Magnets Discussion and Help thread

[Netrv Cubes]

how to put magnets in edges?

 

[Micah Morrison]

z3cubing made this video on how to fully magnetize a volt sq 1 but the links in his video for the magnets don't work anymore and or does not let you buy less than 300 magnets.
what type of magnets does he use and how many of each type do you need?

I personally don't think it's worth it nowadays since there are mass produced factory magnetized square-1's in the Yuxin Little Magic M and the XMan Volt V2 M for an affordable price.

 

[Tabe]

it is a fully magnetic sq 1 i am making, those are not fully magnetic.

The Volt v2 comes in two variations - fully magnetic and (just) magnetic slice.

The Little Magic M is fully magnetic.

 

[Cubingcubecuber]

The Volt v2 comes in two variations - fully magnetic and (just) magnetic slice.

The Little Magic M is fully magnetic.

The YLM has no magnets in the edges

 

[Nmile7300]

no fully magnetic as in FULLY MAGNETIC.
the volt v2 nor the yuxin has magnets in the edges, as z3 has done in the video.
fully magnetic means there is at least 2 magnets in EVERY piece on the sq 1, not just the corners and equator.

There's definitely magnets in the edges of the Volt V2, I just checked.

 

[Nmile7300]

do you have a picture?

In this picture, it's very faint but you can see a sort of circle outline on the primary part.

In this picture the screwdriver is attracted to the magnet in the edge, which is in the same spot as the outline in the previous picture.

 

[Nmile7300]

why is the magnet in the inside, isn't it supposed to be on the outside so it could attract to the equator part?

If the magnet was on the outside then it would get in the way of the U and D layers when you turned it. It can still attract to the equator part through the plastic.

The magnet is on the bottom of the edge so it can attract to the 3 magnets on the equator.

 

[Netrv Cubes]

If the magnet was on the outside then it would get in the way of the U and D layers when you turned it. It can still attract to the equator part through the plastic.
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The magnet is on the bottom of the edge so it can attract to the 3 magnets on the equator.

no i meant outside as in there are two sides on the edge,the pointy side and the side that clicks with the equator.
in the picture, the magnet was on the pointy side of the edge, which is near the inside of the cube, the outside part of the edge is the side of the edge which is touching the equator.

 

[Nmile7300]

no i meant outside as in there are two sides on the edge,the pointy side and the side that clicks with the equator.
in the picture, the magnet was on the pointy side of the edge, which is near the inside of the cube, the outside part of the edge is the side of the edge which is touching the equator.

Actually in the picture it was on the outside. That's probably my fault for the low quality image, here is a better one.

This is the edge right side up.

Now here it is flipped over. As you can see, the faint outline of the magnet is clearly on the outside part that attracts to the equator.

 

[fun at the joy]

Actually in the picture it was on the outside. That's probably my fault for the low quality image, here is a better one.

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This is the edge right side up.
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Now here it is flipped over. As you can see, the faint outline of the magnet is clearly on the outside part that attracts to the equator.

just take the cap off:

 

[Nmile7300]

just take the cap off:

lol I tried to take the cap off but I couldn't do it and I felt like I was going to break the piece.

 

[PetrusQuber]

Suggestions for magnets magnetising a 4x4? I think I have a MF4S.
I think medium magnets would be nice. Also any good tutorials which don’t involve taking apart the entire cube?

 

[Kaneki Uchiha]

Suggestions for magnets magnetising a 4x4? I think I have a MF4S.
I think medium magnets would be nice. Also any good tutorials which don’t involve taking apart the entire cube?

i think you will have to take it apart otherwise it will be hard to keep track of pieces that are already done

this is a good tutorial

 

[xyzzy]

i think you will have to take it apart otherwise it will be hard to keep track of pieces that are already done

You could do it face by face (that's how I magnetised my MFJS MF8), but really, assembling a magnetic 444 is so easy that it doesn't really matter.

 

[EngiNerdBrian]

I have a Gan RS, a YLM, a Cubicle Strong magnet kit (1x5 N48), and a Cubicle Lite magnet kit (1x4 N48). Any suggestions on what I should do, preferably from someone who has magnetized a cube using the Cubicle kit? (Lite in RS, Lite in YLM, One type in corners, the other type in the edges, etc.)

This is probably way too late but both the cubicle Proshop and Angstrom versions of the YLM use the strong magnet kit in their premium offerings. I emailed to clarify what “Standard” means in their product description and they confirmed for that cube is it their strong magnet kit.

I have also personally magnetized black YLMs with the lite and strongkits. I prefer that locked in and stable feeling of the strong but the lite retains more of that glidy fast feeling that a non magnetic YLM has right out of the box.

 

[Tabe]

Suggestions for magnets magnetising a 4x4? I think I have a MF4S.
I think medium magnets would be nice. Also any good tutorials which don’t involve taking apart the entire cube?

Yes, my tutorial:

 

[PetrusQuber]

Hmm I thought magnets were meant to be stronger in the inner layers? Or no
Edit: Wait I’m an idiot

 

[Tabe]

i think you will have to take it apart otherwise it will be hard to keep track of pieces that are already done

Nah, it's super easy to keep track.

 

[I'm A Cuber]

This is probably way too late but both the cubicle Proshop and Angstrom versions of the YLM use the strong magnet kit in their premium offerings. I emailed to clarify what “Standard” means in their product description and they confirmed for that cube is it their strong magnet kit.

I have also personally magnetized black YLMs with the lite and strongkits. I prefer that locked in and stable feeling of the strong but the lite retains more of that glidy fast feeling that a non magnetic YLM has right out of the box.

lol just a wee tiny little bit late

 

[EngiNerdBrian]

lol just a wee tiny little bit late

Figured as much, i kinda see forums as archives for future reference though too haha. So what did you do and how did they perform?