# The back-up

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [November 10, 2025, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-back-up/435903 "2025-11-10T06:17:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![MaDMAn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MaDMAn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MaDMAn)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2025, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-back-up/435903/1 "2025-11-10T06:17:54Z")

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Found a box with some of the first yoyos I made, these were made around 2005 - 2006.

This one is the very first one I made, I wanted a small but unresponsive yoyo as at that time there weren’t many undersized ones available and I needed something that wouldn’t take much pocket space.

It’s alu but I spray painted it white at some point.

48mm diameter

32.5mm wide

60gr

Plays great actually, I remember making a few different versions until I got the weight right.

 ![1000016008](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/6/6/f6660b881547589f17e6d7ac6252bfa2d62e922a.jpeg)

 ![1000016010](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/1/3/5132d69361eaf6eddbf03e7e9eecb71fb9c27f21.jpeg)

 ![1000016009](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/2/c/52c04c7eadce06bf93c466d25cf9b83d63605ed9.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Shwa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shwa/32/108351_2.png) [@Shwa](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shwa)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2025, 10:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-back-up/435903/2 "2025-11-10T22:24:05Z")

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That looks like a fun little piece! Nice work.

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**Author:** ![zxin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zxin/32/649326_2.png) [@zxin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zxin)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 12:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-back-up/435903/3 "2025-11-11T00:05:20Z")

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Aw cute, it’s teeny! How did you get it machined if you remember?

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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 1:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-back-up/435903/4 "2025-11-11T01:46:29Z")

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Yeah, tell us how you did it!

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**Author:** ![MaDMAn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MaDMAn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MaDMAn)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2025, 4:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-back-up/435903/5 "2025-11-12T04:54:16Z")

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I machine everything myself. I had quit my job a few months prior and decided to learn how to machine. These were made during class. Because of yoyo’s I ended up as a machinist.

Best decision I ever made. I love what I do.

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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2025, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-back-up/435903/6 "2025-11-12T19:56:46Z")

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> [@MaDMAn](#):
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> Best decision I ever made. I love what I do.

This Is The Way 💛