It cures in an hour, but I let it sit overnight. It feels very sturdy, and did not yield when I put it back together, and it functions just like normal, success!!

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### Author: ![AudreySickburn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/audreysickburn/32/313292_2.png) [@AudreySickburn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AudreySickburn)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-repaired-my-broken-brain/429745/2 "2025-07-18T15:15:52Z")

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Between the spindle and this we will soon be having a debate on the yoyo of Theseus.

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### Author: ![SlowThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slowthrow/32/307451_2.png) [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2025, 4:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-repaired-my-broken-brain/429745/3 "2025-07-18T16:08:15Z")

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Anyone got a spare axle? 🤡

Don’t ask why I can’t just let this live in retirement on my shelf, I feel compelled to keep it playable lol.

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/a/0/ea0f2febea07b81c6651d13da6cda8dd3c950ae2.gif)

Autoreturn goes brrrrrrr

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### Author: ![AudreySickburn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/audreysickburn/32/313292_2.png) [@AudreySickburn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AudreySickburn)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-repaired-my-broken-brain/429745/4 "2025-07-18T17:07:39Z")

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I can probably unbox mine and measure the threads today to see what kinda axle it is.

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### Author: ![MinerJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/minerj/32/629515_2.png) [@MinerJ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MinerJ)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2025, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-repaired-my-broken-brain/429745/5 "2025-07-18T17:14:05Z")

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It’s the same axle as the Fireball, 6-32 threads.

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### Author: ![SlowThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slowthrow/32/307451_2.png) [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2025, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-repaired-my-broken-brain/429745/6 "2025-07-18T17:14:07Z")

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Lolol I was just goofin’, the axle is just about the only good part that it came with lmao