Thread: Alchemy/poly string unraveling fix

I am probably not the only person to come up with this fix, but I thought I would share it anyway.

CAUTION: THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS MEANT FOR THOSE WHO ARE OF APPROPRIATE AGE AND MATURITY IN ORDER TO HANDLE FIRE AND/OR FLAME SOURCES SUCH AS MATCHES OR LIGHTERS, OR FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ADULT SUPERVISION WHILE ATTEMPTING THIS FIX. (e.g. 18 or older) PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS COMPLETELY BEFORE PROCEEDING.

If you have had Alchemy or other poly string loose it's manufacturer's knot/loop and then proceed to unravel, you will like this fix if you have not used it before. I probably gave it somewhat away with the above warning, but here it is. Just simply re-twist the string, tie a square knot or whatever knot you prefer, near the end of the string. The following, to be on the safe side, should be done outdoors, away from any flammable or combustible materials. Carefully take a lit match or lighter to the very end of the string (the cut end) in order to melt and fuse the individual threads together, being very careful not to have your fingers or any part of your body come in contact with the flame or the hot melted string. Useing a pair of needle nose pliers or similar tool to hold the string will be a big help here. (The hot string will stick to you and burn like a home made napalm if you get it on you skin). Also, this string if flammable itself and if it flames up on you simply blow it out.

This will leave a slightly scorched/melted ball at the end of your string, but I believe that the advantage of at least not having your string unravel again makes up for this small, slightly unsightly situation. Wait for the string to cool and tie a loop as normal and play it like a madman.

I have only personally tried this with Alchemy string, but I do not see why you could not apply this to any of the 100% polyester string out there. Let me know what you think of this. I hope this helps somebody!

Disclaimer:
Not responsible for accidents resulting from absent mindedness, stupidity, human error on my part or yours, acts of God or failure to follow warnings or instructions carefully and to the letter.

Ive never had a string come loose or come untwisted :/

When do you mean? During play? I always lop off the extra string after the knot if thats waht you're talking about?

The following quote can be found on this thread*:

http://www.theyo.com/yoyo/showthread...hlight=alchemy

Originally Posted by ziggy_tehbunnySLAYER

" it comes"... "untied(what aboynamedsue is talking about) then you need to tie the know [knot] alot further down, ware [were] the string is still wound up tightly, when these things come untied then they unreavel [unravel]."
"but yeah, like aboynamedsue said, when we took out the pink strings(the ones he ordered) a good number of them(maybe 25% of them) have already came untied, so those all needed re-tied, which is a pain int the butt. the green ones we[re]n't untied, but they come untied very easily, which is also kinda an[n]oying, but i am able just to tighten the pre-maid knot and everything works out fine."

*Brackets are mine for correction of some spelling errors.

The following pics are not the greatest, but I think they give you the idea of the step by step process described above:


http://www.flickr.com/photos/24382897@N08/2361208954/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24382897@N08/2361209034/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24382897@N08/2360374493/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24382897@N08/2360374577/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24382897@N08/2361209256/

To answer the ? of when this unraveling happens, if that is not clear, it is during storage initially, but I have had ones come completely undone during play, which is not only potentially damaging to the yo-yo, but dangerous. Also, lopping off the loose tag of string at the knot addresses the issue temporarily, but I have found that it can come untied again due to the slippery nature of this string, and you are right back where you began. At least with this fix, if it does come untied, you will not come unraveled, and neither will your string!


I hope this clarifies things for macca and anyone else. If there any more ?'s, or criticism, please feel free.

Thanks for taking the time to explain that, appreciated :)

Originally Posted by macca

Thanks for taking the time to explain that, appreciated :)

Oh, you are always very welcome!

Anyone else have a ? or comment?

or perhaps not many are experiencing this problem.......................

That was very interesting! =)

Thank you for posting this!

-Adam

At last, someone who appreciates my work? Glad I could be of service.

Originally Posted by Rahnella

At last, someone who appreciates my work? Glad I could be of service.

I'm sure we all appreciated it, just didn't realize you needed a pat on the head for it as a sign of our approval.

Originally Posted by jhb8426
I'm sure we all appreciated it, just didn't realize you needed a pat on the head for it as a sign of our approval.

Well, I don't need it, but it is nice!