# Stringing a yoyo
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stringing-a-yoyo/21487
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [December 4, 2010, 2:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stringing-a-yoyo/21487 "2010-12-04T02:47:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@mmkmmk3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mmkmmk3)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2010, 2:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stringing-a-yoyo/21487/1 "2010-12-04T02:47:18Z")
I recently bought a Recrev I & it didnt come with string, so I went & got some & now I cant figure out how to string it correctly, it uses a ball bearing axle
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### Author:  [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2010, 3:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stringing-a-yoyo/21487/2 "2010-12-04T03:26:11Z")
Untwist about 2 inches of the bottom of the string, open the loop. Put the loop over the shell, slip the string into the gap, twist it back up.
Sort of like this (one or two loops is your choice):
(Image courtesy of Yomega)
[http://www.yomega.com/help/singletwist.jpg](http://www.yomega.com/help/singletwist.jpg)
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### Author:  [@mmkmmk3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mmkmmk3)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2010, 3:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stringing-a-yoyo/21487/3 "2010-12-04T03:47:05Z")
That way wont work
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### Author:  [@Smoke770077](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Smoke770077)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2010, 3:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stringing-a-yoyo/21487/4 "2010-12-04T03:50:23Z")
Wait… Not to sound mean… but your buying metals, and you dont know how to string a yoyo?
> **[YoYoExpert.com - Basics - Yo-Yo String](https://yoyoexpert.com/learn/003-basic-yo-yo-string.php)**
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> Learn all about yo-yo string at YoYoExpert.com.
good luck man…
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### Author:  [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2010, 3:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stringing-a-yoyo/21487/5 "2010-12-04T03:53:38Z")
> [@mmkmmk3](#):
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> That way wont work
That is the most correct way to do it. You are doing something wrong.
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### Author:  [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2010, 5:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stringing-a-yoyo/21487/6 "2010-12-04T05:05:00Z")
> [@mmkmmk3](#):
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> That way wont work
Then maybe just tie it on with a square knot. :wink:
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### Author:  [@DG1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DG1)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2010, 5:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stringing-a-yoyo/21487/7 "2010-12-04T05:14:13Z")
I unscrew mine and put the loop on the bearing 🙂
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### Author:  [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2010, 7:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stringing-a-yoyo/21487/8 "2010-12-04T07:04:11Z")
> [@DG1](#):
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> I unscrew mine and put the loop on the bearing 🙂
Totally unnecessary. Prone to loosing parts and catching the string between the bearing and the shell.
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### Author:  [@JetEyeNight](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JetEyeNight)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2010, 7:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stringing-a-yoyo/21487/9 "2010-12-04T07:17:20Z")
> [@jhb8426](#):
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> > [@DG1](#):
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> > I unscrew mine and put the loop on the bearing 🙂
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> Totally unnecessary. Prone to loosing parts and catching the string between the bearing and the shell.
This! You should never, ever, ever, take apart your yoyo to put the string on. Even if you have to take apart yoyo to unknot string, you should take the string off, put yoyo back together, and then restring yoyo.
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### Author:  [@cameron](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cameron)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2010, 7:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stringing-a-yoyo/21487/10 "2010-12-04T07:17:52Z")
> [@jhb8426](#):
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> > [@DG1](#):
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> > I unscrew mine and put the loop on the bearing 🙂
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> Totally unnecessary. Prone to loosing parts and catching the string between the bearing and the shell.
Yes, but I don’t like the feeling of the string getting loose like that. And do you HAVE correct yoyo string?
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### Author:  [@mmkmmk3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mmkmmk3)
#### Post date: [December 5, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stringing-a-yoyo/21487/11 "2010-12-05T17:58:47Z")
yew I have correct string, I have taken it apart to put the string around it & the other ways, but it wont retrieve
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### Author:  [@Smoke770077](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Smoke770077)
#### Post date: [December 5, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stringing-a-yoyo/21487/12 "2010-12-05T18:43:22Z")
by retrieve do you mean return? If thats the case then you sir have an unresponsive yoyo…
> **[YoYoExpert.com - Intermediate - Unresponsive Play](https://yoyoexpert.com/learn/029-intermediate-unresponsive.php)**
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> An overview of nresponsive yo-yo play from the YoYoExpert.
> **[YoYoExpert.com - Intermediate - Bind Returns](https://yoyoexpert.com/learn/030-intermediate-bind-returns.php)**
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> Learn how to return an unresponsive yo-yo using a bind return from the YoYoExpert.
check these out