# SpinFaktor 2 - Making it Playable

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [September 11, 2013, 9:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spinfaktor-2-making-it-playable/59070 "2013-09-11T21:29:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![SwissArmyTenor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/swissarmytenor/32/7943_2.png) [@SwissArmyTenor](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SwissArmyTenor)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 9:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spinfaktor-2-making-it-playable/59070/1 "2013-09-11T21:29:18Z")

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Got another of the “old school” 😛 throws the other day, via eBay, a SpinFaktor 2.

Love the look of it, but to this point it hasn’t really been playable due to lack response. Here’s the low-down:

- its a YYJam, and the response system is simply 4 indented circles on each half, just outside the bearing.

- I first worked with the cotton string it came with. Wouldn’t return by tugging; binds would only work if it was spinning very fast. Mostly, binds just do not take hold.

- I first worked with strings. Tried everything I had - cotton, poly, nylon, even some thick Duncan strings. Same result as above. The Duncans tried the hardest, but… 😛

- Tried a Duncan friction sticker - resulted in way too much response.

- Thick Lube helped only a tiny bit…maybe.

- Thought about trimming a friction sticker to about half its size, or less, but want to see if another method might work before playing Dr. Frankenstein on one 😛

- Thought also about putting some flowable silicon into the 4 holes on each inner half of the yoyo.

- Years ago, I believe (?) I applied a few small pieces of masking tape as a temporary response on a yoyo - memory is fuzzy, though.

If anyone has any suggestions, I would love to hear them.

Thanks in advance -

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**Author:** ![sparhawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@sparhawk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sparhawk)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 11:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spinfaktor-2-making-it-playable/59070/2 "2013-09-11T23:33:18Z")

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I’ve never had problems with the stock 4 hole response that it provides. I would make sure the yoyo is screwed completely together

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**Author:** ![SwissArmyTenor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/swissarmytenor/32/7943_2.png) [@SwissArmyTenor](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SwissArmyTenor)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spinfaktor-2-making-it-playable/59070/3 "2013-09-13T16:57:28Z")

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Oh, its definitely screwed together correctly.

I added some 4 very small squares of masking tape that I cut, putting them between the response holes, and that took care of the response.

Then I cleaned the thick lube out using mineral spirits. Now its got the response I want along with the spin time I want. Love it.

I received a Hayabusa yesterday that came with some Friction Stickers and some Silicon Stickers. Might give 1 Silicon Sticker a whirl just out of curiousity, but my guess is that it will be too much. Probably wait till the tape is no longer effective.