Making an 11x11x11 V-Ball

[Tony Fisher]

Over the next few weeks I will be showing how you can turn an 11x11x11 Cube into a ball. This method works for many puzzles so don't feel that you have to copy something this ambitious and expensive. I will start off with the demo video and add construction videos as I upload them.

 

[Renslay]

Somehow beautiful, yet crazy.

A full solve must be a smaller hell.

 

[LarryLunchmeat]

AWESOME! I never use my Yuxin 11X11 and might try this.
Nice work.

 

[ChickenWrap]

AWESOME! I never use my Yuxin 11X11 and might try this.
Nice work.

You should sell me your Yuxin 11x11

 

[piyushp761]

Wow! That looks so good!

 

[PeelingStickers]

Nice!

 

[Randomno]

I somewhat disapprove of the name.

 

[Username]

I somewhat disapprove of the name.

Yeah, me too

 

[stoic]

Sensational.
I wish my 11x11 turned even half as well as that

 

[sellingseals]

Well that's definitely not a V-Ball.

 

[~Adam~]

Well that's definitely not a V-Ball.

iirc Tony made an 11x11 based off of the V cube patents.

If he used one of them I suppose it kinda is a V-Ball.
Seems unlikely he would use that name otherwise.

 

[Tony Fisher]

I somewhat disapprove of the name.

Not a perfect name I agree. However I invented the term "V-Ball" back in 2008 for my 7x7x7 ball and decided to continue with the theme. I don't recall anyone complaining about my giant "Rubik's Cubes" which were not made from Rubik's products. I didn't think anyone here cared about KO puzzles anyway.

 

[Randomno]

Not a perfect name I agree. However I invented the term "V-Ball" back in 2008 for my 7x7x7 ball and decided to continue with the theme. I don't recall anyone complaining about my giant "Rubik's Cubes" which were not made from Rubik's products. I didn't think anyone here cared about KO puzzles anyway.

I guess Rubik's Cube is pretty much synonymous with the 3x3, since I found it strange that the Wikipedia page for the 6x6 and 7x7 are "V-Cube 6" and "V-Cube 7", though they also have "Rubik's Revenge", "Pocket Cube" and so on.

I actually support the name though. Why not show V-Cubes the 11x11 ball, saying that it proves that V-Cube 8 holds the record of being the largest, smoothest and most complex rotational puzzle game in the world.

 

[kcl]

Most complex? Clearly they have not seen a ss 10x10..

 

[brian724080]

The 8x8 isn't even remotely close to being the most complex rotational puzzle in the world...

Imagine trying to solve one of these

 

[kunparekh18]

Most complex? Clearly they haven't seen a triple fused Petaminx

 

[Tony Fisher]

As promised here is part one of five construction videos.

[youtubehd]-2Obx2DfauQ[/youtubehd]

 

[GLgamer10]

That thing is crazy! I just don't like the second layer in from the outside. It looks really small and hard to grip.

 

[Tony Fisher]

Here is part two. What I did in part one was the exciting stuff but now things get a little more laborious though still fun. For a puzzle like this assembly and disassembly are hugely time consuming so it's advisable to keep the number of times you do them to a minimum. Part three coming in a few days.

[youtubehd]TkAeVcfyhCs[/youtubehd]

 

[stoic]

Pretty awesome. When you started pulling the pieces out I was like: Noooooooo!