# MB's World of nickel plating!!! BareKnuckles 50Cal
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mbs-world-of-nickel-plating-bareknuckles-50cal/62544
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance
**Created:** [December 29, 2013, 4:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mbs-world-of-nickel-plating-bareknuckles-50cal/62544 "2013-12-29T04:18:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@mullicabob](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mullicabob)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2013, 4:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mbs-world-of-nickel-plating-bareknuckles-50cal/62544/1 "2013-12-29T04:18:18Z")
Introducing what many of you have been waiting for, Nickel Plating! This is the first one I have ever done and I am very pleased with the results. A few blemishes but that is what I had expected for the first time out. Needed to get my feet wet and see what the process was like as well as what the build up tolerances would be. Some fine tuning and it will be game on.
[http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3745/11616854364\_a0be5ba68b\_c.jpg](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mullicabob/11616854364/)
[IMG\_20131228\_225405\_357](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mullicabob/11616854364/) by [mullicabob](http://www.flickr.com/people/mullicabob/), on Flickr
[http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7369/11616509385\_0231f9c52d\_c.jpg](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mullicabob/11616509385/)
[IMG\_20131228\_225504\_966](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mullicabob/11616509385/) by [mullicabob](http://www.flickr.com/people/mullicabob/), on Flickr
[http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7292/11617242016\_66dce5a4be\_c.jpg](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mullicabob/11617242016/)
[IMG\_20131228\_225338\_751](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mullicabob/11617242016/) by [mullicabob](http://www.flickr.com/people/mullicabob/), on Flickr
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### Author:  [@DrAwesome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DrAwesome)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2013, 6:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mbs-world-of-nickel-plating-bareknuckles-50cal/62544/2 "2013-12-29T06:34:36Z")
Chances are if you start nickel plating as a business I’ll send my entire collection to you. Yeah I love nickel. This looks great. How do you like the 50 cal. I played at ga states and it’s definitely surprising due to how light it plays. How much did the plating effect the bearing seat?
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### Author:  [@mullicabob](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mullicabob)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2013, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mbs-world-of-nickel-plating-bareknuckles-50cal/62544/3 "2013-12-29T07:53:59Z")
> [@DrAwesome](#):
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> Chances are if you start nickel plating as a business I’ll send my entire collection to you. Yeah I love nickel. This looks great. How do you like the 50 cal. I played at ga states and it’s definitely surprising due to how light it plays. How much did the plating effect the bearing seat?
Surprising throw the 50 cal. Looks like a weapon but is very light and surprisingly agile for a big fellow.
Seat is good. Will most likely mask the bearing post in the future. After plating it was a little snug but not a problem.
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### Author:  [@DrAwesome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DrAwesome)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2013, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mbs-world-of-nickel-plating-bareknuckles-50cal/62544/4 "2013-12-29T12:57:03Z")
> [@mullicabob](#):
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> Surprising throw the 50 cal. Looks like a weapon but is very light and surprisingly agile for a big fellow.
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> Seat is good. Will most likely mask the bearing post in the future. After plating it was a little snug but not a problem.
Yeah you can definitely tell where it gets the name.
That’s good about the bearing I was a little worried.
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### Author:  [@Darkscism](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Darkscism)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2013, 5:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mbs-world-of-nickel-plating-bareknuckles-50cal/62544/5 "2013-12-30T05:34:21Z")
Any price estimate? Does it affect they weight?
Anyway it looks completely fantastic!
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### Author:  [@TheYoYoist101](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheYoYoist101)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2013, 6:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mbs-world-of-nickel-plating-bareknuckles-50cal/62544/6 "2013-12-30T06:15:59Z")
#PutAllMyMoneyIntoYourWallet
#NickelAllMyThrows
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### Author:  [@mullicabob](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mullicabob)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2013, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mbs-world-of-nickel-plating-bareknuckles-50cal/62544/7 "2013-12-30T16:44:39Z")
Once I have the process down cold I will be offering the service. Need to make sure things are spot on before they go out the door.
