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4Chan
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Thanks!!
Also, I was at work today, and unfortunately I made a mistake.
Technically speaking, we do NOT own a 3D printer, and I cannot confirm or deny that we have one, or are using it.
Keyword: own...?
4Chan
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Hehe, I cannot confirm or deny your keyword 
obelisk477
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Hehe, I cannot confirm or deny your keyword
I'm assuming you've seen the people that do programmable magnets?
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Next week on Cubicle Labs: Chris Tran develops the first artificial gravity field just so he can use it to improve cube hardware, promptly destroys Earth with black hole.
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How difficult would it be to make a small epoxy/other material slot that you can pop magnets in and out of? Not sure entirely how this would work, but then you could change what strength of magnet is used.
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Chris got me like:
You sir are crazy, and I love it.
You sir are crazy, and I love it.
4Chan
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Just in case you didn't see it, I've been experimenting with hydroprinting.
Hashtag Cuber asked if I was going to do wooden cubes for the Cubicle Labs line, and I was doubtful, because the last time I made a wooden cube, it took like, 16 hours.
But I kept thinking to myself... why can't I?
How can I do it? CNC? Milling machines? Sourcing parts?
What about something that looks like wood, but performs like plastic?
How can I do that? Yes yes, hydroprinting would work great! I got inspired!
How do I hydroprint? Which is the best for rubik's cube plastic? How can I scale this process? Can it be optimized?
It turns out, with some research, anything is possible!
Here are AMERICA and woodgrain edition cubes:
On a separate note:
Holy hell, people ordered a lot of Halloween cubes.
The head of warehousing's prediction was off by an order of magnitude, and we sold SO many that the supply of dye and cubes isn't meeting demand. However! We are improvising, and will do our best to provide!
Producing Halloween cubes is a work intensive hand-made process, and I apologize for the delay. The first batch has shipped, but I am working VERY hard to produce your cubes! Thank you everyone who purchased a Halloween cube, and I appreciate your patience!!
Hashtag Cuber asked if I was going to do wooden cubes for the Cubicle Labs line, and I was doubtful, because the last time I made a wooden cube, it took like, 16 hours.
But I kept thinking to myself... why can't I?
How can I do it? CNC? Milling machines? Sourcing parts?
What about something that looks like wood, but performs like plastic?
How can I do that? Yes yes, hydroprinting would work great! I got inspired!
How do I hydroprint? Which is the best for rubik's cube plastic? How can I scale this process? Can it be optimized?
It turns out, with some research, anything is possible!
Here are AMERICA and woodgrain edition cubes:
On a separate note:
Holy hell, people ordered a lot of Halloween cubes.
The head of warehousing's prediction was off by an order of magnitude, and we sold SO many that the supply of dye and cubes isn't meeting demand. However! We are improvising, and will do our best to provide!
Producing Halloween cubes is a work intensive hand-made process, and I apologize for the delay. The first batch has shipped, but I am working VERY hard to produce your cubes! Thank you everyone who purchased a Halloween cube, and I appreciate your patience!!
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jaredye
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Wow can you dye the GTS with 6 colors like a stickerless, but with wooden texture? I would totally get one if you make it.
Dash Lambda
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If he can hydroprint on them, it stands to reason that he could easily hydroprint specific sides with the use of tape.
jaredye
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I know they can, but it's more of a question whether they are willing to do it and whether the price is reasonable. Also I wonder if they simply hydroprint rather than dye the plastic, can it withstand scratching from fingernails?
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I know this is isn't YouTube, but on the impromptu demonstration video you said in the comments about a Gans Air M:
Why is that? I can't imagine the weight being that much of an issue, but then again, I've never made a magnetic cube... So I'm curious.
4Chan
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Yep! It's possible, but I'm only 1/4th through with Halloween cubes.
Maybe experimentation afterwards, and we can sell you a prototype!
(We'll be giving out bunches of prototypes through our fb page)
In regards to the scratches, the dye and the hydroprint is clear coated with a polymer fixative which binds to the plastic and cures smooth and shiny, so that it will resist scratches!
However, drops on concrete, rocks, bricks, etc will do the same thing it'd do to plastic, and cut deep through the top printed layer and clearcoat.
Also, here's another quick hydroprint of an AMERICA edition test prototype on a blue Weilong GTS. It requires a very delicate touch, which I'm still practicing. This one was a special order!
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What a time to be alive!!!
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They're working on dying plastics, so that'll be a better, probably cheaper, option.
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I've been pretty excited for my Valk M to come in, but there's just one thing I don't know. What's the packaging like? Is it just the stock Valk packaging, or is it some discrete little box? Maybe somewhere in the middle. Either way, super excited, even more so that Mats Valk himself beat the WR single and NR average with that very cube, even over the OG, which HE designed!
DGCubes
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Wonder how many Valk Ms will be ordered because of the world record...
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