Where would one find shims for the XT?
Small bearing shields work good
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Ooo that’s a brilliant idea
I wonder if I could modify a Wing Force to be… decent?
I could probably Beefcake it at least, what do y’all think?
I’m unfamiliar, what is Beefcaking?
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Beefcaking in a YoYo is having 2 bearings side by side the TFL and XXXXL by Werrd came stock with a beefcake setup
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I don’t think I’ve ever beefcaked a setup to where it didn’t play pretty wonky, haha.
To be fair, my experience with this was mostly with G-Bearings and very slimlines, which is already pretty unique, lol.
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It’s an old mod that @DocPop invented.
It’s just putting 2 bearings in a yoyo, one on top of the other. It’s a neat trick for old yoyos with teeny tiny bearings.
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G-Bearing are the ones that Custom uses, right?
somewhat unrelated, but have you ever used a Custom Reactor? I’m thinking about picking one up. of course, I don’t expect it to be a well performing, trick to trick to trick kind of yoyo, but is it fun?
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Yeppers
And not the Reactor specifically, but I played around with the MAG series for a while.
I will admit, they are aesthetically pleasing. 
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Where would I source another Size E bearing?
Funky sizes (or when stock is wiped) I usually look on McMasterCarr. They have a bearing section where you can filter by the specific dimensions.
Good reference here if ever needed:
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All I see is the metric system…
does anyone more intelligent than I have the specs for a Size E bearing?
There is a Custom Mag, Custom Reactor, and TK SB2 all for sale by the same dude in Cincinnati on FB Marketplace that caught my attention. Around $50 a piece asking prices though. Don’t know if that’s good or bad.
Great deal on the TK SB2 in my opinion. The Custom stuff is good, nothing wrong with them inherently, and as mentioned, aesthetically look awesome, but I just think there are some designs that do it better from a performance standpoint, especially since their time.
All tastes are a bit different though, so, grain of salt and all that. They’re still fun for certain.
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I’m not finding the exact size; it might be the same price to just buy a Tigershark and snatch the bearing from it.
R155-2Z / 57155K371
Looks like what you would be looking for, only option is shielded though, if that matters.
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I could probably set aside an entire weekend and de-shield a bearing.
