Guides and Guidlines to Modding Forum (Please read before starting a new topic)

[THE wood dwarf]

This board seems to be cluttered with redundant questions, please do the following if you starting new topic:

Check the Guides
Check the guides listed below, they have lots of nifty info and how-to's about modding and maintaining your yoyos

Search
If the guides don't help, there's a little red button up towards the top of your screen, right in between the "help" and "profile" buttons. Its easy to use, you can even search specific forums! Try searching for past topics that have addressed the issue you want to know about

And if those dont help, then post, but remember to:
Think About what Your Going to Post
Make sure what your going to post is clear, and easy to understand. Try to be specific with what your asking for/about.


Guides!
Modding for Dummies - Learn the basics of modding yoyos from KyYoYo881
Basic guide to painting yoyos - gracieyoyogirl's guide to the basics of yoyo painting
Guide to Satin finishing - Learn how to put satin finish on your yoyo from david w
Modding Raiders - Pat Cuartero's Definitive guide to modding Raiders
How to make String - Gsimian's Tutorial on making string
Lathe Buying Guide - Kyo's guide to purchasing your lathe
Metal Qualities/Anodizing - Guide to the differing qualities of different metals that are used in yoyos
How Ando Paints - Ando Comandos guide to how he does his paint jobs
How to make Baz-Pads - Baz monkeys famous tutorial on making his custom pads
How to dye a plastic yoyo - How To Dye Absolutely Any Plastic by IV

Thanks for reading!

happy modding

[Orange Crust]

So this is where the stickies went! I can alredy see that some people havn't read this though 

[fzzyrn]

you forgot to lock this thread?
immortalized, we have been.

[thebean]

Immortality feels kinda cool, unless of course you're just leaving this open for suggestions. If so, I think the list of trustworthy modders would be handy to have up there.

[xfredericox]

maybe this can be added as well?

frederico.dommel.be/anodizing.htm
I hope its not considered spamming. Its a guide (work in progress) to how anodizing works, what it is and lots more side info.

[mrcnja]

I second that, xfredericox. I've spent days reading up on anodizing and I still learned something.

One thing that could possibly be added in addition to you saying that, "Steel is an example of a metal unfit for anodizing; So forget about your CU, St. Eel". One cool thing is that steel can easily be copper plated. I have done it before with great results. And hey, that might be a service you start offering.

[JeremyG]

i think Todd (Clifford Ball, sp?) had a really really nice dying guide that belongs up there.

EDIT: Is it possible to add a how to paint part of the post? Here is one guide i thought was really cool, not sure what you think.
http://www.yoyonation.com/talk/index.php/topic,53472.0/topicseen.html
Im still looking for CBs painting guide.

EDIT 2: Found CB's: http://www.yoyonation.com/talk/index.php/topic,7610.0.html
Not sure what you think of that. just letting you know.

[xixsilverxix]

That's cool, good idea wooddwarf

[modernaught]

more links. c'mon!

[xfredericox]

it may be not a bad idea to add the list of trustworthy modders in here also.

Just make 1 sticky thread with general rules, and links to all helpful threads that were stickied before.
That way they remain sticked in a way, and top of the page isn't clutterred up with 10 sticky threads.

1 Master sticky to rule them all!
Just change the stickys name to something that tells very clear whats in the thread, so people know where to find all needed info.

Also that way, people will more easily read the rules, along with their search for modding help.

but maybe that was the idea all along. I'm just mentioning because the trustworthy list thread is still not merged into this one, and i'm not sure why.

[THE wood dwarf]

it may be not a bad idea to add the list of trustworthy modders in here also.

Just make 1 sticky thread with general rules, and links to all helpful threads that were stickied before.
That way they remain sticked in a way, and top of the page isn't clutterred up with 10 sticky threads.

1 Master sticky to rule them all!
Just change the stickys name to something that tells very clear whats in the thread, so people know where to find all needed info.

Also that way, people will more easily read the rules, along with their search for modding help.

but maybe that was the idea all along. I'm just mentioning because the trustworthy list thread is still not merged into this one, and i'm not sure why.

I didn't merge it because its not necessarily a guide, and its something that's going to get constantly updated (hopefully). By getting updated so often it will constantly be at the top anyway.

you forgot to lock this thread?
immortalized, we have been.

No I didn't forget to lock it, I left it open so people could post guides that they thought should be in the list, as has happened

[icthus]

My sticky lives!!!!!

You still modding TWD?

[THE wood dwarf]

not really, doesnt pay enough for the time i put into it

i paint/do art alot now

[icthus]

Thats too bad. Unless you're happy.

[Splugen]

http://www.yoyonation.com/talk/index.php/topic,59942.0.html


Nifty little thing that could easily be added to this list, IMHO.

It's a guide from RIT on how to combine their dyes to make different colors. Nice.

[ranen61]

just a correction for one of the links. he isnt andocommando anymore. hes ghazi