Now axle spacers need to be made.This is the most critical part besides the axle itself and getting weight balanced and centered. Without the spacers, string will slide down the axle and deep under the starburst and snag alot more often than you want. I learned this using a prototype I made without the spacers during Fixed Axle Feb 2023. First, I cut the plastic tube with my multitool knife to make these plastic spacers that will fit on the axle where the normal metal axle has shoulders… i cut them a little long so i have material to work with to sand them down to the right size and make the ends flat as possible.
next, put the spacer into an old yoyo half to sand the end flat. I want to get both ends flat so flip it around to make sure both are flat before they are fully sanded to final depth. you want to sand it down past the starbursts so that it fits right below them in the new yoyo you are modding. note this old half is a junky 2015 model with easily cracked plastic.
i push the spacer out of the backside of the half usng my punch…
