i’m new to yoyoing. as a little background. i have an x-convict. and i can do very few tricks including buddha’s revenge. hourglass. gyro flop. small things like that. i just have a few questions if anyone can help!
1.) can anyone give me tips on removing he c clip from my bearing to clean it
2.) my axle in my x-convict is loose. how do i fix that?
3.) is zoom spout oiler turbine oil thin enough to make it less responsive??
4.) and then any other tips for things involving the x-cnvict and fun! =)
I replied to your question on the bearing cleaning thread.
It should be fine. If it’s really a problem, get some blue Loctite threadlocker.
Not sure, but thin lube is not made for unresponsiveness, just not as responsive as thick lube, both of which serve the purpose of keeping bearings lasting longer.
Use a needle or pin to snag the end of the c clip and use a small prying motion to pop it away from the rim of the bearing. Fiddle with it a little and you will get it.
Blue loc-tight is the best way to tighten a yoyojam axel. Just don’t get any on or in the bearing. I few drops on the axel then screw the yoyo back together and let it sight for a day. You will then have a tighter adjustable gap. Repute when it wears out again.
Can’t help you there. I don’t know what zoom spout oil is. I would highly recommend Yoyojam thin lube. After you clean the bearing ad as much lube as you want response. I usually put a drop or less. Just enough to keep things from rusting. The more lube you use the more responsive the yoyo will be. Another lube I highly recommend is break free. You can find it at sports/outdoor stores in the gun cleaning section. I think even Wal-Mart and k-mart carry it in the hunting sections. It is very thin and protects very well without giving much if any response. It feels the closest to a dry bearing to me but it will protect from rust.
Keep throwing and having fun with it. As you get to the more advanced tricks it is easy to get frustrated! Remember this community is here to help so use the immense knowledge base you have at your disposal when you need help. Also I would recommend getting a looping style yoyo and work on some looping. It’s also allot of fun and can break up the sting trick monotony sometimes.
Welcome to yo-yoing. Most of your questions have already been answered by our friendly members. YoYoWiki.org has a good page on bearing cleaning. For your axle you can just screw it in tighter. Or, if that doesn’t work you can use Loctite. While you’re at it you might as well tune the axle if the yo-yo isn’t perfectly smooth.
The oil you’re talking about is a good one. I use it for scooter bearings. Just remember to only use a drop on the end of a needle. A little goes a long way.
i see. how does one align there axle perfectly then? because i have a fh metal zero and i stripped the hole. so i used an apoxy to put into that hole permanantly it works but it shakes… would that mean that when i used the apoxy to glue it in that i did it unaligned? that makes sense. lol
im a loser. lol. thanks for all the help
Yes, your axle is misaligned in the yo-yo. Unfortunately tuning will not help because of the way yours is misaligned. As for how to tune a yo-yo, click the link I gave you. Sigh, I guess bright red doesn’t jump off the page enough.
as it’s been said, welcome, I’m pretty new myself but maybe I can offer some answers.
already been addressed, there are plenty of great tutorials for bearing cleaning
as mentioned locktight brand thread locker is great, you could also try a little teflon tape wrapped around the axle before threading it in as well
ah the question of lube. short answer, yes the zoom spout stuff is thin enough if you use only a tiny drop in the bearing. The sticky bit of this is that it is a petroleum based lubricant, that might ooze out of the bearing and dissolve the plastic of the yoyo. if this is on the hitman you shouldn’t have to worry because it is made of celcon, a chemical resistant plastic similar to delrin, and is not immediately soluble in petrol. (all plastics are eventually susceptible to chemical degradation)
cool things with the x-con? try the synergy caps or drill a hole through a die and try out some 5a
and for tuning, as was mentioned that’s centering the axle, and thus the mass, in your yoyo to eliminate vibe. your MFHZ might not me tunable since you epoxied the axle on one side, that probably created a unfixably off-center mass in the yoyo
First off, sharpGT, the Hitman isn’t a celcon yo-yo. The big thing with YoYoJam is that they made a yo-yo out of celcon and with metal rims. Those yo-yos are the New Breed and the Atmosphere. The Hitman, X-Convict and other previously made metal rimmed YoYoJam yo-yos are all polycarbonate.
Secondly, how much oil do you put in your bearings? If you literally fill the bearing to the brim with oil of course it is going to leak out. Normal yo-yoers don’t do that. We normally put in one to five pinhead drops of oil depending on the desired response. That amount isn’t going to leak out of the bearing onto the bearing seat.
POLY-CARBONATE? lame, well then you would have to worry about the oil degrading the plastic. I’m less worried about oil flying out of the bearing (which does happen after a long while of play, what do you think that black junk building up in the bearing seat is) as I’m worried about the bearing getting a bit of oil where it doesn’t belong onto it and then that oil being pressed up against the plastic of the bearing seat. You can avoid all of that by simply using the ever popular yoyojam thin lube (check the shops here) or some other thin lubricant that isn’t petroleum based (try something silicone based)
p.s. I am a normal yoyoer, so don’t condescend to me mrcnja. I feel that the risk of material degradation could exist in this situation and deserves to be addressed because of it.
new question as i go along in my yoyo journey. lol
again i have an X-convict.
i took out the o rings and did my first sili job the other day.
i followed many tutorials and posts about sili jobs. i did it just as i read.
i put in the flowable silicone. and wiped off excess with a card. cleaned it. it looks perfect. really im quite proud of it as my first.
only one thing im not sure of. the silicone is almost concave in the o ring section. its not level.
but the yoyo is pretty responsive now. like it’ll come up like a transaxle yoyo unless i widen the gap an immense amount. this casuses trouble when doing grinds and threading the string through it. so is that expected? did i screw up? i post a vid of what my yoyo looks like now. thanks ;D
I doubt that you made any mistakes. The silicone being concave (below flush) is actually a good thing, if it were flat or convex (sticking outward) it would cause friction against the string during play. After applying flow-able silicone it’ll be really grabby at first, but I don’t know about playing like a transaxle, that seems wrong. Try throwing it for a bit and see if the responsiveness will wear off a bit. Also some yoyo’s with wider grooves are super responsive with flowable sili.
If the grab doesn’t wear off you might want to try a harder type of sili or order up some of the yoyojam pads, possibly reflowing making the sili even more concave. Personally I use RTV (that’s room temperature vulcanizing) from the hardware store for flowable and use a piece of cardboard (it flexes into the groove) to level it; but some yoyo’s just need to have a less grabby material like pads can offer.
The video quality was just fine, but the lighting was terrible. Do the same thing outside during the day and it’ll be great.
Does it stick out from the recess or is it below flush? If it sticks out, then it’s fine. That’s actually better because it’ll last longer, plus you get some time to play responsive, which helps smooth out your play immensely.
So to answer your question, yes. That is totally normal. It happens with most silicone jobs. Just play with it like it is - avoid grinds and stuff if you need to - and it’ll “break in” soon.
rtv silicone is a little harder to put in because it doesn’t level itself while curing, this can lead to having bubbles, gaps and weak spots. I like it because I feel it’s a bit less responsive and it lasts longer. Also I don’t mind leveling it out with a piece of card so the install isn’t a problem for me.
If you want to use rtv silicone just put the opening of the tube right against the flow groove when you squeeze it in so the sili gets forced into the corners of the groove, then level with a card and let it cure.
lol. thanks for all the help