Eastsheen 5x5x5 core.

[aznblur]

My eastsheen 5x5 core recently broke. I was wondering if anyone has a spare one they could sell to me. Thanks.

 

[doubleyou]

actually I do! but how did you break yours? it might be nice to have it for myself if I once break my own..

but if you really want it, you can have it no problem!

 

[KJiptner]

haha, my eastsheen 5x5 also died yesterday, so i have excactly the same problem

 

[ExoCorsair]

How do you guys break Eastsheen cores?

After 9 months of solving the same cube, I only have a problem with the pieces becoming too loose...

 

[Me]

There are lots of ways to break Eastsheen cores, here are just a few methods:

Hammer Method:
You just take a hammer and let gravity do the rest, make a cross on a side if you need a target.

2FS:
2 foot Stomp, the name explains it all.

Excessive Use:
The most common, some people just use the Eastsheen sooooooo much that it breaks from strain on the pieces and center mechanism, it can also happen with Rubik's 3x3 sometimes. Truth is eastsheen plastic isn't all that stable.

 

[Mike Hughey]

The most common, some people just use the Eastsheen sooooooo much that it breaks from strain on the pieces and center mechanism, it can also happen with Rubik's 3x3 sometimes. Truth is eastsheen plastic isn't all that stable.

I think ExoCorsair uses it pretty much; he just must be easier on it than other people somehow. Mine is still fine and going strong, but I've only had it a couple of months and I don't use it as often as many of you do. (Which is why my times are still so rotten.)

 

[ExoCorsair]

There are lots of ways to break Eastsheen cores, here are just a few methods:

Hammer Method:
You just take a hammer and let gravity do the rest, make a cross on a side if you need a target.

2FS:
2 foot Stomp, the name explains it all.

Excessive Use:
The most common, some people just use the Eastsheen sooooooo much that it breaks from strain on the pieces and center mechanism, it can also happen with Rubik's 3x3 sometimes. Truth is eastsheen plastic isn't all that stable.

My, my, a comedian, eh?

Mike is correct in my using it much, but I don't see how it could be broken that easily... Pieces, yes, core, no. My Rubik's 5x5x5 core crapped out in 3 months, and I would expect that to be much more durable than an Eastsheen core...

 

[AvGalen]

A hammer + gravity sounds like to much effort. Just use gravity. If you fail at this, just ask Erik for a juggling demo and he will show you the true force of gravity

 

[KJiptner]

I have superglued my core and it looks pretty okay again.. hopefully it still does when I've assembled it.

 

[KJiptner]

Okay the superglue helped... my 5x5 is back to work. When assembling i even pushed the last edge in and nothing happened. Super Glue can work wonders on cubes.

 

[Erik]

A hammer + gravity sounds like to much effort. Just use gravity. If you fail at this, just ask Erik for a juggling demo and he will show you the true force of gravity

I just knew you had to rub it in once again
Ah well my new eastsheen 5x5 is quite nice, anyone interested in all the spare pieces?