# TMBR Turner Eats string? **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [April 22, 2014, 12:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tmbr-turner-eats-string/65631 "2014-04-22T00:52:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![crococorey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/crococorey/32/1380_2.png) [@crococorey](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/crococorey)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 4:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tmbr-turner-eats-string/65631/21 "2014-04-22T16:48:04Z")
> [@yooldman](#): > > The same part of the sleeve will still be exposed even if you turn it around. Oh so that’s the complete middle? I thought that if I would switch it around maybe the part where the string actually spins on would be different. ---
**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 4:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tmbr-turner-eats-string/65631/22 "2014-04-22T16:48:41Z")
If you’re feeling crafty, you could devise a way to slide the sleeve along. You would have to remove the sleeve, cut a piece from one end or the other, put the piece around to the other side (as a shim) and then probably do a bit of additional shimming (sawing off the piece will also remove some material the width of the saw blade). But… that’s if you’re feeling handy. :wink: ---
**Author:** ![crococorey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/crococorey/32/1380_2.png) [@crococorey](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/crococorey)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 4:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tmbr-turner-eats-string/65631/23 "2014-04-22T16:54:51Z")
> [@GregP](#): > > If you’re feeling crafty, you could devise a way to slide the sleeve along. You would have to remove the sleeve, cut a piece from one end or the other, put the piece around to the other side (as a shim) and then probably do a bit of additional shimming (sawing off the piece will also remove some material the width of the saw blade). > > But… that’s if you’re feeling handy. :wink: I’m just a teenager I can’t do things that hard! Haha just kidding, but no I can’t do stuff like that haha. I can’t draw a straight line. Luckily, a super super nice forum member named Nathan has offered to send me an axle. Problem solved! That guy is so nice! ---
**Author:** ![Jgarcia05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Jgarcia05](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jgarcia05)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 5:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tmbr-turner-eats-string/65631/24 "2014-04-22T17:54:52Z")
Cool. Keep us updated on how the swap goes and if that fixes the problem. ---
**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tmbr-turner-eats-string/65631/25 "2014-04-22T18:25:09Z")
> [@crococorey](#): > > I’m just a teenager I can’t do things that hard! Haha just kidding, but no I can’t do stuff like that haha. I can’t draw a straight line. > > Luckily, a super super nice forum member named Nathan has offered to send me an axle. Problem solved! That guy is so nice! Getting a replacement axle is a way better option… but man… this is very simple stuff here! Problem solving is a skill you can learn a lot younger than 15. :wink: My little 4-year-old is encouraged to solve problems and think creatively all the time, both at home and at school! ---
**Author:** ![Dreamer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dreamer/32/217610_2.png) [@Dreamer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Dreamer)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tmbr-turner-eats-string/65631/26 "2014-04-22T18:52:10Z")
> [@GregP](#): > > Getting a replacement axle is a way better option… but man… this is very simple stuff here! Problem solving is a skill you can learn a lot younger than 15. :wink: My little 4-year-old is encouraged to solve problems and think creatively all the time, both at home and at school! Creative thinking is great and should always be encouraged! Unfortunately not all teenagers are encouraged to use sawblades, even with supervision. :wink: ---
**Author:** ![crococorey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/crococorey/32/1380_2.png) [@crococorey](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/crococorey)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tmbr-turner-eats-string/65631/27 "2014-04-22T18:52:26Z")
> [@GregP](#): > > Getting a replacement axle is a way better option… but man… this is very simple stuff here! Problem solving is a skill you can learn a lot younger than 15. :wink: My little 4-year-old is encouraged to solve problems and think creatively all the time, both at home and at school! Oh no I’m actually quite good at problem solving, i’m just always scared that I’m going to break whatever i’m tinkering with. Especially when it’s yoyos because everything has to be perfect for them to work properly. I made up my own string rig using cardboard and clips (the kind that holds chips bags closed). It’s definitely not the best it can be, but it’s a pretty good 1 string rig. I’m going to a high school next year that is very artsy and stuff, like pot making and sewing and drawing, so I’m hoping that will make me better at that sort of thing. There is a wood class that I have to take… Maybe I can make a fixed axle throw! I’m getting ahead of myself haha. Edit: May I add I also don’t have the materials and tools needed. ---
**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tmbr-turner-eats-string/65631/28 "2014-04-22T18:56:33Z")
If the axle is already pooched, you don’t have to worry about ruining it. :wink: The only tool you need is a fine-toothed hacksaw or similar saw. ---
**Author:** ![crococorey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/crococorey/32/1380_2.png) [@crococorey](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/crococorey)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tmbr-turner-eats-string/65631/29 "2014-04-22T18:59:48Z")
> [@GregP](#): > > If the axle is already pooched, you don’t have to worry about ruining it. :wink: > > The only tool you need is a fine-toothed hacksaw or similar saw. Yeah but I don’t have that. ---
