daniel0731ex
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materials:
。your guinea pigs
。an ex-acto knife
。some gorilla glue
step 1: disassemble your Rubik's DIY
Take it apart until you have the frame. Remove all the center caps.
step 2: cut off the extra notches at the edge of the cap
if you look at the cap closely, you willl find some small notches at the edge. like this:
these notches are actually what makes the cap unstable. Make sure that the surface is completely flat after removing them, so that the cap could fit on the center without any gap.
step 3: put small dabs of glue on the inside side of the center piece
Please put VERY SMALL dabs of superglue at the edge inside the center piece as shown in the diagram below.
Leave the center piece until the glue drys completely. After the glue dries, you'll notice that the cap is became very sturdy when you put it on.
It is a lot more effective to dab the glue on the center piece itself than on the caps, because the Rubik's DIY's caps have very short foots, making it extremely difficult to put the glue on.
the adventages of this method, compared to the putting on a piece of paper, is that you could adjust the tension anytime you want, without having to worry about replacing the paper or re-gluing the cap. Also, the piece of paper may become glued to the center piece if you use lubricants with reactive soviants such as Jig-a-Loo. It will make the caps even harder to stay on.
Regardless of which method you use to stablize the caps, you should always remove the notches on the edge of the caps. The notches creates gaps between the piece and the cap, causing it to fall off easily.
conclusion:
to-do...
。your guinea pigs
。an ex-acto knife
。some gorilla glue
step 1: disassemble your Rubik's DIY
Take it apart until you have the frame. Remove all the center caps.
step 2: cut off the extra notches at the edge of the cap
if you look at the cap closely, you willl find some small notches at the edge. like this:
these notches are actually what makes the cap unstable. Make sure that the surface is completely flat after removing them, so that the cap could fit on the center without any gap.
step 3: put small dabs of glue on the inside side of the center piece
Please put VERY SMALL dabs of superglue at the edge inside the center piece as shown in the diagram below.
Leave the center piece until the glue drys completely. After the glue dries, you'll notice that the cap is became very sturdy when you put it on.
It is a lot more effective to dab the glue on the center piece itself than on the caps, because the Rubik's DIY's caps have very short foots, making it extremely difficult to put the glue on.
the adventages of this method, compared to the putting on a piece of paper, is that you could adjust the tension anytime you want, without having to worry about replacing the paper or re-gluing the cap. Also, the piece of paper may become glued to the center piece if you use lubricants with reactive soviants such as Jig-a-Loo. It will make the caps even harder to stay on.
Regardless of which method you use to stablize the caps, you should always remove the notches on the edge of the caps. The notches creates gaps between the piece and the cap, causing it to fall off easily.
conclusion:
to-do...
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