[Video] How to make your DaYan ZhanChi smooth - without sanding!

[JillianFraser]

Are you sure it won't mess up anything with the internals?

 

[JonWhite]

However, the torpedoes do in fact touch the area behind the corner stock. You might have modded yours, but there are bumps on the backs of the corners, which the torpedoes touch. Even with modding, the torpedoes do touch the back of the corners.

If you gently pull outward on the torpedoes, you'll notice they can go in/out a millimeter or so. Pull them outward and they shouldn't touch the corners.

And if it was you who made that awful comment on the video

Not me. I have nothing against CRC (even though I believe Lubix is better, CRC is not horrible)

 

[HelpCube]

Are you sure it won't mess up anything with the internals?

Nothing will go wrong with the internals of your cube after preforming this mod.

 

[Bryandgg]

In my case , my zhanchi didnt have the washers in , or at least thats what i saw , but a few days ago i took out the torpedos , and its just amazing, thanks for the tutorial

 

[Andri Maulana]

I've done this mod before with my guhong like half a year ago, and yeah it makes my guhong very very fast even the tension is tight.
But if your cube already "very" broken in, then this mod will make your cube pieces rattle a bit. It's annoying though...

Explanation
If you don't use the washer, the spring will have a little friction than using it, because friction between metal spring and metal washer is much bigger than metal spring and plastic bottom of center piece..
Besides that, remove the washer will give extra room in the center piece hole

Sorry , i can't explain it very well, my english so bad. Hope you understand it. And correct me if im wrong

 

[JonWhite]

If you don't use the washer, the spring will have a little friction than using it, because friction between metal spring and metal washer is much bigger than metal spring and plastic bottom of center piece..

The metal spring catches onto the soft plastic; that's what gives rise to the audible scratching sound with no washers. Catching onto something creates friction. The spring will not catch onto the metal washer, reducing friction. That's what washers are for.

Besides that, remove the washer will give extra room in the center piece hole

and that's when you tighten your tensions.

 

[insane569]

Yea removing the washers will allow the sharp ends of the springs to scratch into the plastic and if you solve as often as i do...
I replaced my springs with ghost hand 1 springs which i had in my guhong before
They have less tension which allows for speed and smooth turning
Rubiks store bought springs are also good.

 

[PhillipEspinoza]

Just did both mods and my recently bought Zhan Chi cube is now amazing

 

[Andri Maulana]

The metal spring catches onto the soft plastic; that's what gives rise to the audible scratching sound with no washers.

With washer, my guhong has a noise springy sound, even after i lube the screw. But when i remove them, the sound gone.

Catching onto something creates friction. The spring will not catch onto the metal washer, reducing friction. That's what washers are for.

Oh, i think the spring do catch onto the metal washer..
If you remove the washer, you can notice that the washer has scratches sign on it. And that thing make the springy sound.

After you use your cube long enough, the washer become so rough that it increase the friction...


Yeah, the sharp end of the spring will scratch the soft plastic, but it doesn't damage your cube at all.


I like my guhong without washer, but I put it back in my guhong because it already "very" break in. Removing the washer make it rattle like crazy.

Apoligize me if i have wrong statement, i dont wanna make a serious debate about this

 

[Michael1026]

Woah, so much smoother without torpedoes. Should I take off the caps and lube the screws? I already lubed the cube itself.

 

[NathanG]

In all honesty, I prefer my zhanchi to be reassuring. I don't want it to be all smooth and slippery like my guhong that I got from lubix. I makes it a little harder to control, in my opinion. I think I'll keep my zhanchi how it is.

 

[HelpCube]

Woah, so much smoother without torpedoes. Should I take off the caps and lube the screws? I already lubed the cube itself.

Definately. Like I said you don't need much, but you'll notice a difference.

 

[rubikmaster]

Hey,would this work on a Guhong?

 

[Andri Maulana]

As i said before, i've tried this mod before with my guhong and it work very well, makes your guhong feel "flying". Except if your cube already "very" broken in

 

[HelpCube]

In all honesty, I prefer my zhanchi to be reassuring. I don't want it to be all smooth and slippery like my guhong that I got from lubix. I makes it a little harder to control, in my opinion. I think I'll keep my zhanchi how it is.

I'm going to copy and paste my response to one of the comments on the video:

They loose their crispiness once you break them in anyway, but this makes it even smoother. And I used to think the same way, I liked my cubes crispy, but when I tried a smoother cube, I liked it so much better. The great thing with this mod is you can undo it if you don't like it, so it doesn't hurt to try.

 

[antoineccantin]

Would cutting the springs do a similar effect?

 

[5BLD]

All this mod does is loosen the cube...

 

[HelpCube]

All this mod does is loosen the cube...

???

Have you even tried the mod yourself? If you have, you'll see the difference. The feeling is very different from being loose, it feels smoother.

Would cutting the springs do a similar effect?

Possibly, but be careful when doing that, since it is irreversible.

 

[5BLD]

I've tried it yes. It gives more space for the spring to move around and the centrepiece. The different feeling is simply the feeling of the spring on the soft plastic rather than washer. Sure, you like the feel, and so do others, but I just don't like the clacky-rattly feel.

 

[Rubenajax]

I did both mods, it turns soo smooth. My only probleme is that it turns so smooth that I had to put te tension very tight which decrease my corner cutting very much.