Stringmaking & yoyos: A deep well of a hobby

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some MT and flowy refreshments stringsIMG_1780

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try using a fish sewvel when untwisting your strings

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anyone know if this reminds you of Cotton?

i thought it was Nylon, but it completely reminds me of Cotton!

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Light a bit on fire if it melts itโ€™s nylon I it burns itโ€™s cotton

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the ends caught on fire for a few seconds, but afterwards they felt hard, and plastic-y.

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yeah I just tie mine and then 20 min later I come back I make sure there as tight as I can get them

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so my strings got lost in the mail, so i spent the entire afternoon making just about half of what i need.

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Most likely nylon or poly

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finished my batch today.

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Wooooooo!

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you know it!

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Made strings for the first time and I think it turned out pretty well. I used spun polyester

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50/50 Nylon-Poly blend. I pre-twisted one wrap of nylon with one wrap of poly. Then I combined four of these pre-twisted sets before folding over and reversing the twist to finish.

Itโ€™s an interesting texture with a nice bounce.

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Looks pretty thick! How are the slacks/whips?

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It is fairly thick and a hair snaggy. Whips arenโ€™t great with it, but Iโ€™m not great at whips either (wow Iโ€™m really selling it, arenโ€™t I?).

It has that nice nylon โ€œgiveโ€ without being extra slippery. I think the extra twisting gives it a more textured/gritty feel compared to the same thing without extra twists.

I want to try it again with less torsion in the four preliminary twists.

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Its a nonstop experiment! Good luck on your mission.

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I want to see more of this thread

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Making string on your own is actually really cheap and easy to do. Hereโ€™s some I made using just nylon thread (wooly and maxi-lock stretch). I definitely encourage anyone interested in making their own to try it. Takes me like 3 or 4 minutes a string. Tons of good resources here on this thread and elsewhere on the forum.

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I was actually going to ask what is the cost per string to make because places like pea soup is a little expensive, nine strings for $27 and then thereโ€™s $20 shipping so itโ€™s like 47 bucks shipped.

I was thinking about either making my own or finding a good bulk string. Would you happen to know the price per string breakdown

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