# yoyo made from skateboard wheels **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [June 25, 2012, 1:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-made-from-skateboard-wheels/39220 "2012-06-25T01:40:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hippo\_Samurai](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hippo_samurai/32/1058_2.png) [@Hippo\_Samurai](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hippo_Samurai)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 1:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-made-from-skateboard-wheels/39220/1 "2012-06-25T01:40:36Z")
My brother pointed out that it would be cool if i could make a yoyo from skateboard wheels. I think this is an awesome idea. How can I do it? ??? ??? ---
**Author:** ![yoyospirit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyospirit/32/219875_2.png) [@yoyospirit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyospirit)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 1:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-made-from-skateboard-wheels/39220/2 "2012-06-25T01:43:49Z")
Something…like this? ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/a/c/9acbb701b4162f1420c955595bfba952dbf8c47a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Hippo\_Samurai](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hippo_samurai/32/1058_2.png) [@Hippo\_Samurai](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hippo_Samurai)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 1:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-made-from-skateboard-wheels/39220/3 "2012-06-25T01:53:27Z")
Dang it, i wanted to be the first… haha but I would want to make a butterfly capable of long string tricks. ---
**Author:** ![Hippo\_Samurai](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hippo_samurai/32/1058_2.png) [@Hippo\_Samurai](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hippo_Samurai)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 1:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-made-from-skateboard-wheels/39220/4 "2012-06-25T01:55:31Z")
would i use spacers so i could fit a bearing in it? ---
**Author:** ![once\_upon\_a\_paul](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/once_upon_a_paul/32/1034_2.png) [@once\_upon\_a\_paul](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/once_upon_a_paul)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 3:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-made-from-skateboard-wheels/39220/5 "2012-06-25T03:07:06Z")
I remember having one of those in the early 2000s. They were’nt actual skateboard wheels though. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 4:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-made-from-skateboard-wheels/39220/6 "2012-06-25T04:14:18Z")
> [@Hippo\_Samurai](#): > > Dang it, i wanted to be the first… haha but I would want to make a butterfly capable of long string tricks. Never give up on your dreams! Just re-direct and try some other idea! ---
**Author:** ![GunstarHero](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gunstarhero/32/880_2.png) [@GunstarHero](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GunstarHero)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 5:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-made-from-skateboard-wheels/39220/7 "2012-06-25T05:26:35Z")
I have been thinking about this for ages. I was literally taken aback when I saw a thread on it. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![mx.yoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@mx.yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mx.yoyo)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-made-from-skateboard-wheels/39220/8 "2012-06-25T05:41:16Z")
Seems like an awesome mod. Maybe cut the wheels to make em narrower, then shape them into a nice rounded butterfly shape. Or maybe just cut the logo and make it like a cap/weight ring and put it on a light yoyo. ---
**Author:** ![GunstarHero](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gunstarhero/32/880_2.png) [@GunstarHero](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GunstarHero)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 5:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-made-from-skateboard-wheels/39220/9 "2012-06-25T05:55:11Z")
Walking the dog will never be the same. Thane lines. ---
**Author:** ![once\_upon\_a\_paul](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/once_upon_a_paul/32/1034_2.png) [@once\_upon\_a\_paul](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/once_upon_a_paul)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 6:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-made-from-skateboard-wheels/39220/10 "2012-06-25T06:22:27Z")
> **[Fakies Skateboard Wheel yo-yo](http://www.yomania.com/reviews/fakiesskateboardwheelyoyo.htm)** > > Reviews of the Fakies Skateboard Wheel yo-yo. Add your own review or post a comment! ---
**Author:** ![ed26](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ed26](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ed26)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 11:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-made-from-skateboard-wheels/39220/11 "2014-11-01T23:03:55Z")
Hey, completely classic. That was my company (Global Style) that actually made Fakies,. I’ve not got an 8 year old son that just started playing with yo-yos and asked about bearing yo-yos, and behold, I pulled a box down out of the rafters with some still in there. Looks like we made them last week, and plays like a charm. No idea if this is a completely vacant post, but funny to run into it. ---
**Author:** ![Yoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyo)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 11:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-made-from-skateboard-wheels/39220/12 "2014-11-01T23:16:30Z")
B!ST made one iirc. ---
**Author:** ![yoyoboy224](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f14d63/32.png) [@yoyoboy224](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoboy224)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2014, 4:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-made-from-skateboard-wheels/39220/13 "2014-11-03T04:20:48Z")
Necro…… lol ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2014, 5:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-made-from-skateboard-wheels/39220/14 "2014-11-03T05:27:46Z")
> [@Someone](#): > > Necro…… lol I think in this case you can cut this guy some slack since he was part of it. [Fakies by Global Style](http://www.theglasslab.com/xaxis/fakies/) ---
**Author:** ![Yoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyo)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2014, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-made-from-skateboard-wheels/39220/15 "2014-11-03T12:58:55Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/b/6/fb694168d951be3f7537ed3133ce7f8a92813582.jpeg "Skateboard Wheel") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmLwNAVv3fo)