One Drop (5)Aitch
Zero Gravity Basilisk D
Enjoy the throw my friends
kgb
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Got the Tropic Alien last year but never cared for it as it (for me) lacked spin after I finished combos or whatever. Yesterday I soaked a bearing from another yoyo that I over lubed in acetone for a few hours. After it dried I put it in the Tropic Alien with no lube and now I feel it performs as I hoped it would when I purchased it. Despite the bearing being dry it’s not noisey. 
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I run all of my 1A and 5A bearings dry. I remove the shields,
clean with mineral spirits, dry them as best i can and install.
Any lube you use will add some amount of resistance/ friction and will add to responsiveness.
When they get noisy or the string starts to bind in its own, i repeat the above process.
I have used a fraction of a drop of lube on occasion if i feel like the bearing needs it but that is applied with the head of a pin and is very sparingly applied.
Enjoy the throw my friends
kgb
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Been throwing the Dang 2 a lot lately
Using a DS Platinum and ZipLine EP 20/20 
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Nicky Slappa today 
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It did not become responsive or bind when I didn’t want it to. Some yoyos just have more UMPF! than others. I tend to gravitate towards yoyos that just keep chugging even when I get a bit sloppy despite trying my hardest not to be sloppy. Years into this and I am aware of my limitations and what yoyos kind of pick up the slack when my overall coordination and skill level hit a wall. It’s just for fun and I’m way better than I EVER thought I’d be.
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One more question. Do you think the bearing posts are short enough to put a half-spec C bearing in the Krapfen?
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Duncan Ti FHZ. It’s been in my pocket for days now.
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I just checked and yup, half specs are a go. The bearing posts are very short, so half specs are super easy to remove as well. The default axle is 12mm, so you’ll want to have a 10mm axle handy.
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Gonna throw these over the weekend. I have had a few Panos and Slim Dunks, but never at the same time. Got one of each in color ways that I dig. I only have room on the shelf for one slim organic, gonna see which one sticks.
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Grail Särskild edition
Pink champagne
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that thing is patina-ing beautifully
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i need me one of these
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I have been experimenting with some ways to speed up the patina process. We’re probably going to do some nickel waves for retail and I want them to look super haggard before they ship haha.
I’m happy with how this Slappa turned out but I have a few more tricks up my sleeve that might yield a more dramatic finish.
Don’t want to reveal too much about the process because I haven’t seen it done on a retail yo-yo, I want those waves to stand out when we release them.
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Still working on my horizontal game with the birb
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if you do those abused nickel waves, can you please remember to save one for this random forum goer who you have no association with? =]
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Every time I see a photo of one of these I want one.
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You may take my money now for that 
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Euphonious bullet. Both sound so good in play.
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