# What should I do? **URL:** \ **Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation\ **Created:** [July 18, 2012, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-should-i-do/40374 "2012-07-18T19:53:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shadowz143](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shadowz143/32/952_2.png) [@Shadowz143](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shadowz143)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-should-i-do/40374/1 "2012-07-18T19:53:14Z")
Well let’s say… I’m running out of strings… I have no money right now, so what should I do? Not, yoyo? ---
**Author:** ![dks1023](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@dks1023](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dks1023)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-should-i-do/40374/2 "2012-07-18T20:05:44Z")
You can get 100 strings for 10 bucks on this website. The’re very cheap. Just save up some money and get more. Or, ask your parents for money and pay them back. I also heard that you can wash strings. ---
**Author:** ![Shadowz143](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shadowz143/32/952_2.png) [@Shadowz143](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shadowz143)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 8:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-should-i-do/40374/3 "2012-07-18T20:08:10Z")
> [@dks1023](#): > > You can get 100 strings for 10 bucks on this website. The’re very cheap. Just save up some money and get more. Or, ask your parents for money and pay them back. I also heard that you can wash strings. Hmm, good point. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 8:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-should-i-do/40374/4 "2012-07-18T20:13:04Z")
I’ve got well over 300 extra strings. Always try to stay ahead. Stock up at contests, the sell cheap usually! ---
**Author:** ![Shadowz143](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shadowz143/32/952_2.png) [@Shadowz143](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shadowz143)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-should-i-do/40374/5 "2012-07-18T20:27:49Z")
> [@Studio42](#): > > I’ve got well over 300 extra strings. Always try to stay ahead. Stock up at contests, the sell cheap usually! Man, I wish I had that much. I have like, ten, or less. Poly that is. ---
**Author:** ![skitrz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/skitrz/32/849_2.png) [@skitrz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skitrz)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 8:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-should-i-do/40374/6 "2012-07-18T20:34:01Z")
This is when you just go to the fabric store, buy some poly thread for cheap, and learn to make a few. :wink: They take a bit of practice but if you don’t factor in the time, material is cheap. One spool of surger thread will last a looooong time. Better yet, if someone in your family or a friend has surger thread be pitiful 😢 make them feel for your you :-\ and maybe they’ll donate some thread or better yet buy you string! ;D ---
**Author:** ![Shadowz143](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shadowz143/32/952_2.png) [@Shadowz143](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shadowz143)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 8:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-should-i-do/40374/7 "2012-07-18T20:38:38Z")
> [@skitrz](#): > > This is when you just go to the fabric store, buy some poly thread for cheap, and learn to make a few. :wink: They take a bit of practice but if you don’t factor in the time, material is cheap. One spool of surger thread will last a looooong time. Better yet, if someone in your family or a friend has surger thread be pitiful 😢 make them feel for your you :-\ and maybe they’ll donate some thread or better yet buy you string! ;D Hmm, I should learn how, just have no idea. ---
**Author:** ![damainzar15](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/damainzar15/32/1083_2.png) [@damainzar15](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/damainzar15)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-should-i-do/40374/8 "2012-07-18T20:43:28Z")
Its cake. I make sometimes. Look it up on youtube. ---
**Author:** ![skitrz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/skitrz/32/849_2.png) [@skitrz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skitrz)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-should-i-do/40374/9 "2012-07-18T20:45:35Z")
It really is easy it’s just that it’s easier to buy it made. Yeah, I’m just that lazy when it comes to making string. :🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Shadowz143](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shadowz143/32/952_2.png) [@Shadowz143](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shadowz143)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-should-i-do/40374/10 "2012-07-18T20:50:54Z")
Does this work well? [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/9/3/d931e3eac84682e65c0e348e4dcc66d478befade.jpeg "How to make yoyo string") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_4ROMJCQkk) ---
