Magnets Discussion and Help thread

[JohnnyReggae]

So my N35 magnets finally arrived and I can't wait to magnetize my Valk!
But first I want to practice on a different cube so I know what I'm doing. Any suggestions?
I'm not sure which cube to try it out on, I only have N35s so not the strongest magnet but I'm not looking for a strong pull anyway. What speedcube other than the Valk do you guys suggest for using N35s in?

Spoiler: List of 3x3s I am willing to magnetize

Black YueXiao
Black GTS
White AoLong
Black AoLong v2
Black Thunderclap v1
Black Gans 356
White WeiLong v1
White WeiLong v2
Black Mini WeiLong
White Zhanchi
White and Stickerless GuHong

As a practice I would go with the Thunderclap.

 

[DMCubing]

So my N35 magnets finally arrived and I can't wait to magnetize my Valk!
But first I want to practice on a different cube so I know what I'm doing. Any suggestions?
I'm not sure which cube to try it out on, I only have N35s so not the strongest magnet but I'm not looking for a strong pull anyway. What speedcube other than the Valk do you guys suggest for using N35s in?

Though they'd be a little on the subtle side in this cube, you might want to try them in an MF3RS.

 

[cuber314159]

So I finally magnetised my valk3 and it is really nice, I might do n50s at some point. But dmcubing I used your tutorial and I got the polarities incorrect, please recommend on future tutorials to do the checkerboard to test for polarities as if I had not done a U2 I wouldn't have noticed. I had to take the magnets out and then redo it

 

[SolveThatCube]

Though they'd be a little on the subtle side in this cube, you might want to try them in an MF3RS.

Don't have one.
It's either a GTS, Thunderclap, AoLong V2, YueXiao or GuHong.
I'm thinking maybe the Guhong because it's stickerless and I use it for feet so magnets would be very helpful in it.
On the other hand having a magnetized GTS or YueXiao would be cool. Out of those 2 which would work the best with N35s?
(I only have enough magnets for 2 cubes.)

 

[DMCubing]

So I finally magnetised my valk3 and it is really nice, I might do n50s at some point. But dmcubing I used your tutorial and I got the polarities incorrect, please recommend on future tutorials to do the checkerboard to test for polarities as if I had not done a U2 I wouldn't have noticed. I had to take the magnets out and then redo it

I always recommend in my tutorials to assemble the cube without the core prior to full assembly, as this will immediately show any problems with polarity.

 

[cuber314159]

But I built it without the core and it seemed fine but when I did a U move without the core, I saw the problems

 

[newtonbase]

So I finally magnetised my valk3 and it is really nice, I might do n50s at some point. But dmcubing I used your tutorial and I got the polarities incorrect, please recommend on future tutorials to do the checkerboard to test for polarities as if I had not done a U2 I wouldn't have noticed. I had to take the magnets out and then redo it

How did you manage to get the polarities wrong? I magnetise each piece from one that's already been done so it can't go wrong.

 

[DMCubing]

Don't have one.
It's either a GTS, Thunderclap, AoLong V2, YueXiao or GuHong.
I'm thinking maybe the Guhong because it's stickerless and I use it for feet so magnets would be very helpful in it.
On the other hand having a magnetized GTS or YueXiao would be cool. Out of those 2 which would work the best with N35s?
(I only have enough magnets for 2 cubes.)

I'm not sure you'd get much out of the N35s in the GTS or Yuexiao. They generally require a stronger magnet unless you like them very subtle. I've never done a Guhong so I don't know how they'd do there.

 

[DMCubing]

But I built it without the core and it seemed fine but when I did a U move without the core, I saw the problems

That's the way do it. Though you may not have seen my latest tutorial, this is the very method I recommend there, as well as in my other videos of mine. My Valk video was posted over five months ago, and as time goes on, I refine and improve on the techniques I use. It's impossible to go into an already posted video and edit it.

 

[cuber314159]

How did you manage to get the polarities wrong? I magnetise each piece from one that's already been done so it can't go wrong.

I did not line them up and then I moved the pieces with magnets recently glued and it messed up alot,

 

[cuber314159]

That's the way do it. Though you may not have seen my latest tutorial, this is the very method I recommend there, as well as in my other videos of mine. My Valk video was posted over five months ago, and as time goes on, I refine and improve on the techniques I use. It's impossible to go into an already posted video and edit it.

Yes, I assume you mean the weilong gts2 one, I think I watched it but at 2* speed and i did not pay much attention to it, my weilong gts2 has not come yet from cubezz. I ordered it the day you posted the video saying that you were taking the magnets out of your cubes and going back to a Rubik's brand, doesn't seem like you kept with that

 

[DMCubing]

I think I watched it but at 2* speed and i did not pay much attention to it

Did not pay much attention to it. That's very comforting. Explains a lot too.

I ordered it the day you posted the video saying that you were taking the magnets out of your cubes and going back to a Rubik's brand, doesn't seem like you kept with that

So you're the one person out of thousands that didn't understand an April Fools post.
I'm kind of finished replying to you because I don't have time to figure out if you're a troll or not. Sorry.

 

[SolveThatCube]

I'm not sure you'd get much out of the N35s in the GTS or Yuexiao. They generally require a stronger magnet unless you like them very subtle. I've never done a Guhong so I don't know how they'd do there.

Yeah that's what I thought. But I had a genius idea - what if I magnetize my stickerless WuQue! I would only have enough magnets for the outer layers but my inner layers are a bit sluggish anyway. Are 4x2 N35s too strong for the WuQue?
Let me know your thoughts everyone.

 

[SolveThatCube]

I magnetized my Valk! And it works! lol
Gonna go do some solves on it now. I'm so happy.

 

[DMCubing]

I magnetized my Valk! And it works! lol
Gonna go do some solves on it now. I'm so happy.

AWESOME!!!!!! Looks great!!!!!

 

[SolveThatCube]

AWESOME!!!!!! Looks great!!!!!

Thanks!!! With the leftovers I'm either going to put them in the outer layers of my WuQue or my GTS, haven't decided yet.
But I can't wait to do it. Magnets are fun!!!

 

[newtonbase]

I magnetized my Valk! And it works! lol
Gonna go do some solves on it now. I'm so happy.

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You've done a nice job there. Well done.

 

[SolveThatCube]

You've done a nice job there. Well done.

Thanks.

 

[mitja]

Yeah that's what I thought. But I had a genius idea - what if I magnetize my stickerless WuQue! I would only have enough magnets for the outer layers but my inner layers are a bit sluggish anyway. Are 4x2 N53s too strong for the WuQue?
Let me know your thoughts everyone.

too strong. I have N45 4x1,5mm and inner N45 4x1mm.

 

[DMCubing]

Thanks!!! With the leftovers I'm either going to put them in the outer layers of my WuQue or my GTS, haven't decided yet.
But I can't wait to do it. Magnets are fun!!!

Magnets are addicting!!!! Lol!