**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 7:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tmbr-turner-eats-string/65631/30 "2014-04-22T19:02:33Z")
> [@crococorey](#): > > Yeah but I don’t have that. Bah, what kind of household do you live in? Every house and apartment needs some basic tools! Screwdrivers, drill and bits, hammer, crosscut saw, hacksaw. Those are your basics. No go buy them! (just kidding) ---
**Author:** ![vegabomb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vegabomb/32/199_2.png) [@vegabomb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/vegabomb)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 7:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tmbr-turner-eats-string/65631/31 "2014-04-22T19:03:18Z")
> [@crococorey](#): > > Luckily, a super super nice forum member named Nathan has offered to send me an axle. Problem solved! That guy is so nice! That’s very cool of Nathan. He is indeed a really good guy. Here’s a little info on him in case you don’t know who he is. > **[New National YoYo Masters Named](https://yoyonews.com/2013/10/08/new-national-yoyo-masters-named/)** > > At this years US National YoYo Contest, the National YoYo Museum awarded three more players the rank of National YoYo Master. The rank of Master is an honor reserved for players who have provided o… ---
**Author:** ![crococorey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/crococorey/32/1380_2.png) [@crococorey](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/crococorey)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tmbr-turner-eats-string/65631/32 "2014-04-22T19:18:28Z")
> [@GregP](#): > > Bah, what kind of household do you live in? Every house and apartment needs some basic tools! Screwdrivers, drill and bits, hammer, crosscut saw, hacksaw. Those are your basics. No go buy them! > > (just kidding) We have tons of screwdrivers because my dad works… (Well used to work) with computers. We also have a saw, some of those gigantic scissor things. And I have all my yoyo tools (plyers, special screwdrivers for spacers, etc). ---
**Author:** ![crococorey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/crococorey/32/1380_2.png) [@crococorey](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/crococorey)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 8:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tmbr-turner-eats-string/65631/33 "2014-04-22T20:53:42Z")
> [@vegabomb](#): > > That’s very cool of Nathan. He is indeed a really good guy. Here’s a little info on him in case you don’t know who he is. > > [New National YoYo Masters Named](http://yoyonews.com/2013/10/08/new-national-yoyo-masters-named/) Wow! He does sound like a cool guy! ---
**Author:** ![Nikolai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8491ac/32.png) [@Nikolai](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nikolai)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 9:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tmbr-turner-eats-string/65631/34 "2014-04-22T21:07:09Z")
Sand. Paper. Finer grit, higher that 400 probably 600 for the the really fine touches ---
**Author:** ![crococorey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/crococorey/32/1380_2.png) [@crococorey](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/crococorey)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tmbr-turner-eats-string/65631/35 "2014-04-22T21:23:18Z")
> [@Nikolai](#): > > Sand. Paper. Finer grit, higher that 400 probably 600 for the the really fine touches I already have 1000 grit sandpaper… Thanks for the suggestion! But it’s been better today. I’ve used it a lot and it hasn’t broken yet. ---
**Author:** ![crococorey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/crococorey/32/1380_2.png) [@crococorey](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/crococorey)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 1:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tmbr-turner-eats-string/65631/36 "2014-04-23T01:02:00Z")
Alright it finally snapped after a day of play. ---
**Author:** ![Nathan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nathan/32/191605_2.png) [@Nathan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nathan)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 1:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tmbr-turner-eats-string/65631/37 "2014-04-23T01:54:58Z")
That’s about standard. ---
**Author:** ![crococorey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/crococorey/32/1380_2.png) [@crococorey](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/crococorey)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 2:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tmbr-turner-eats-string/65631/38 "2014-04-23T02:12:40Z")
> [@Nathan](#): > > That’s about standard. Ok. Could the axle sleeve be causing the vibe too? ---
**Author:** ![Nathan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nathan/32/191605_2.png) [@Nathan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nathan)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 2:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tmbr-turner-eats-string/65631/39 "2014-04-23T02:41:00Z")
It could though it’s more likely that the halves are a bit off since they’re wood. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 2:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tmbr-turner-eats-string/65631/40 "2014-04-23T02:45:55Z")
Try sanding out the contact point of where the string breaks with fine sandpaper. Maybe that’ll help. But do this as a last resort. Have you tried contacting the company to see if they can help? [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tmbr-turner-eats-string/65631.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tmbr-turner-eats-string/65631.md?page=3)