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### Author:  [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mbs-world-of-nickel-plating-bareknuckles-50cal/62544/8 "2013-12-30T18:01:27Z")
^awesome job that nickel is so shiny
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### Author:  [@DevotedTool](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DevotedTool)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2013, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mbs-world-of-nickel-plating-bareknuckles-50cal/62544/9 "2013-12-30T20:09:45Z")
Im interested in this also. Please keep us posted
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### Author:  [@MrSquirrel](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MrSquirrel)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2014, 7:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mbs-world-of-nickel-plating-bareknuckles-50cal/62544/10 "2014-01-01T07:15:00Z")
Do you know how much you’ll be charging for this service? And can you do black nickel plating?
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### Author:  [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2014, 12:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mbs-world-of-nickel-plating-bareknuckles-50cal/62544/11 "2014-01-10T00:28:40Z")
Any updates? I’d love to get 2 or 3 of my throws nickel plated 🙂 that throw looks really nice!
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### Author:  [@dizzo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dizzo)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2014, 12:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mbs-world-of-nickel-plating-bareknuckles-50cal/62544/12 "2014-01-10T00:33:18Z")
Nice work dude! Let me know if you need some stuff to practice on:)
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### Author:  [@mullicabob](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mullicabob)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2014, 12:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mbs-world-of-nickel-plating-bareknuckles-50cal/62544/13 "2014-01-10T00:42:08Z")
> [@dizzo](#):
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> Nice work dude! Let me know if you need some stuff to practice on:)
Appreciate the offer. I will be doing surgery on my own stock with this one.
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### Author:  [@mordo613](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mordo613)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2014, 12:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mbs-world-of-nickel-plating-bareknuckles-50cal/62544/14 "2014-01-10T00:45:22Z")
I don’t really understand the difference between nickel playing and polishing…
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### Author:  [@yoyoavenger](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoavenger)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2014, 12:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mbs-world-of-nickel-plating-bareknuckles-50cal/62544/15 "2014-01-10T00:47:24Z")
> [@mordo613](#):
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> I don’t really understand the difference between nickel playing and polishing…
NIckel plating is adding a layer of nickel on top of the yoyo whereas polishing is just adding a shine to the existing metal.
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### Author:  [@mullicabob](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mullicabob)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2014, 12:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mbs-world-of-nickel-plating-bareknuckles-50cal/62544/16 "2014-01-10T00:49:17Z")
> [@mordo613](#):
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> I don’t really understand the difference between nickel playing and polishing…
Nickel is actually plated onto the surface of the material.
Polish shines the surface of the material itself.
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### Author:  [@MrSquirrel](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MrSquirrel)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2014, 12:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mbs-world-of-nickel-plating-bareknuckles-50cal/62544/17 "2014-01-10T00:49:32Z")
> [@mordo613](#):
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> I don’t really understand the difference between nickel playing and polishing…
Polishing takes off aluminum to make it smoother, which makes it more shiny. Nickel plating is putting on a thin layer of nickel, which is the same metal that makes up 25% of the United States 5 cent coin. They look the same, but they are very different.
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### Author:  [@jbritter3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jbritter3)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2014, 5:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mbs-world-of-nickel-plating-bareknuckles-50cal/62544/18 "2014-01-10T17:17:22Z")
Is nickel softer or harder than aluminum?
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### Author:  [@MrSquirrel](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MrSquirrel)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2014, 5:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mbs-world-of-nickel-plating-bareknuckles-50cal/62544/19 "2014-01-10T17:44:51Z")
> [@jbritter3](#):
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> Is nickel softer or harder than aluminum?
If my research is correct, nickel (the metal, not the coin) has a density of 8.908 g/mL and 6061 aluminum has a density of 2.7 g/mL. Therefore, nickel is more dense, or “harder”. By the way, 7075 aluminum has a density of 2.81 g/mL, so it is not much more dense than 6061.
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### Author:  [@mordo613](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mordo613)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2014, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mbs-world-of-nickel-plating-bareknuckles-50cal/62544/20 "2014-01-10T18:09:22Z")
> [@MrSquirrel](#):
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> If my research is correct, nickel (the metal, not the coin) has a density of 8.908 g/mL and 6061 aluminum has a density of 2.7 g/mL. Therefore, nickel is more dense, or “harder”. By the way, 7075 aluminum has a density of 2.81 g/mL, so it is not much more dense than 6061.
Oh so it must make yoyos much heavier.
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