Adjustable V cube 5 Core!

[JLarsen]

I see! Very interesting and enlightening
Could you possibly inform me about their length, diameter, their possible names and/or brand that they have? I'd like to know exactly what to buy at the hardware store, as I only have one shot at doing so (or wait another 3 weeks to continue the mod ;_; ).

Well all i did was bring the screws that I had into the store, and talk to someone. I said can you find me a screw similar to this, but slightly longer. The lady told me that she couldn't exactly match it, but that didn't matter, c4y cores are unthreaded, and will accept any kind of close threading.

She pulled them out of a drawer labeled "mini machine screws/washers". They are of no brand, I got them from Rocky's Ace Hardware (they're a chain). Just sift through screws and look for something really close. I'm not aware of the diameter and such, but I can say they're about 1/4 of an inch - 1/2 inch longer than the v cube rivets. Hope I helped somewhat.

 

[masterofthebass]

hakan... i told you to use type A springs... not c4y ones. On my cube I used them and it worked perfectly. I actually glued the core extensions into the center piece to add stability. The resulting cube is odd, as its pretty springy and fast, but I think its too fast for me.

 

[JTW2007]

The resulting cube is odd, as its pretty springy and fast, but I think its too fast for me.

I want it.

 

[jcuber]

hakan... i told you to use type A springs... not c4y ones. On my cube I used them and it worked perfectly. I actually glued the core extensions into the center piece to add stability. The resulting cube is odd, as its pretty springy and fast, but I think its too fast for me.

Than it's too fast for anyone, except perhaps Erik.

 

[JTW2007]

I still want it.

 

[jcuber]

I still want it.

LOL! I heard in an old thread that Dan doesn't like loose cubes, so it may be good for someone else.

 

[JTW2007]

I want it even more! Anyone who has met me can speak to my dangerously loose cube preferences.

 

[jcuber]

I want it even more! Anyone who has met me can speak to my dangerously loose cube preferences.

Paul can speak of mine as well. I've since aquired a cube that NEVER pops, though, so it doesn't matter.

 

[DcF1337]

I can't help but wonder how Verdes might react to this. Will he start selling V-Cubes with adjustable screws?

 

[jcuber]

I can't help but wonder how Verdes might react to this. Will he start selling V-Cubes with adjustable screws?

We would all love that.

 

[HanoN]

Thanks, I'm going to try this in these few days

 

[JLarsen]

I can't help but wonder how Verdes might react to this. Will he start selling V-Cubes with adjustable screws?

We would all love that.

Well guys, once you get screws in there, and start playing around, you start to realize why he used rivets.

It seems (to me), that there is a very small window for what kind of tension the puzzle will function well in. It's not like a diy where it can handle a wide variety of tensions. The window you need to stay in as far as tension goes is not too large.

 

[ccchips296]

I can't help but wonder how Verdes might react to this. Will he start selling V-Cubes with adjustable screws?

We would all love that.

Well guys, once you get screws in there, and start playing around, you start to realize why he used rivets.

It seems (to me), that there is a very small window for what kind of tension the puzzle will function well in. It's not like a diy where it can handle a wide variety of tensions. The window you need to stay in as far as tension goes is not too large.

but after you set that "perfect tension", does it stay like that? or does it gradually start getting looser and looser as you play with it more? because with the rivets....once they got loose there was really nothing you could do and your cube was pretty much stuffed.

 

[JLarsen]

I can't help but wonder how Verdes might react to this. Will he start selling V-Cubes with adjustable screws?

We would all love that.

Well guys, once you get screws in there, and start playing around, you start to realize why he used rivets.

It seems (to me), that there is a very small window for what kind of tension the puzzle will function well in. It's not like a diy where it can handle a wide variety of tensions. The window you need to stay in as far as tension goes is not too large.

but after you set that "perfect tension", does it stay like that? or does it gradually start getting looser and looser as you play with it more? because with the rivets....once they got loose there was really nothing you could do and your cube was pretty much stuffed.

Yeah that's pretty much the purpose of the screws for me. There is no chance my puzzle is going to die, because I've got so many replacement parts at hand, and I can easily change them out if I need to. It's a luxury.

Also, for anyone trying this mod I highly recommend old type a springs. They work perfectly. Really, this cube is now amazing feeling, just like it was new! =].

 

[ccchips296]

I can't help but wonder how Verdes might react to this. Will he start selling V-Cubes with adjustable screws?

We would all love that.

Well guys, once you get screws in there, and start playing around, you start to realize why he used rivets.

It seems (to me), that there is a very small window for what kind of tension the puzzle will function well in. It's not like a diy where it can handle a wide variety of tensions. The window you need to stay in as far as tension goes is not too large.

but after you set that "perfect tension", does it stay like that? or does it gradually start getting looser and looser as you play with it more? because with the rivets....once they got loose there was really nothing you could do and your cube was pretty much stuffed.

Yeah that's pretty much the purpose of the screws for me. There is no chance my puzzle is going to die, because I've got so many replacement parts at hand, and I can easily change them out if I need to. It's a luxury.

Also, for anyone trying this mod I highly recommend old type a springs. They work perfectly. Really, this cube is now amazing feeling, just like it was new! =].

ahh ok thatts good =) yes, i will try type a screws, thanks for the advice, i hope it goes well!

 

[JLarsen]

Full tutorial is now up

Full tutorial can now be found here:

http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?p=220134#post220134

 

[piemaster]

yay! I'm going to try the mod out first thign in the morning!

 

[HanoN]

OK, I did the mod. Thanks.

But I just keep the v-core and replace it with screws and type A springs.

Many thanks to SmaZ that help me to take off those rivets.

My v5 reborn..

 

[JLarsen]

OK, I did the mod. Thanks.

But I just keep the v-core and replace it with screws and type A springs.

Many thanks to SmaZ that help me to take off those rivets.

My v5 reborn..

I'm glad it worked for you =].