Non-WCA puzzles magnetisation

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

They're pretty cheap. I got 48 super strong magnets off of Speed Cube Shop for $3

You may be getting magnets with higher grade like N45 or N52

 

[Cuber.Hello.com(:]

You may be getting magnets with higher grade like N45 or N52

Does that basically mean that they're stronger?

 

[Cuber.Hello.com(:]

Oh, I also want to ask, is there any good substance to use to weaken super glue? My dad says it's olive oil, but i'm not so sure.

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

are they strong magnets?

Yes.

Does that basically mean that they're stronger?

Yes.

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

Does that basically mean that they're stronger?

Like a N52 4*1.5 magnet is as strong as a normal N35 4*2 magnet. I think cube manufacturers usually use magnets of higher grades in their flagship puzzles as those magnets are as strong as some larger magnets, but they are lighter in weight which can be a selling point in WCA puzzles.

 

[sDLfj]

Oh, I also want to ask, is there any good substance to use to weaken super glue? My dad says it's olive oil, but i'm not so sure.

I've always used acetone, which is in nail polish remover.

 

[Cuber.Hello.com(:]

I've always used acetone, which is in nail polish remover.

Is it fast?

 

[sDLfj]

Is it fast?

If you mean how long it takes to remove the super glue, it depends on how much glue you used, it evaporates extremely quickly, so probably not any longer than a minute.

 

[Cuber.Hello.com(:]

If you mean how long it takes to remove the super glue, it depends on how much glue you used, it evaporates extremely quickly, so probably not any longer than a minute.

Sweet! Thanks!

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

I just got around to actually magnetizing today. As I mentioned previously, I ordered a 2nd one to test magnetization on. Much to my surprise, when it arrived it had white on the top and the bottom instead of a yellow side. I emailed theCubicle about it and they sent a 3rd one to me for free which arrived today. So far I've just put a magnet in each corner edge pair to start. It looks like it will be tricky to figure out how to magnetize the UD layer turns.

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I have finally managed to fully magnetise the ShengShou Pentahedron including the top and bottom layers. For the slices, I used 5*2 magnets in the corners, stacking a 5*1 magnet, a 4*1 magnet, a 3*1 magnet and a 2*1 magnet on top. For the edges, I used 5*2 magnets and stacked 3 5*1.5 magnets, a 4*2 magnet, a 3*2 magnet and a 2*2 magnet on top. For the U and D layers, I found that it is possible to magnetise the top and bottom layers by magnetising the centres and edges. I used 5*2 magnets in the centres, stacking a 5*2 magnet and 2 5*1.5 magnets on top. For the edges, I used 5*2 magnets stacking 5 5*2 magnets and a 5*1 magnet on top.
However, after I have assembled it, I found that even though the magnet in the slices are noticeable, they are way too weak compared to the U and D layers. Like in a square-1, it is preferable to have slices stronger than the U and D layers. However, there seems to be no room to add any magnets on top of the magnets installed. Hence, I tried to add magnets to the slices in another way.
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I realised that I haven’t removed the white and yellow caps before as I thought it is impossible to do so. However, it is actually possible but with great force, especially the edge caps. Once I looked into the mechanism of the top and bottom layers, I realised that it is actually possible to increase the magnet strength of the slices. I used 3 5*1.5 magnets in the edges and a 3*1.5 magnet in the corners, stacking 2 5*2 magnets on top of the magnet in the corners as shown in the photo above. This made the slices ridiculously strong to a point that the magnets actually hinder the turning. Then, I changed the additional magnets in the corners from 2 5*2 magnets to a 5*2 magnet and a 5*1.5 magnet. This made the turning a lot more reasonable with the slices just slightly stronger than the slices of a mgc square-1. It is now fully magnetised and it has strong slices accompanied by medium-to-strong U and D layers.

This is so complicated that I actually used 10 types of different magnets. Also, I am glad that I managed to magnetise it to a reasonable magnet strength without removing any plastic.

