# Nylon Axle **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [July 26, 2024, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nylon-axle/406326 "2024-07-26T07:12:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yocolas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yocolas/32/592703_2.png) [@yocolas](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yocolas)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nylon-axle/406326/1 "2024-07-26T07:12:20Z")
i was out on a stroll in a hardware store looking for threaded inserts and axles, and i found a nylon nut, i got it in M4x10mm, so i cut the head and it worked fine as an axle, it’s a lot more lightweight than a stainless steel or titanium axle and i got it for mere cents(Rp 1.500/15￥) ![IMG_20240726_140131](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/a/9/f/a9f164181e97f50814a82fb0c7a69f33340172b4.jpeg) the head wasn’t precisely cut out either, i just used a nipper ---
**Author:** ![Exmime](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/exmime/32/40143_2.png) [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nylon-axle/406326/2 "2024-07-26T12:54:08Z")
Any Vibe? Might be a good solution for some throws ---
**Author:** ![Xanadu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/xanadu/32/84910_2.png) [@Xanadu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Xanadu)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nylon-axle/406326/3 "2024-07-26T14:27:10Z")
Neat idea, I’d be worried about the axle snapping off and getting stuck in the yo-yo threads. ---
**Author:** ![yocolas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yocolas/32/592703_2.png) [@yocolas](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yocolas)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nylon-axle/406326/4 "2024-07-26T15:21:08Z")
all my yoyos got a pre-build vibes so i can’t give you an answer about this matter ---
**Author:** ![yocolas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yocolas/32/592703_2.png) [@yocolas](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yocolas)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nylon-axle/406326/5 "2024-07-26T15:22:54Z")
that would be a problem, just don’t over tighten them, you can’t really feel when it’s snug or not like you could with a metal axle, i already snapped one of them, fortunately it snapped right in the middle ---
**Author:** ![hsb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hsb/32/193274_2.png) [@hsb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hsb)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nylon-axle/406326/6 "2024-07-26T15:27:45Z")
My primary concern would be the nylon shearing on a breakaway, sending both halves flying into the floor (or worse). ---
**Author:** ![nappyrat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nappyrat/32/162747_2.png) [@nappyrat](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nappyrat)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nylon-axle/406326/7 "2024-07-26T16:10:21Z")
im not convinced that the weight savings are meaningful enough for the risk that you introduce. i’d be sweating bullets everytime i throw it lol. ---
**Author:** ![yocolas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yocolas/32/592703_2.png) [@yocolas](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yocolas)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nylon-axle/406326/8 "2024-07-26T18:14:46Z")
it’s not like it would just snap randomly, nylon’s pretty elastic, you’ll notice when it’s about to break anyway ---
**Author:** ![hsb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hsb/32/193274_2.png) [@hsb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hsb)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nylon-axle/406326/9 "2024-07-26T18:19:10Z")
I don’t personally have confidence that a nylon axle would provide a noticeable warning before snapping (or or stripping) during play. YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![yocolas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yocolas/32/592703_2.png) [@yocolas](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yocolas)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nylon-axle/406326/10 "2024-07-26T18:20:45Z")
yeah that’s just my theory, in reality the axle would strip before it has the chance to snap, just happened rn ---
**Author:** ![nappyrat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nappyrat/32/162747_2.png) [@nappyrat](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nappyrat)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nylon-axle/406326/11 "2024-07-26T19:42:51Z")
failure mode aside, it did happen randomly right? I’m curious if it did start stretching and giving a bit before breaking ---
**Author:** ![yocolas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yocolas/32/592703_2.png) [@yocolas](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yocolas)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2024, 6:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nylon-axle/406326/13 "2024-07-27T06:42:52Z")
you’ll feel the yoyo getting kinda loose when you catch it, it didn’t happen randomly, it’s caused by the torque created from catching it ---
**Author:** ![yocolas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yocolas/32/592703_2.png) [@yocolas](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yocolas)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2024, 11:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nylon-axle/406326/22 "2024-07-27T23:47:08Z")
i don’t have a “true” fixed axle yoyo, but i got a nylon transaxle that i glue into a yoyo, the transaxle doesn’t spin at all so it might count as a fixed axle. it’s as smooth as a metal axle but the string and the transaxle would sometime bonds into one another, and need to be thrown hard to unbond it, i’m not sure if it’s from the plastic cement i used to glue it down or from the heat though, it still happen even now ---
**Author:** ![Hungrymushroom](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hungrymushroom/32/259613_2.png) [@Hungrymushroom](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hungrymushroom)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2024, 12:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nylon-axle/406326/23 "2024-07-28T00:08:51Z")
Interesting, probably from heat, I’ve melted through some strings before on a fixie. ---
**Author:** ![Nic\_from\_Adelaide](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nic_from_adelaide/32/272038_2.png) [@Nic\_from\_Adelaide](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nic_from_Adelaide)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2024, 4:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nylon-axle/406326/24 "2024-07-28T04:24:25Z")
Nylon has a much lower melting point than polyester. I like to put adhesive wood veneer around my nylon transaxles. $5 for 3 sheets of veneer from the craft Shop will do several hundred yoyos