SS 4x4 solution to internal lock-ups

**masterofthebass** · 04-03-2012

Just did this and lockups are gone. Now I can actually stand to use this cube.

**Konsta** · 04-03-2012

Originally Posted by masterofthebass

Just did this and lockups are gone. Now I can actually stand to use this cube.

Really glad to hear this!
I actually hesitated to make a thread about this at first, thinking that maybe it's not that good mod or at least most good cubers already know this.

**MostEd** · 04-03-2012

Originally Posted by Konsta

Really glad to hear this!
I actually hesitated to make a thread about this at first, thinking that maybe it's not that good mod or at least most good cubers already know this.

I'm working on this mod, did about 1 half of the pieces, hope to finish tomorow

**Alex97** · 04-03-2012

Don't exist mod to do SS 4x4 to not lock up. I recommend mini/dayan mf8 for speedcubing

**Konsta** · 04-03-2012

Originally Posted by Alex97

Don't exist mod to do SS 4x4 to not lock up. I recommend mini/dayan mf8 for speedcubing

Yes, I have that one too, unfortunately the cube I got has very stiff outer layers, so it makes it almost impossible to cube with.
I've tried to mod it as much as possible, but it seems that it's not possible to sand it down enough without destroying the cube.
Too bad, I really like the size and the feel of that cube other than outer layers.
Of course I could buy another one and hope to get better one, but it's pretty expensive cube to play lottery

I would really like to see some pictures of your SS internal part mods to see if it differs from what I did.
Because I modded my cube in several phases (3 or 4 days and testing between modding), only doing all the spots you can see in my pictures it stopped locking up internally.

**Cheese11** · 04-03-2012

Originally Posted by Alex97

Don't exist mod to do SS 4x4 to not lock up. I recommend mini/dayan mf8 for speedcubing

GTFO. RIGHT NOW. But really, the Mini Dayan+MF8 4x4 is just too stiff. There is no mod that can make it better. Plus the plastic is really soft, and the pieces are to big for the cube. Mine broke from turning it.... It sucks.

**5BLD** · 04-03-2012

Awesome mod! I was thinking of doing it before but i was worried I'd stuff it up, but when I saw your thread I decided to give it a go.

**Alex97** · 04-03-2012

Originally Posted by Cheese11

GTFO. RIGHT NOW. But really, the Mini Dayan+MF8 4x4 is just too stiff. There is no mod that can make it better. Plus the plastic is really soft, and the pieces are to big for the cube. Mine broke from turning it.... It sucks.

I like stiff cube!!! Isn't cubes who I can modified to be better!!

**Konsta** · 04-03-2012

Originally Posted by 5BLD

Awesome mod! I was thinking of doing it before but i was worried I'd stuff it up, but when I saw your thread I decided to give it a go.

Thanks! I made the modding decision pretty soon after I got this cube and did known mods to it, because I really couldn't stand the internal lock ups.
Also the low price encouraged me to try this out. And I wouldn't be using locking cube anyways.

At the same time I actually destroyed my MF8 megaminx by modding it too much, and the worst part is that there were actual tutorials how to mod it properly and I was just lazy to check them out

Good thing is that I finally modded my mefferts minx and tiled it with MF8 tiles, so I have pretty nice megaminx now. (it was mefferts mod to mf8 what I did to destroy it, don't try that at home)