# Trying to build a rig

**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trying-to-build-a-rig/321069
**Category:** Custom Accessory Makers
**Created:** [May 26, 2020, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trying-to-build-a-rig/321069 "2020-05-26T11:21:23Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author: ![stringKnot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/stringknot/32/91156_2.png) [@stringKnot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/stringKnot)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2020, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trying-to-build-a-rig/321069/21 "2020-06-05T17:46:46Z")

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Each color gets pre-twisted 1 second before joining all the colors to twist them into a string.

You can see it on the first two steps of @Arlequinlover’s video:

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/6/8/968533d11e3772e5f6630a5fc56c6103729f0346.jpeg "Tutorial - Make Yoyo Strings") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoCLu4MOm2U)

That rig looks awesome, btw!

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### Author: ![Arlequinlover](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/arlequinlover/32/23884_2.png) [@Arlequinlover](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Arlequinlover)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trying-to-build-a-rig/321069/22 "2020-06-05T17:58:49Z")

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I pretwist thread to grow up the thickness of the string without adding a thread. To keep the string slow.

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### Author: ![Arlequinlover](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/arlequinlover/32/23884_2.png) [@Arlequinlover](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Arlequinlover)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2020, 6:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trying-to-build-a-rig/321069/23 "2020-06-05T18:02:21Z")

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Also pretwist is interesting when using multiple color.

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### Author: ![Arlequinlover](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/arlequinlover/32/23884_2.png) [@Arlequinlover](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Arlequinlover)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2020, 4:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trying-to-build-a-rig/321069/24 "2020-08-10T16:24:23Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/1/9/e19cd94caf87f06e725fc77f8012b4af08423be8.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/4/1/741181a8887c2a3bbb3d8d93c05d009d7d71cbba.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/8/d/18d219a16db84e58185c5195f8c7e0af50335759.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/b/9/6/b965b5f72c5e8defc8e95704dffd744ce80a2e64.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/d/7/fd720292fed4e8189f074d00bf80b864c7014533.jpeg)

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### Author: ![yoCHOPPA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yochoppa/32/74580_2.png) [@yoCHOPPA](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoCHOPPA)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trying-to-build-a-rig/321069/25 "2020-08-10T18:23:09Z")

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Wicked look !

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### Author: ![Kyle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kyle/32/85091_2.png) [@Kyle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Kyle)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2020, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trying-to-build-a-rig/321069/26 "2020-08-10T18:25:57Z")

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Dang! how long did it take to make that many?

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### Author: ![Arlequinlover](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/arlequinlover/32/23884_2.png) [@Arlequinlover](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Arlequinlover)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trying-to-build-a-rig/321069/27 "2020-08-10T18:35:19Z")

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10hours (80 strings)

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### Author: ![Kyle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kyle/32/85091_2.png) [@Kyle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Kyle)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2020, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trying-to-build-a-rig/321069/28 "2020-08-10T18:39:32Z")

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wow! i can only make around 5 strings a day, taking about 45 - 60 min out of my day

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### Author: ![Arlequinlover](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/arlequinlover/32/23884_2.png) [@Arlequinlover](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Arlequinlover)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2020, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trying-to-build-a-rig/321069/29 "2020-08-10T19:20:37Z")

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In fact it have take more time, because the polyester thread cone is only 274m vs other cone that is 2000m.  
So i lost anlot of time changing the polyester cone.

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