# pad recessed Alph **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [May 19, 2010, 9:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pad-recessed-alph/14597 "2010-05-19T21:10:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tyler3490](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/tyler3490/32/77_2.png) [@tyler3490](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/tyler3490)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 9:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pad-recessed-alph/14597/1 "2010-05-19T21:10:57Z")
Just did this today, I only got one half done and it took about half an hour on the wood lathe, mainly because I needed to touch up the tools every few minutes to keep them sharp. I did some practice on a read/write head from a VCR (2nd and 3rd pics). I’m gonna do the other half tomorrow. Remember all this was done freehand on a wood lathe, not a metal lathe. [http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs341.ash1/29207\_1197953209403\_1845698020\_382754\_5394583\_n.jpg](http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs341.ash1/29207_1197953209403_1845698020_382754_5394583_n.jpg) This was just a practice recess [http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs352.snc3/29207\_1197953129401\_1845698020\_382753\_2551264\_n.jpg](http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs352.snc3/29207_1197953129401_1845698020_382753_2551264_n.jpg) This pic was practice for a possible chop of the alph, but im gonna need to make a draw bar before I do it. [http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-sjc1/hs332.snc3/29207\_1197953049399\_1845698020\_382752\_3432209\_n.jpg](http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-sjc1/hs332.snc3/29207_1197953049399_1845698020_382752_3432209_n.jpg) I think the head from the VCR was a different aluminum because it cut ALOT easier and alot faster than the alph. ---
**Author:** ![Yummy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yummy/32/14065_2.png) [@Yummy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yummy)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 9:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pad-recessed-alph/14597/2 "2010-05-19T21:31:58Z")
That takes some serious guts to do that on a wood lathe. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 12:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pad-recessed-alph/14597/3 "2010-05-20T00:30:07Z")
Now you are in with the big boys! Good Job! ---
**Author:** ![pickle24](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pickle24/32/483_2.png) [@pickle24](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pickle24)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pad-recessed-alph/14597/4 "2010-05-20T00:53:48Z")
> [@Icthus](#): > > Now you are in with the big boys! Good Job! thats very demoting… :-[ ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 1:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pad-recessed-alph/14597/5 "2010-05-20T01:37:40Z")
Only to you. What I meant is if he can do that on a wood lathe then he has an advantage over some with a metal lathe. ---
**Author:** ![quinton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/quinton/32/376_2.png) [@quinton](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/quinton)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 1:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pad-recessed-alph/14597/6 "2010-05-20T01:57:56Z")
And he’s a mod, he can do what he wants. 😛 😃 ---
**Author:** ![pickle24](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pickle24/32/483_2.png) [@pickle24](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pickle24)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 11:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pad-recessed-alph/14597/7 "2010-05-20T11:36:57Z")
> [@Icthus](#): > > Only to you. What I meant is if he can do that on a wood lathe then he has an advantage over some with a metal lathe. thats what i meant… but :sniff: you can just go off to you little club :sniff: :sniff: … and i’ll just stay here…:sniff: lol ---
**Author:** ![tyler3490](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/tyler3490/32/77_2.png) [@tyler3490](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/tyler3490)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 2:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pad-recessed-alph/14597/8 "2010-05-20T14:45:34Z")
> [@M²](#): > > > [@Icthus](#): > > > > Only to you. What I meant is if he can do that on a wood lathe then he has an advantage over some with a metal lathe. > > thats what i meant… but :sniff: you can just go off to you little club :sniff: :sniff: … and i’ll just stay here…:sniff: lol If you wanna be in the “club” then start modding :wink: ---
**Author:** ![pickle24](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pickle24/32/483_2.png) [@pickle24](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pickle24)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 2:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pad-recessed-alph/14597/9 "2010-05-20T14:56:10Z")
> [@tyler3490](#): > > > [@M²](#): > > > > > [@Icthus](#): > > > > > > Only to you. What I meant is if he can do that on a wood lathe then he has an advantage over some with a metal lathe. > > > > thats what i meant… but :sniff: you can just go off to you little club :sniff: :sniff: … and i’ll just stay here…:sniff: lol > > If you wanna be in the “club” then start modding :wink: twas a joke, why would i care if you take your lathes over too fresh’s big boy. ---