**Author:** ![Shadowz143](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shadowz143/32/952_2.png) [@Shadowz143](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shadowz143)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 8:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-should-i-do/40374/11 "2012-07-18T20:52:12Z")
Are there any step by step good tutorials? ---
**Author:** ![livencode](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b77776/32.png) [@livencode](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/livencode)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 10:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-should-i-do/40374/12 "2012-07-18T22:00:20Z")
> [@](#): > > String Making ::: A do-it-yourself instructional tutorial type thingy > > - by Paul Wallace (Gsimian of [yoyoGstring.com](http://yoyoGstring.com)) > > This is a simple ‘single string’ rig and method that I used when I first began making my own string. > With this method you can make string for your own personal use. > This is by no means the ONLY method of making string, it is merely how I started. > > PLEASE read this through several times thoroughly and TRY THE PROCESS before you post questions that will make you look like an idiot. > Although I have endeavored to be as detailed, yet basic, as possible I will be editing and updating this post as required to offer more explanation on areas that may be causing confusion. > > Note: I have been making G-string for over three years so MUCH of my process is very ingrained into my personal muscle memory. > This means I may miss/fail to explain sections/moments that I think are blatantly obvious. Post here and let me know. > > I am NOT going into any depth on the types of thread supplies you can use. > Check your local sewing supply store, raid your moms (or dads…this is a new century after all) sewing supplies. > Try every type you can and see what happens. This is all about having fun and experimenting. > > So, let us begin. > > Here is a basic list of materials. > > - 1x small nail > > - 1x plastic push pin > > - 1x small screw hook > (All three of the above could also just be three plastic push pins, the above is just better for the process) > > - 1x twisting device (Your choice of: drill, dremel, obscene amounts of patience and a popsicle stick) > > - 1x paper clip (bent into a hook with a length to go into your drill/dremel) > > - 1x measuring tape (at least 12’ in length) > > - 1x Wall (or flat surface area) of at least 12’ in length > > Okay, now onto the logistics. > > There are THREE main areas to this tutorial and my method of string making in general. > > 1. Measurements > > 2. Points > > 3. Steps > > Now let’s explore the rig. > > I personally set each item (A, B and C) into the wall at roughly shoulder height. Try the height you think will work for you. > > Start at the far left of your wall. > A : Starting point > > Place the Nail into the wall here. > > B : Center point > Measure what you want for a FINISHED string length > (The length YOU want to use PLUS a few inches to make the loop.) > > This is from A to B : Center point > > Place the small screw hook into the wall here. > Make sure the hook opening is facing upwards. > > C: End point > Measure your FINISHED string length again, this time from B to C: End point > Add 15-20 inches to your FINISHED string length for twisting. > Place the C (push pin) at this measurement > > C will be the end of the loop from which we will do the twisting. > > Now, the string making process. > > Run (looping the string onto the rig) > > Tie your thread onto the nail A > > Walk over to C > Loop the thread around C > Walk back to A > > Repeat as many times as you feel is necessary > Each run from A to C is one layer of string > If you wanted 1x10 you would make 5 round trips of A-C-A > …make sense? > > Once you have finished your Run tie the loose thread end to nail A > > After you tie it off, walk to B, and be sure all the thread is INSIDE the hook. > > TWIST (tightening of string to desired tension) > > You will notice there is now a LOOP at the C end of the rig > > Slip the paper clip hook through that loop > Pop the loop off the hook, you are now holding the string on your twisting device > > Tighten as much as you want. > But do not tighten more than the FINISHED length (+ a few inches for tying the end off, as we need to fold this in half.) > > You can twist this clockwise OR counter-clockwise for left-handed use if you choose. it doesn’t matter. > > NOW, THIS PART IS VERY IMPORTANT!!! > > Keep the string under tension from A (a.k.a. TIGHT) as you remove the paper clip hook thingy. > NEVER let go of the string. this will lose all of the tension you have instilled into the materials and the string will suffer the consequences. (A.K.A. it will SUCK!) > > Hold the loop end and fold the entire string down, under B, and over to A > Use B as the center fold point, this is why we have a hook here > > Tie it, with the excess we saved, to the A nail > > Now, the important and most integral part of the entire string making process…the KINK. > This is when you remove the string from B and let it ‘kink’ up onto itself. > This is caused by the tension you have created during the twist. > You are now holding two lengths of twisted thread that are trying to untwist