Assembling A Maru 4x4x4...

[waffle=ijm]

lol 30 minutes for me...it's not very hard tbh

I guess I've assembled my v6 so much that this wasn't much of a problem >_>

Well, I'm assuming dan has too

yes, I've done a v6 plenty of times, but the problem is that the midge of the maru doesn't reach to the core, so that part is the issue. Its not nearly as stable and can fall apart insanely easy.

I took advantage of the pieces that prevent the misalignment. holding the sliders in place. other than that, I assembled 1/8 of the cube at a time to add more structure to the pieces I have yet to put in.

 

[IamWEB]

You force an opening, like when you try to force the cube to cut corners, and lube the cube with through the opening.

@Feryll: You'd have to very careful as to not let one of the pieces holding the edges in fall further into the cube. You're probably better off lubing like I said above.

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

is it really that hard?
how'd you compare it to the YJ, Dan?

doesn't even compare. YJ was crap from the beginning anyway.

If it is as annoying as an Eastsheen, and it is probably worse, I will shoot myself.

Eastsheen is EASY.
YJ 4x4 is EASY...Easier if you know how to assemble a V6

unless you've tried it, don't say a thing. You have NO clue how bad it is.

I've tried Eastsheen. Took a while to figure with the manuel.
But if the Maru is THAT bad...oh dear.

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

Is it safe to take one piece of an edge group out so I can lube it with the bottle of milk I received with the cube?

lol

 

[IamWEB]

Is not super hard to assemble exactly... it's the fact it easily fails and that's aggravating. It's time consuming... bleh.

 

[IamWEB]

...Took me long enough. <_<

BUT REJOYCE, FOR I HAVE OVERCOME.

Never intentionally disassemble a Maru 4x4x4. EVER. If you pop like I did, be careful. A simple pop can go wrong. D:

 

[Edward]

...Took me long enough. <_<

BUT REJOYCE, FOR I HAVE OVERCOME.

Never intentionally disassemble a Maru 4x4x4. EVER. If you pop like I did, be careful. A simple pop can go wrong. D:

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[EnterPseudonym]

i lold. and i think we found a new event

 

[mrCage]

And i thought solving was hard and assembly easy?? To be honest i cant see the need to disassemble it. Neither do i see how it would pop. I tried to pop open a dedge at will but i couldn't (or didn't dare). I sprayed without disassembly ...

Per

 

[IamWEB]

So I had loosened the tension slightly because I didn't like how it had felt originally, but of course this was a bad idea because it's popped a few times since and and can lock up at times where I have to stopped and re-align the pieces... I tightened and it helped somewhat.
I guess I'll have to tighten the cube more. Why is this happening? >____< It's popped a few times but I'll get a bad lockups once or twice every other solve right now...

At this point, after assembling the whole thing myself, I don't quite trust the mechanism as much, as if it wasn't as stable as before. The cube is still great as long as I don't mess up the alignment or pop mid-solve.

 

[guitardude7241]

can anybody lead me to pictures of the internal structure?

 

[FPScuber]

Damn, I wish that I had read this thread about the tape, took me 4 hours to assemble (I have never had or assembled a V 6, only a V 5) and I ended up breaking a chain in rage, lol. Next time, tape is going to be the first thing I grab. Any suggestions on what kind of tape wont leave any residue behind? (I guessing scotch?).

 

[radmin]

i tried making tape. it didn't stick because of the lube.

 

[miniGOINGS]

can anybody lead me to pictures of the internal structure?

http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showpost.php?p=395142&postcount=12

http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showpost.php?p=395034&postcount=5

 

[guitardude7241]

can anybody lead me to pictures of the internal structure?

http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showpost.php?p=395142&postcount=12

http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showpost.php?p=395034&postcount=5

thanks. i don't see how it's that difficult to assemble though.

 

[IamWEB]

It's resistant to staying in place. The internal pieces fall out of place easy, and the pressure put on the core from trying snap in more pieces could cause others to fall out. When it's time to add cubies, you have to remove the tape (should you use, and yes you should ) and be careful not to pull pieces out of place. When you finally get to start adding on cubies, you can easily push the internal pieces out of place. You have to be careful with stuff or you'll screw it all up. D:

 

[solvinonspeed]

like someone previously suggested, blast it with silicone and press the internal edge pieces together and they take the shape of one piece. and after you put parts of the core in, spray em with cone. after ure done assembling it u can stick a blade between the pieces ot break them apart

 

[Chapuunka]

You must have been on speed to bump this thread with nothing to say.

 

[ben1996123]

like someone previously suggested, blast it with silicone and press the internal edge pieces together and they take the shape of one piece. and after you put parts of the core in, spray em with cone. after ure done assembling it u can stick a blade between the pieces ot break them apart

or you could just tape the pieces together then pull the tape out once youre done