Mefferts Megaminx

Anyone with a recent order - headsup.

Got a message from Merf saying that starting today they are closing until the 14th for Chinese New Years so this might effect your shipping and response time.

Sadly, he didn't see my postal code in my paypal order information so I have to wait an extra 10 days.:(
 
pablobaluba said:
oh...no..what?
i ordered thursday...how can i know if my ordered has been shipped. coincidentally i emailed him 1 hour ago asking him for this info...
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10 to 1 yours is shipped. I ordered on Friday and mine shipped today even with the incorrect info...he just emailed me to tell me. You might not get a response from him as it is after midnight there but I will bet yours is around 2 weeks away like mine is.
 
Hi :-)

Chinese New year celebs in China are cancelled due to bad weather, but that may not affect Hong Hong - not sure :)

-Per
 
RobinBloehm said:
You got the mail automatically or after asking for the status of your shipping?
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I didn't put my postal code in the order section (only the paypal section) so he had to contact me to get it. He started the message with Urgent...We will be closing today for Chinese New Years until Feb. 14th.
 
blindfold cube said:
Hey guys. Just got my minx today. I have a question about replacing the springs to make it faster. A lot of you guys seem to get springs from DIY cube sites online. I'm a junior in High School and don't have anyway of purchasing stuff online. Do you guys know of any springs that work i could buy at any hardware store? There is nothing more anoying then trying to solve a stiff puzzle.

Thanks!
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If you can't order stuff online then how did oyu get the megaminx? :)
 
Siraj A. said:
blindfold cube said:
Hey guys. Just got my minx today. I have a question about replacing the springs to make it faster. A lot of you guys seem to get springs from DIY cube sites online. I'm a junior in High School and don't have anyway of purchasing stuff online. Do you guys know of any springs that work i could buy at any hardware store? There is nothing more anoying then trying to solve a stiff puzzle.

Thanks!
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If you can't order stuff online then how did oyu get the megaminx? :)
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Parents got it as a christmas gift
 
Wow, I can't believe this thread has lasted this long...

I just got my minx 2 days ago, but I haven't gotten around to lubing it. Does anyone have any great ideas on how to get some springs for it? I wonder if my local hardware store would have some...
 
Speedy McFastfast said:
Wow, I can't believe this thread has lasted this long...

I just got my minx 2 days ago, but I haven't gotten around to lubing it. Does anyone have any great ideas on how to get some springs for it? I wonder if my local hardware store would have some...
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3x3 Type-A screw-spring-washer combo into megaminx. That's what Dan did, so I tried it and it is great!
 
I just received mine and although it moves horrible, color recognition is much better on Mefferts compared to "cheap chinese".

I have just taken it apart and lubed it, I will see if it moves better tomorrow.

11 centers are good, but the 12th is coming loose. If I turn the center counterclockwise the screw comes loose. Should I glue it?
 
I still have not received my minx either, although I am hopeful it will come soon.

I hope the neighbors didn't rip it....

Anything would turn better than the cheap chinese one that I have. Whether or not I go as far as doing the springs, we shall see. I will sand a nd lube it accordingly though.

Now maybe I will finally learn to solve it all the way... but alas work always seems to get in the way of fun...


say, is there a solution guide for the "absolutely stupid" out there for the minx? It seems as if that is the one I would really need to read up on.
 
Pedro said:
Erik said:
no read my site instead :)
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couldn't find anything about screws being unscrewed by turning faces
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I don't understand what Erik meant either. Lubing helped a little, but the bad screw worries me. If I do 1 full rotation (5 * 1/5th turn) the screw already comes loose (actually the tension becomes "perfect"). If I do 2 more full rotations the entire layer is way too loose and 3 more full rotations and it comes off.
 
The spring drives out the screw, and in only one turning direction, because the spring ends aren't flat and thus have the opportunity to "hold onto" both center piece and screw head. The direction is caused by the spring being twisted a certain direction. So sand the end of the springs flat, that will help already. And as a positive side effect this will also reduce the tension a little.
 
doh yeah, that's right. And at my megaminx I did not change the screws. The problem that they are coming out is caused by the tight springs not the screws self. You could change the screw too maybe but personally I don't. I have a new minx too now, lets see what I'll make of that, the first one turned out <understatement>nice</understatement> ;)
 
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