Florian
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A cutter is alright i used one for my ZhanChi. When i get my dremel, i might do a modding tutorial, which is not specified on a certain cube
Shengshou 4x4 and 5x5 mods?
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A cutter is alright i used one for my ZhanChi. When i get my dremel, i might do a modding tutorial, which is not specified on a certain cube
Tim Major
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cubernya
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That thing is like a ZhanChi! Florian, how long do you think it would take you to mod one with a dremel (I'm getting one soon)
Tim Major
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The inside looks even more so. He asked me not to take pictures of the inside because he might end up selling them.
Florian
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haha, not really. I just don't want to take out pieces, because you can't really take them out. And it's obvious how it looks inside.
Maybe i sell one of those, but idk.
I hope it take like half of the times with a dremel. Then i'll make a second one.
sorry. Florian said that "chipmunk" put up some pictures last friday, so I assumed that was the name of the user. Thanks for the pic though, i should get modding.
guinepigs rock
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I did no modding and no lubing only tensioned it an its amazing.
rock1313
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I used FELIX1996 shengshou 5x5 mod tutorial and I have to say I't locks up even more than before. I don't know what I did wrong.
Florian
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Which mods have you done? All from the Video? Did you cleaned your cube? Did you lubed your cube? Does your cube looks like this http://i.imgur.com/5YUC2.jpg ?
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have you tightened the tensions since the mod?
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rock1313
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I did all the mods from the video(took a long time), I cleaned my cube, lubed it and it does look like the picture with the 4 holes on each side.
Haven't tension it yet.
Florian
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Tensioning is compulsory before complaining
rock1313
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Have tension it now and it still locks up quite a bit.
Florian
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Upload pictures. How do you imagine we could help when you say you basically done everything, everyone else did?
Felix1996
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Florian, can you make some pics of the pieces themselves? you modded it ... really much ^^ i think i have to do that too.. 
rock1313
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I've now done a few dozen solves with it and it feels better now. Still got a few lockups though by I just broke my PB single with it.
samkli
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Have anyone tried to do this mod on a Shengshou 6x6?
aaronb
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I would like to share my results here.
I did the mod on the 5x5, and when I finished, I was disappointed. I tensioned and lubed it before the mod, and it was an okay cube. When I finished it wasn't much better. I decided lube couldn't hurt, so I lubed the core (none of the surfaces) with differential oil, and it became AMAZING. I think it is as fast as my Guhong/Zhanchi. I do need to tighten it a little more, because it pops often. (It popped often before the mod, I just had the tensions too loose.) Locks ups happen rarely now. (Happened a lot before the mod)
I used a dremel, and then quickly sanded each piece. (I only sanded each piece for about 3-4 seconds, just enough to make it smooth.) It took me about 3 hours max. Maybe closer to 2. (Used a dremel, and a little sandpaper.)
Here are some pictures I took of the pieces. Some are blurry. (Sorry, I am not used to this camera.) If anyone wants more pictures of a specific piece, just PM me and I'll try to take more pics.
Here is my amazing MS Paint skills showing you where I sanded, for anyone unsure of what to mod.
On each corner center, I sanded from the bottom of the stalk to the top.
Notice how I made is so the top of the wing edges and the corner centers and really rounded. The top of the corner I sanded slightly, but not to the extent of the edges and centers.
On the wing edges I sanded down the 2 sides, shown in blue. And rounded down the 2 places in red.
On the corner, you sand from the base, along the stalk, and up to the top. There are 3 sections on each corner, like the blue one I circled.
I did the mod on the 5x5, and when I finished, I was disappointed. I tensioned and lubed it before the mod, and it was an okay cube. When I finished it wasn't much better. I decided lube couldn't hurt, so I lubed the core (none of the surfaces) with differential oil, and it became AMAZING. I think it is as fast as my Guhong/Zhanchi. I do need to tighten it a little more, because it pops often. (It popped often before the mod, I just had the tensions too loose.) Locks ups happen rarely now. (Happened a lot before the mod)
I used a dremel, and then quickly sanded each piece. (I only sanded each piece for about 3-4 seconds, just enough to make it smooth.) It took me about 3 hours max. Maybe closer to 2. (Used a dremel, and a little sandpaper.)
Here are some pictures I took of the pieces. Some are blurry. (Sorry, I am not used to this camera.) If anyone wants more pictures of a specific piece, just PM me and I'll try to take more pics.
Here is my amazing MS Paint skills showing you where I sanded, for anyone unsure of what to mod.
On each corner center, I sanded from the bottom of the stalk to the top.
Notice how I made is so the top of the wing edges and the corner centers and really rounded. The top of the corner I sanded slightly, but not to the extent of the edges and centers.
On the wing edges I sanded down the 2 sides, shown in blue. And rounded down the 2 places in red.
On the corner, you sand from the base, along the stalk, and up to the top. There are 3 sections on each corner, like the blue one I circled.
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mullemeckmannen
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please, florian, tell us a little more what you did to the pieces=) pics would be awesome
PandaCuber
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I got my SS 5 a few weeks ago and Ive only loosened it a little. But it still locks up a lot and not smooth at all.
Can someone pass me a link of the mod, cause I couldnt find a good one.
And does it matter than I dont own a dremel? Just sand paper...
Can someone pass me a link of the mod, cause I couldnt find a good one.
And does it matter than I dont own a dremel? Just sand paper...