**Author:** ![tyler3490](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/tyler3490/32/77_2.png) [@tyler3490](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/tyler3490)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pad-recessed-alph/14597/10 "2010-05-20T15:30:06Z")
> [@M²](#): > > > [@tyler3490](#): > > > > > [@M²](#): > > > > > > > [@Icthus](#): > > > > > > > > Only to you. What I meant is if he can do that on a wood lathe then he has an advantage over some with a metal lathe. > > > > > > thats what i meant… but :sniff: you can just go off to you little club :sniff: :sniff: … and i’ll just stay here…:sniff: lol > > > > If you wanna be in the “club” then start modding :wink: > > twas a joke, why would i are if you take your lathes over too fresh’s big boy. ummm what you just said makes absolutely no sense ---
**Author:** ![pickle24](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pickle24/32/483_2.png) [@pickle24](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pickle24)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pad-recessed-alph/14597/11 "2010-05-20T16:16:43Z")
> [@Icthus](#): > > Now you are in with the big boys! Good Job! does it make sense now? ---
**Author:** ![tyler3490](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/tyler3490/32/77_2.png) [@tyler3490](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/tyler3490)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pad-recessed-alph/14597/12 "2010-05-20T16:43:45Z")
> [@M²](#): > > > [@Icthus](#): > > > > Now you are in with the big boys! Good Job! > > does it make sense now? “why would i are if you take your lathes over too fresh’s big boy” the sentence above makes no sense whatsoever so lets both just stop cluttering up the thread ---
**Author:** ![Pheenix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pheenix/32/65_2.png) [@Pheenix](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pheenix)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pad-recessed-alph/14597/13 "2010-05-20T17:00:24Z")
> [@tyler3490](#): > > > [@M²](#): > > > > > [@Icthus](#): > > > > > > Now you are in with the big boys! Good Job! > > > > does it make sense now? > > “why would i are if you take your lathes over too fresh’s big boy” > > the sentence above makes no sense whatsoever so lets both just stop cluttering up the thread Adding a “c” before “are” is hard yes. ---
**Author:** ![tyler3490](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/tyler3490/32/77_2.png) [@tyler3490](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/tyler3490)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pad-recessed-alph/14597/14 "2010-05-20T17:05:50Z")
> [@JonasK](#): > > > [@tyler3490](#): > > > > > [@M²](#): > > > > > > > [@Icthus](#): > > > > > > > > Now you are in with the big boys! Good Job! > > > > > > does it make sense now? > > > > “why would i are if you take your lathes over too fresh’s big boy” > > > > the sentence above makes no sense whatsoever so lets both just stop cluttering up the thread > > Adding a “c” before “are” is hard yes. and how exactly am I supposed to know thats what he’s trying to say? maybe if people read what they wrote before posting it we wouldn’t have this problem ---
**Author:** ![pickle24](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pickle24/32/483_2.png) [@pickle24](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pickle24)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pad-recessed-alph/14597/15 "2010-05-20T18:50:19Z")
fixed ---
**Author:** ![Pheenix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pheenix/32/65_2.png) [@Pheenix](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pheenix)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pad-recessed-alph/14597/16 "2010-05-20T19:16:10Z")
> [@tyler3490](#): > > > [@JonasK](#): > > > > > [@tyler3490](#): > > > > > > > [@M²](#): > > > > > > > > > [@Icthus](#): > > > > > > > > > > Now you are in with the big boys! Good Job! > > > > > > > > does it make sense now? > > > > > > “why would i are if you take your lathes over too fresh’s big boy” > > > > > > the sentence above makes no sense whatsoever so lets both just stop cluttering up the thread > > > > Adding a “c” before “are” is hard yes. > > and how exactly am I supposed to know thats what he’s trying to say? > > maybe if people read what they wrote before posting it we wouldn’t have this problem I do agree that the mistake was hilarious and dumb at the same time. But drawing that line wasn’t too hard. ---
**Author:** ![pickle24](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pickle24/32/483_2.png) [@pickle24](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pickle24)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 8:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pad-recessed-alph/14597/17 "2010-05-20T20:32:33Z")
> [@JonasK](#): > > > [@tyler3490](#): > > > > > [@JonasK](#): > > > > > > > [@tyler3490](#): > > > > > > > > > [@M²](#): > > > > > > > > > > > [@Icthus](#): > > > > > > > > > > > > Now you are in with the big boys! Good Job! > > > > > > > > > > does it make sense now? > > > > > > > > “why would i are if you take your lathes over too fresh’s big boy” > > > > > > > > the sentence above makes no sense whatsoever so lets both just stop cluttering up the thread > > > > > > Adding a “c” before “are” is hard yes. > > > > and how exactly am I supposed to know thats what he’s trying to say? > > > > maybe if people read what they wrote before posting it we wouldn’t have this problem > > I do agree that the mistake was hilarious and dumb at the same time. But drawing that line wasn’t too hard. oh thanks…