how can i keep my cube from locking up

[elcarc]

well yeah. my cube cuts corners pretty good,and its extremly fast(thanks jigalloo) but locks up on the easiest of turns

 

[piemaster]

Watch pestvic's "breaking in" tutorial and do what he says. It helps a lot.

 

[elcarc]

Watch pestvic's "breaking in" tutorial and do what he says. It helps a lot.

uggh, ive been doing that, thats why my cube cuts corners.

 

[4Chan]

The thing about storebought cubes, is that, with too much breaking in and general use...
...they get rather loose. They lock up much more and have more of a propensity for popping.

The solution is to either fix the tension, or get another cube.

 

[elcarc]

The thing about storebought cubes, is that, with too much breaking in and general use...
...they get rather loose. They lock up much more and have more of a propensity for popping.

The solution is to either fix the tension, or get another cube.

how am i going to fix the tensions

 

[4Chan]

Pestvic also had a video of this.

You turn your storebought into a DIY.


I've done this to one of my main speedcubes.
You can either brute force the rivet off (Youll need pliers, and strong hands, I've done this twice.)
Or you can use a hacksaw to cut the rivet.

You then replace the screw/spring/core with a typical c4y or other diy core combo, which costs less than a dollar from cube4you.

Quite easily done.

 

[elcarc]

Pestvic also had a video of this.

You turn your storebought into a DIY.


I've done this to one of my main speedcubes.
You can either brute force the rivet off (Youll need pliers, and strong hands, I've done this twice.)
Or you can use a hacksaw to cut the rivet.

You then replace the screw/spring/core with a typical c4y or other diy core combo, which costs less than a dollar from cube4you.

Quite easily done.

sorry not an option for me right now. i guess ill get a new storebought and start over

 

[waffle=ijm]

Or you can just make sure that you align the pieces enough to NOT lock up...that always seems to work on any cube.

 

[elcarc]

yeah ive noticed if i give the cube a lighter touch i get a significant reduce in the ammount of lockups. but im still geting a new cube because i took the stickers off of the lock up cube and i dont think i should hassle my mom to order from cubsmith again (took her a month to finnally get me tiles for my oh cube)

 

[KubeKid73]

Pestvic also had a video of this.

You turn your storebought into a DIY.


I've done this to one of my main speedcubes.
You can either brute force the rivet off (Youll need pliers, and strong hands, I've done this twice.)
Or you can use a hacksaw to cut the rivet.

You then replace the screw/spring/core with a typical c4y or other diy core combo, which costs less than a dollar from cube4you.

Quite easily done.

Why not just get a DIY?

 

[4Chan]

Pestvic also had a video of this.

You turn your storebought into a DIY.


I've done this to one of my main speedcubes.
You can either brute force the rivet off (Youll need pliers, and strong hands, I've done this twice.)
Or you can use a hacksaw to cut the rivet.

You then replace the screw/spring/core with a typical c4y or other diy core combo, which costs less than a dollar from cube4you.

Quite easily done.

Why not just get a DIY?

If you're aiming that at me...
I was simply feeling capricious, and decided to act upon my impulses.
This was after watching Dakota Harris do a sub 10 average with a storebought.

Im quite glad i did, the work was worth it, and its my second best speedcube.

 

[KubeKid73]

Oh yeah I just thought of maybe you might have a spare storebought and a diy core. But I think it would be a waste to buy a whole diy set and only use the core. But I really don't think buying a separate core and screws/springs is worth it. And if I quoted something you said, why wouldn't it be aimed at you? Lolz.

 

[4Chan]

Lol, i dunno, maybe you were using it to talk to the OP?

But lol, i bought 4 core sets with my last order to use, and theyre so cheap~
Definitely worth it, i wasnt kidding when i said less than a dollar.

 

[KubeKid73]

Wow. That's so cool. So the cubies are the most expensive part of the cube? Weird...