# String, Lube, and Bearing guidance needed

**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-lube-and-bearing-guidance-needed/394921
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [February 20, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-lube-and-bearing-guidance-needed/394921 "2024-02-20T12:54:27Z")
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#### Post date: [February 20, 2024, 1:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-lube-and-bearing-guidance-needed/394921/2 "2024-02-20T13:21:39Z")

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For string I like OT fat

It’s pretty cheap being at 17$ for 100

It could be used for both yo-yos

> **[Original Throw String](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/products/original-throw-string)**
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> Shuyun Tang, founder of Original Throw, and his friends have worked with factories to make the “perfect” yo-yo strings which could handle all styles. They sent sample strings to over 100 players all over China and after 9 prototypes they believe...

For lube, me personally I don’t think it matters what brand you use _that_ much

For responsive, you want to buy thick lube (loop / response thicker), for unresponsive you need thin lube (long spin thinner)

> **[YYF Performance Oil](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/products/yyf-performance-oil)**
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> YoYoFactory performance oil is available in two types depending on your style of play!The Loop/Response performance oil is a high viscosity lubricant that is designed to make yo-yos more responsive. This oil should used to make your "tug responsive"...

For bearings: here’s a recent thread that might help.  
(They are talking about unresponsive bearings though and idk if you would want responsive or unresponsive)

> [@Suggestion on buying new unresponsive bearings?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/suggestion-on-buying-new-unresponsive-bearings/393927/3):
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> I like Original Throw concaves a lot. They’re some the best in their price range. Really smooth, quiet, spins gud. [https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/collections/yo-yo-bearings/products/original-throw-bearing?variant=31465147367498](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/collections/yo-yo-bearings/products/original-throw-bearing?variant=31465147367498) If you don’t mind paying a premium price (totally worth it though) snag any of the NSK bearings while they’re still in stock, depending on the shape you’re after. The YYR gold and platinum bearings are made by NSK. [https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/collections/yo-yo-bearing…](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/collections/yo-yo-bearings/products/yoyorecreation-ds-yoyo-bearing?variant=31089020424)

I don’t know much about the raider so i don’t know what that would need as much as the shooting star.  
I tried to help with what I could! Hopefully you find this helpful 😅 😁

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