# So, now I have my Bearing King... **URL:** \ **Category:** Spin Tops\ **Created:** [June 7, 2013, 10:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-now-i-have-my-bearing-king/54756 "2013-06-07T22:52:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yoyo\_Kangaroo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e95f7d/32.png) [@Yoyo\_Kangaroo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyo_Kangaroo)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 10:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-now-i-have-my-bearing-king/54756/1 "2013-06-07T22:52:45Z")
And now I tape it, learn to catch it in the hand, then balance it? ---
**Author:** ![kevinm](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kevinm/32/697_2.png) [@kevinm](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kevinm)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 11:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-now-i-have-my-bearing-king/54756/2 "2013-06-07T23:47:51Z")
Yeah, pretty much… That’s how most people start. You may start by throwing it to the ground and picking it up first, to get the feel for things. ---
**Author:** ![Yoyo\_Kangaroo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e95f7d/32.png) [@Yoyo\_Kangaroo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyo_Kangaroo)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 12:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-now-i-have-my-bearing-king/54756/3 "2013-06-08T00:14:28Z")
Okay… What’s the best website? ---
**Author:** ![kevinm](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kevinm/32/697_2.png) [@kevinm](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kevinm)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-now-i-have-my-bearing-king/54756/4 "2013-06-08T01:22:37Z")
this is the best website. start with the sticky above, Getting Started With Spin Tops. ---
**Author:** ![Yoyo\_Kangaroo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e95f7d/32.png) [@Yoyo\_Kangaroo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyo_Kangaroo)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 11:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-now-i-have-my-bearing-king/54756/5 "2013-06-08T23:15:01Z")
![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/2/9/1/2917e90e61e5d4246bcbca25de9c02aff0a7225f.jpeg) Is there supposed to be a knot here? ---
**Author:** ![Schnayke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@Schnayke](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Schnayke)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 11:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-now-i-have-my-bearing-king/54756/6 "2013-06-08T23:21:46Z")
I learned throw and catch it on my hand first(boomerang?), I still can’t throw it onto the ground very well. lol Also yes there is suposed to be a knot, it keeps the spintop button on the string. knot both ends. ---
**Author:** ![Yoyo\_Kangaroo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e95f7d/32.png) [@Yoyo\_Kangaroo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyo_Kangaroo)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 1:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-now-i-have-my-bearing-king/54756/7 "2013-06-09T01:06:58Z")
Aren’t I cool? ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/8/4/5/84518088ae11bf01811ac9887bafdd19dfda543b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Yoyo\_Kangaroo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e95f7d/32.png) [@Yoyo\_Kangaroo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyo_Kangaroo)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 1:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-now-i-have-my-bearing-king/54756/8 "2013-06-09T01:08:24Z")
Do I need longer string? It seems so short… Also, should I clean my bearing or something? ---
**Author:** ![Neff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/neff/32/359_2.png) [@Neff](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Neff)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-now-i-have-my-bearing-king/54756/9 "2013-06-09T13:15:38Z")
Clean both bearings if you want, the are a little greasy out of the package (if you don’t see two bearings when you take the tip out, contact Duncan). The string is most likely too short. It is possible to spin the top with this string, but it teaches you bad habits throwing with a string so short. I make string by the way. Please keep posting, all the questions help remind me what it is like when you start out. ---
**Author:** ![Yoyo\_Kangaroo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e95f7d/32.png) [@Yoyo\_Kangaroo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyo_Kangaroo)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-now-i-have-my-bearing-king/54756/10 "2013-06-09T19:42:04Z")
What length? I found this one place that said to buy some Multi-purpose twine, twisted cotton #24, and use it at 66 inches. I also remember reading a post about all the lengths of string for tops, but I have been unable to find it again. ---
**Author:** ![Yoyo\_Kangaroo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e95f7d/32.png) [@Yoyo\_Kangaroo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyo_Kangaroo)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-now-i-have-my-bearing-king/54756/11 "2013-06-09T19:44:40Z")
> [@Yoyo\_Kangaroo](#): > > Aren’t I cool? > [http://i.pgu.me/89hnjNcj\_original.jpg](http://i.pgu.me/89hnjNcj_original.jpg) Wow, I just noticed this is the wrong picture. I guess it copied wrong. It was meant to be a picture of a properly wound spintop. ---
**Author:** ![Yoyo\_Kangaroo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e95f7d/32.png) [@Yoyo\_Kangaroo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyo_Kangaroo)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 12:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-now-i-have-my-bearing-king/54756/12 "2013-06-10T00:01:28Z")
Oooh , there’s that post. 64 inch thicker string. Yeah. ---
**Author:** ![Neff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/neff/32/359_2.png) [@Neff](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Neff)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 2:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-now-i-have-my-bearing-king/54756/13 "2013-06-10T02:54:00Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/2/9/d29fddf54990dc1e5c0eab641670eaffb2e112df.jpeg "How to tape a Duncan Spin Top") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KO0uqfEjwA) Hey watch this, at 3:15 I explain string length in a way that is much easier to show on video than to type 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Apollo2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/apollo2/32/1285_2.png) [@Apollo2](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apollo2)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 11:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-now-i-have-my-bearing-king/54756/14 "2013-06-10T23:17:02Z")
> [@yophosis](#): > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KO0uqfEjwA](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KO0uqfEjwA) > > Hey watch this, at 3:15 I explain string length in a way that is much easier to show on video than to type 🙂 Where can i get longer string? ---
**Author:** ![Neff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/neff/32/359_2.png) [@Neff](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Neff)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 12:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-now-i-have-my-bearing-king/54756/15 "2013-06-11T00:01:27Z")
From me ;D ---
**Author:** ![Yoyo\_Kangaroo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e95f7d/32.png) [@Yoyo\_Kangaroo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyo_Kangaroo)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 12:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-now-i-have-my-bearing-king/54756/16 "2013-06-11T00:44:27Z")
> [@yophosis](#): > > From me ;D Cost? ---
**Author:** ![Yoyo\_Kangaroo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e95f7d/32.png) [@Yoyo\_Kangaroo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyo_Kangaroo)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 12:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-now-i-have-my-bearing-king/54756/17 "2013-06-11T00:45:29Z")
Also, does spintop string have to be cotton? Would, like, poly or nylon rope work? ---
**Author:** ![Neff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/neff/32/359_2.png) [@Neff](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Neff)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2013, 3:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/so-now-i-have-my-bearing-king/54756/18 "2013-06-12T03:25:17Z")
poly and nylon strings to not work well, the wind slips out very easy.