rubik's DIY center cap pooping

[daniel0731ex]

i just fixed the centercap problem and it doesn't pop as often now

i noticed that the rubik's DIY centercap has little bumps on the side, which makes the cap unstable because it leaves a slight gap between the cap and
the centerpiece.
so i cut them off to make it fit closer together. however, the caps still falls off because the inner notch does not fit tightly to the centerpiece. so i did this (the picture is actually a type A cap, not rubik's)

after the mod the cap doesn't fall off anymore im now using it as my OH cube

 

[waffle=ijm]

i'm sorry. my rubiks.com DIY caps don't poop.

Nice solution. I'll be sure to try this out on my next rubiks DIY

 

[4Chan]

Hmmm, i think i saw that on speedcubing somewhere...
A few years ago....

EDIT: Yeppers, i did:
http://speedcubing.com/ton/images/dents.JPG

 

[riffz]

Ew. Remind me not to buy a Rubik's DIY if they poop.

 

[elcarc]

Ew. Remind me not to buy a Rubik's DIY if they poop.

poop?

 

[IamWEB]

I just used a bunch of blu-tack.

Putting it around the edges of the cap like I've seen before barely helped(!), so I just put a large lump on the cap and place it on. I put enough of it to be touch the circular piece rising above the screwed, and it DOES stay. ALWAYS. 99.99999% percent of time, like germ-x. IT WORKS.

You may get different results though, because my caps don't poop. Never have, never will.

 

[daniel0731ex]

the most important part of this mod is cutting the bumps off and make it smooth. if you only do the dents it still wouldn't work.

also, the thing about this mod is that the cap is removable at anytime and is easy to put back on. if you use a sheet of paper you will have to put new paper on everytime you take it off.

 

[V-te]

Ew. Remind me not to buy a Rubik's DIY if they poop.

poop?

Title

 

[qqwref]

You'd stop pooping rubik's DIY center caps if only you'd just stop eating them.

 

[panyan]

wash your centre pieces's mouth out with soap! dirty little piece!

than it probably wont poop again

 

[cmhardw]

If my center caps pooped, I honestly have no idea what I would do. I'll just cross that bridge if I ever have to.

Now, when my center caps pop, that's easy to fix. I use a puddy knife and cut into the raised ledges on the under side of the cap with the thin edge of the knife. This causes them to bulge slightly, and this extra pressure keeps them in place a little bit better. When even this fails I use the tiniest amount of superglue on the underside of the corner of the cap. This locks it in place, but don't use a lot. To remove them later for adjusting the screw tension use an x-acto knife or a razor blade to cut the superglue and free the cap.

Hope this helps,
Chris

 

[Bryan]

If my center caps pooped, I honestly have no idea what I would do.

Would this be competition legal? The regulations aren't clear on it.

 

[blade740]

Sure they do. Article 5: Puzzle Defecation

 

[IamWEB]

LOL.

 

[fundash]

when I used to be a noob and i had a diy already though, i used vasaline, and it went directly through it's digestive system and got pooped out of its center caps...

 

[Troy2421]

Ewww........poop....TEEHEE

 

[daniel0731ex]

god.

you guys are missing my point ˋˊ

 

[Twofu2]

Lol... getting all worked up over the title. Reminds me that there are some little kids out there, not that I'm old

 

[cmhardw]

god.

you guys are missing my point ˋˊ

Daniel,

Sorry, but many of us have made a thread title typo. Now you know not to do it again ;-)

As for your fix, I've never though to cut at an angle like that. As I mentioned above I use the thin edge of a puddy knife to cut into the plastic, but I cut a straight cut about halfway down the plastic. I'll have to try your angled cut next time and see how it works. If I don't like it, I'll just complete the cut to be flush.

Chris

 

[daniel0731ex]

god.

you guys are missing my point ˋˊ

Daniel,

Sorry, but many of us have made a thread title typo. Now you know not to do it again ;-)

As for your fix, I've never though to cut at an angle like that. As I mentioned above I use the thin edge of a puddy knife to cut into the plastic, but I cut a straight cut about halfway down the plastic. I'll have to try your angled cut next time and see how it works. If I don't like it, I'll just complete the cut to be flush.

Chris

actually, what i really meant is to remove the little bumps/notches on the outer ridge of the cap

cutting them off will make the cap fit closer toghther because the bumps creates a slight gap between the cap and the center piece, which makes the cap unstable. after you remove the bumps it should fit like a good type c centercap, except that it doesn't have enough friction to keep it on. so making the dents makes the ridge become slightly wider and stretches the centerpiece slightly, thus giving enough resistance to keep the cap on.

if you only dent the cap without removing the bumps it will actually pop even more often, because the dents only stretch the edge of the centerpiece.