I swear this is my last V6 mod question...

[Hadley4000]

I just finished the full V6 mod. I re assembled it, but my question is how crucial are the pins? I have heard from someone that they are rather unnecessary. Is it true?

 

[Nuceria]

Well if you indeed did the full mod, including taking the little bumps off of the inner mechanism pieces, then they are quite necessary to keep the internal mechanism in alignment, which is what that little bump used to do. At least that's what I'm told, I'm still trying to find the time to mod mine.

 

[xEscapeFatex]

Yes, the pins are a complete necessity, without them, 1. The cube will come out of alignment, 2. It will pop more (from my experience) and 3. Just the overall feel of it will be wrong.

 

[Faz]

To quote Dene.

When you glue the two inner pieces to the core it fixes a center piece. Therefore the slice that the pins are on will always be the same colours. On my V6 it is the slice with red/orange/black/yellow that has the pins (I think I have a blue center fixed).

Do you know which colour is fixed? If so, never start with that colour or its opposite when doing centers, and never pair edges on that slice.

 

[DavidWoner]

To quote Dene.

When you glue the two inner pieces to the core it fixes a center piece. Therefore the slice that the pins are on will always be the same colours. On my V6 it is the slice with red/orange/black/yellow that has the pins (I think I have a blue center fixed).

Do you know which colour is fixed? If so, never start with that colour or its opposite when doing centers, and never pair edges on that slice.

Well that all depends on how well you did the mods. I can do centers/edges/parity on whichever slice I want and never have problems. I would say test it out a bit, and if you are having problems, then avoid doing stuff on that slice.

 

[mazei]

If you cut the bumps off the small internal pieces then it is necessary by all means because the thing that is used to keep the internal mech in line is gone.

 

[Dene]

To quote Dene.

When you glue the two inner pieces to the core it fixes a center piece. Therefore the slice that the pins are on will always be the same colours. On my V6 it is the slice with red/orange/black/yellow that has the pins (I think I have a blue center fixed).

Do you know which colour is fixed? If so, never start with that colour or its opposite when doing centers, and never pair edges on that slice.

Well that all depends on how well you did the mods. I can do centers/edges/parity on whichever slice I want and never have problems. I would say test it out a bit, and if you are having problems, then avoid doing stuff on that slice.

I think he meant without the pins. In which case, that slice is completely screwed.

 

[masterofthebass]

Well that all depends on how well you did the mods. I can do centers/edges/parity on whichever slice I want and never have problems. I would say test it out a bit, and if you are having problems, then avoid doing stuff on that slice.

That's because I basically owned that cube. All the pins are still in there, and the mod was done like perfectly

Yes, the pins are a complete necessity, without them, 1. The cube will come out of alignment, 2. It will pop more (from my experience) and 3. Just the overall feel of it will be wrong.

#2 is completely false, and #3 is completely crap too. The only things the pins accomplish is to get rid of the misalignments.

 

[Hadley4000]

So pins are a go?

What thickness should I use. Like, safety pin?

 

[kahman10]

So pins are a go?

What thickness should I use. Like, safety pin?

you should use pins that go with a sewing machine, the ones that have a ball on the end or something, be sure to cut off the sharp end as well.

 

[mazei]

I used a safety pin. I think the glue is more important. I bought some industrial strength glue and 1 already came out.

 

[xTheAndyx]

you guys do know that the fixed center isn't fixed to a color, right?

 

[mazei]

You do know what the mod does right?

 

[jack 98]

advice

I just finished the full V6 mod. I re assembled it, but my question is how crucial are the pins? I have heard from someone that they are rather unnecessary. Is it true?

some tips on the pins

use instant krazy glue. it works wonders

the pins

if you just glue 2 pieces to the core it will kep the mechanism in allighnment 2/3 of the time. i dont think you absolutely need them.:confused:

 

[4Chan]

you guys do know that the fixed center isn't fixed to a color, right?

Lol, dont try to prove them wrong.
Cubers at that level KNOW what theyre talking about.

When the mod is done, two internals are GLUED to the core, making one of the centers unable to move.

 

[mazei]

you guys do know that the fixed center isn't fixed to a color, right?

Lol, dont try to prove them wrong.
Cubers at that level KNOW what theyre talking about.

When the mod is done, two internals are GLUED to the core, making one of the centers unable to move.

Don't worry, he's new

 

[panyan]

you guys do know that the fixed center isn't fixed to a color, right?

maybe look around the forum a bit more and get to know the people who know what they are talking about first. Nobody is going to risk a v6 without knowing what they are doing in great depth

 

[mazei]

you guys do know that the fixed center isn't fixed to a color, right?

maybe look around the forum a bit more and get to know the people who know what they are talking about first. Nobody is going to risk a v6 without knowing what they are doing in great depth

Hooray for lurking!

To OP: Expect a lot of dust when playing with a 6x6 with the pin mod done. My center(as in the ones with the screws) with the pins are almost all black.

 

[Tortin]

I just finished the full V6 mod. I re assembled it, but my question is how crucial are the pins? I have heard from someone that they are rather unnecessary. Is it true?

some tips on the pins

use instant krazy glue. it works wonders

the pins

if you just glue 2 pieces to the core it will kep the mechanism in allighnment 2/3 of the time. i dont think you absolutely need them.:confused:

I used instant crazy glue and the pins wont stay in no matter what I do. And now the screws are so filled with glue, there's no chance of them staying in.

 

[ChrisBird]

I just finished the full V6 mod. I re assembled it, but my question is how crucial are the pins? I have heard from someone that they are rather unnecessary. Is it true?

some tips on the pins

use instant krazy glue. it works wonders

the pins

if you just glue 2 pieces to the core it will kep the mechanism in allighnment 2/3 of the time. i dont think you absolutely need them.:confused:

I used instant crazy glue and the pins wont stay in no matter what I do. And now the screws are so filled with glue, there's no chance of them staying in.

Then take a fishing knife, or fine tipped hobby cutters (found at your local hobby shop) and pry the glue out.

You could also try getting a glue solvent and removing the dried glue that way.