# Silicone to a counterweight? (solved) **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [August 21, 2021, 9:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-to-a-counterweight-solved/343593 "2021-08-21T09:38:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fasty\_8](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fasty_8/32/133735_2.png) [@Fasty\_8](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Fasty_8)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 9:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-to-a-counterweight-solved/343593/1 "2021-08-21T09:38:08Z")
can i make a silicone to a counterweight? what i have: ice cube mold silicone sealant needle does it **work?** ---
**Author:** ![hieuyoer123](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hieuyoer123/32/699506_2.png) [@hieuyoer123](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hieuyoer123)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-to-a-counterweight-solved/343593/2 "2021-08-21T09:46:37Z")
brilliant ---
**Author:** ![Fasty\_8](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fasty_8/32/133735_2.png) [@Fasty\_8](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Fasty_8)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 9:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-to-a-counterweight-solved/343593/3 "2021-08-21T09:48:48Z")
why did i do that: can’t afford another 6 rapid balls silicone hurts less destroyed 6 rapid balls (well, b grades are bad) ---
**Author:** ![anon14765792](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@anon14765792](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon14765792)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-to-a-counterweight-solved/343593/4 "2021-08-21T11:47:53Z")
How did you destroy six rapid balls? ---
**Author:** ![Proboscis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/proboscis/32/135627_2.png) [@Proboscis](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Proboscis)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-to-a-counterweight-solved/343593/5 "2021-08-21T11:55:40Z")
This is the million dollar question. I have some counter weights that are in good shape that I’ve had for close to 10 years. ---
**Author:** ![Fasty\_8](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fasty_8/32/133735_2.png) [@Fasty\_8](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Fasty_8)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 12:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-to-a-counterweight-solved/343593/6 "2021-08-21T12:07:18Z")
im doing drop tricks that i’m learning. (took me 6 years to perfect) ---
**Author:** ![anon14765792](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@anon14765792](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon14765792)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-to-a-counterweight-solved/343593/7 "2021-08-21T12:08:19Z")
I must see them 👀 👀 do you have a video? ---
**Author:** ![Fasty\_8](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fasty_8/32/133735_2.png) [@Fasty\_8](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Fasty_8)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-to-a-counterweight-solved/343593/8 "2021-08-21T12:10:39Z")
![IMG20210821191008](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/b/9/7b9f005643b52d4237429e789a624e0587153cfe.jpeg) Before the incident ---
**Author:** ![anon14765792](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@anon14765792](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon14765792)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-to-a-counterweight-solved/343593/9 "2021-08-21T12:16:01Z")
And to answer your question: I don’t know I didn’t try it but google tells me that the density of silicone sealant is 1.2g/cm^3. With a density like this you can make reasonably sized counterweights (a die with 2 cm long edges and this density would weigh around 10.8 grams) ---
**Author:** ![anon14765792](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@anon14765792](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon14765792)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-to-a-counterweight-solved/343593/10 "2021-08-21T12:16:41Z")
Do you have a video of the trick? Or can you explain what’s going on in your drop tricks? I’m very curious ---
**Author:** ![piano\_man19](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/piano_man19/32/127975_2.png) [@piano\_man19](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/piano_man19)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-to-a-counterweight-solved/343593/11 "2021-08-21T12:31:27Z")
I don’t know if you are set on using silicon, but I made a counterweight by drilling a hole in a bouncy ball. I didn’t have a drill on hand so I just used a screwdriver and force. ---
**Author:** ![cowmamba](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/cowmamba/32/270859_2.png) [@cowmamba](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cowmamba)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 4:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-to-a-counterweight-solved/343593/12 "2021-08-23T04:44:11Z")
It can. If your ice cube mold is made of silicone you will have to use a mold release agent, otherwise it will stick and you’ll never get it out. Silicone binds to silicone. I would use a straw or maybe a pencil or something else a little larger instead of a needle. The hole would be too small if you used a needle. Your sealant needs to be 100% silicone with zero additives like mold / mildew inhibitors and what not. There’s many ways to make a mold with this stuff. The easiest is to dump the wad into a vat of water and mix it until it forms a ball and then you can stuff it into your mold. Sometimes adding a little dish soap can help it bind together. You can also use cornstarch to create a moldable putty but it’s super, super. messy and stinky. But it works. I’ve made quite a few makeshift molds this way for other projects and it’s worked out quite well.