# Shaving O-Rings

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/shaving-o-rings/7538>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [October 18, 2009, 3:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/shaving-o-rings/7538 "2009-10-18T15:41:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![magic556](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/magic556/32/5_2.png) [@magic556](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/magic556)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2009, 3:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/shaving-o-rings/7538/1 "2009-10-18T15:41:20Z")

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Whats the easiest or most convient way to shave o-rings down?

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**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2009, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/shaving-o-rings/7538/2 "2009-10-18T16:03:48Z")

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Get the Bic Quatro and some shaving cream and…get a razor blade, leave the o-ring in the yo and just carefully shave of however much you want.

I suggest you take the o-rings out and put in silicone!

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**Author:** ![magic556](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/magic556/32/5_2.png) [@magic556](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/magic556)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2009, 4:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/shaving-o-rings/7538/3 "2009-10-18T16:29:37Z")

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> [@icthus](#):
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> I suggest you take the o-rings out and put in silicone!

Thats what im thinking about doing. Because I think that might be the best way.  
I shaved 3 other o-rings with a razor, but it was to much trouble.

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**Author:** ![Apetrunk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/apetrunk/32/148_2.png) [@Apetrunk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apetrunk)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2009, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/shaving-o-rings/7538/4 "2009-10-18T18:43:04Z")

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An exact-o or utility knife works well.

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**Author:** ![DaShiznit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dashiznit/32/62_2.png) [@DaShiznit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DaShiznit)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 2:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/shaving-o-rings/7538/5 "2009-10-20T02:07:50Z")

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They sell shaved o-rings too:

[http://www.yoyoguy.com/PN/TEZO/YoYoJam-Parts/tez-O-Ring](http://www.yoyoguy.com/PN/TEZO/YoYoJam-Parts/tez-O-Ring)  
:wink:

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**Author:** ![ratfacedudeguy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ratfacedudeguy/32/273_2.png) [@ratfacedudeguy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ratfacedudeguy)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/shaving-o-rings/7538/6 "2009-10-20T18:28:49Z")

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I usually find that shaving O-Rings will make the yo-yo unresponsive to the point where you’ll experience alot of string slippage when you throw it. It’s super annoying and I can’t really say I’ve ever had a great experience with it. For a quick easy fix, by the YoYoJam Silicone rings they sell on this site. They’ll give you the unresponsiveness you want with no slippage in binds or throws. (As a suggestion, I like to double them up so they’re flush with the recess.)