Picture tutorial on how to make shims

You will need: Sisors, a hole puncher, a yoyo, a piece of plastic( I use the casing of electric tape) you could use credit cards, sand paper (optional)

Before
http://i48.tinypic.com/1zqdkwx.jpg

After

How to do them:
Step 1


Cut a small piece of plastic

Step 2


Make a hole with the hole puncher on the piece of plastic

Step 3


Some hole punchers make the hole too small, to make the hole bigger simply cut little by little the hole with the hole puncher until it fits the bearing sit

Step 4
http://i50.tinypic.com/ojqa0n.jpg I colored the shim so you could see it
When the hole fits the beaing sit cut the sides sorrounding the hole until it a little bigger than the bearing sit

Tips:

-At first the shims wont be how you want them but with practice they will

-If the shims are slowing down the yoyo it because they are touching the shields, simply deshield the bearing

-If shims are too big simply sand them

-If you want your shim to be rounder sand it till its round

Enjoy your home made shims

About Step 3

If your hole puncher make the holes too small to fit on the bearing sit you do the cuts on the picture above, an alternative is to sand the hole until it fits the sit.

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I used my moms jewelry pliers and bent paperclips then sized them and stuff. it took forever. like an hour each. but I made them so so so perfectly circular. they fit PERFECT. Is de-shielding the bearing safe? I’m to scared.

Deshielding a bearing should be fine.