themselves, each in the opposite direction from the other. > This is what provides a yoyo string with tension. > > Grab a FHZ, or any other yoyo you have handy. (Don’t worry you big babies, this won’t ding your metal sweetheart) > > Slip the yoyo in BETWEEN the two twisted threads of string so the string now wraps around the bearing in a loop. > The yoyo should be in the bottom of a ‘U’ of twisted thread > > Pull the string off the hook B, but also be maintaining the tension from point A > Hold the string about 6" up from the yoyo and let the string KINK(twist) up using the yoyo as it’s tension holder. > Slide one hand 6-8 inches up the string length and let this new length ‘kink’ itself up. > Continue up the string until the entire length is kinked. > > Tie a simple knot at A > Cut it off with a pair of scissors > Make your finger loop > > Viola…you’ve made your own yoyo string! > Congrats! > …Now, go make more until it’s perfect. > > Most importantly, have fun! > If it’s not fun…quit. Life is too short. > > Please do NOT PM me with your questions of this process. > Post your questions in this thread and myself, along with the community at large, will try to help as best we can. > > Gsimian - aka Paul Wallace > [www.yoyoGstring.com](http://www.yoyoGstring.com) > Put this in your gap! Credit in the post ---
**Author:** ![Shadowz143](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shadowz143/32/952_2.png) [@Shadowz143](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shadowz143)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 10:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-should-i-do/40374/13 "2012-07-18T22:47:09Z")
Okay! So I’m starting to learn how to make strings! Wow! It’s fun! ---
**Author:** ![damainzar15](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/damainzar15/32/1083_2.png) [@damainzar15](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/damainzar15)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 7:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-should-i-do/40374/14 "2012-07-20T07:35:04Z")
That gsimian tutorial is the best I have found and is the technique I currently use. I like trying different types of poly. One that has suprised me is trilobal. Ill mix it with reg poly and I love it. Its very heavy. I like thick and heavy for slacks and whips. ---
**Author:** ![PlasticWhip](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/plasticwhip/32/896_2.png) [@PlasticWhip](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PlasticWhip)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-should-i-do/40374/15 "2012-07-20T12:55:01Z")
> [@Shadowz143](#): > > Okay! > > So I’m starting to learn how to make strings! > > Wow! > > It’s fun! This right here is why I actually have like 30 extra homemade strings. It’s also hard to go back to bulk strings afterwards. Homemade are just much better quality-wise. Got any playable ones yet? Shoot for something like this. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/f/8/ef834c00d6f8670a1c1cd8e240809924a140668f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Shadowz143](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shadowz143/32/952_2.png) [@Shadowz143](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shadowz143)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-should-i-do/40374/16 "2012-07-20T14:24:26Z")
> [@WildCat23](#): > > > [@Shadowz143](#): > > > > Okay! > > > > So I’m starting to learn how to make strings! > > > > Wow! > > > > It’s fun! > > This right here is why I actually have like 30 extra homemade strings. It’s also hard to go back to bulk strings afterwards. Homemade are just much better quality-wise. > > Got any playable ones yet? > > Shoot for something like this. > [http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff508/Wildcat2323/String/IMG\_3705.jpg](http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff508/Wildcat2323/String/IMG_3705.jpg) Yeah, I do have some playable ones! Right now I’m messing with thinkness’s. How did you get it to be mixed colors? ---
**Author:** ![skitrz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/skitrz/32/849_2.png) [@skitrz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skitrz)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-should-i-do/40374/17 "2012-07-20T14:37:13Z")
Just make a few wraps with one color then tie it off and make some wraps with another color. Oh btw, it’s about time you actually stepped up to string making. I can’t believe you’ve just been so lazy as not to make your own! Tisk Tisk. ;D I make my own, when i have to lol. I guess from now on you can just supply me with string, you have string, I’ll have string, everybody is happy! :wink: ---
**Author:** ![Shadowz143](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shadowz143/32/952_2.png) [@Shadowz143](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shadowz143)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-should-i-do/40374/18 "2012-07-20T14:38:23Z")
> [@skitrz](#): > > Just make a few wraps with one color then tie it off and make some wraps with another color. > > Oh btw, it’s about time you actually stepped up to string making. I can’t believe you’ve just been so lazy as not to make your own! Tisk Tisk. ;D Haha, I’m going to try that. 🙂