OreKehStrah how did you magnetise your ShengShou Pentahedron?

 

[fdskljgrie]

where do you get all of the non-wca puzzles from?

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

where do you get all of the non-wca puzzles from?

I get them from local site at around half of the price at the cubicle with shipping within a week which cost around $1.5 per kg.

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

SOLD

Hi everyone, I've just decided that I'd like to sell my self-magnetised YuXin Multi Skewb M for $30 USD as I really want to buy a Speed Tuttminx (I may end up making a Speed Tuttminx M). My self-magnetised YuXin Multi Skewb M is fast and very smooth, and it works really well with magnets. Magnets are definitely noticeable, but not too strong to hinder the turning. If you are interested, please DM me or drop a comment on my puzzle selling thread: https://www.speedsolving.com/threads/selling-wca-non-wca-puzzles-for-cheap.88826/.

The Yuxin Multi Skewb is designed by Greg's Puzzle and mass-produced by YuXin. Here is a short review on the non-magnetic version:

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

I have long been interested in magnetising non-wca puzzles to give myself more enjoyable solving experiences.

Successfully magnetised (I may post on how I did it if highly requested):
- Yuxin Gigaminx
- Yuxin Multi Skewb
- Yuxin Earth 2x2
- ShengShou Phoenix Megaminx
- ShengShou Crazy 2x2
- ShengShou 5x5 Jing Pyraminx
- QiYi Kibiminx
- QiYi 3x3x2
- YiSheng 3x3x4
- Dayan Tangram Cube
- LanLan FTO
- MoYu Puppet Cube v1
- LeFun Time Machine
- QiYi Clover Cube Plus
- DaYan Dino Skewb
- FanXin Orange 3x3
- QiYi 2x2x3
- QiYi Dino Cube
- DaYan Gem 5
- ShengShou Pentahedron
- MoYu Rediminx

Working in progress:
- ShengShou 6x6 Jing Pyraminx
- ShengShou Crazy 4x4
- ShengShou Crazy Magic Tower
- MF8 Double Crazy Cube

Attempted to magnetise but failed:
- MoYu Container Cube (magnets do not fit in every positions)
- FangCun Ghost Skewb (magnets are too weak)
- ShengShou Gigamorphix
- FangShi LimCube 3x3 Dreidel (magnets are too weak)

Found almost impossible to magnetise before attempting to magnetise:
- ShengShou Crazy Megaminx
- FanXin Peach 3x3
- MoYu MeiLong Maple Leaf Skewb
- MoYu MeiLong Skewb Mixup II
- MF8 Master FTO
- YJ Star Barrel
- ShengShou Mastermorphix
- ShengShou 6x6 Mastermorphix
- MoYu Megamorphix
- FanXin Axis 4x4
- Cube4You 3x3x5
- Ninja Ghost Cube
- Z Volcano Pyraminx
- WitEden 2x2x4
- WitEden 4x4 Mixup
- DaYan Bermuda Cube Jupiter
- MF8 Duo Axis Cube
- LanLan Rua
- AJ Bauhinia Dodecahedron
- MF8 Curvy Starminx
- LanLan Curvy Copter Cube

I have just managed to magnetise the moyu Rediminx! It works very well with magnets, and turns just like the yuxin 8-petals cube. I thought the magnets would be a bit weak, as the spaces inside the puzzle are so tiny. I had to stack smaller magnets in a different way in order to make the magnets strong enough. I used 540 magnets which is more than the yuxin gigaminx, but it doesn’t feel heavy at all, as some magnets are very tiny in size such as 5*1, 3*1.5, 2*2 and even 2*1. With simple lubrication, the turning is light, fast and smooth with good stability. The magnets are medium to strong in strength, which works really well in this puzzle. I would truly recommend this mod to anyone who wants to make your rediminx way better and enjoyable to turn. It really turns as good if not better than the yuxin 8-petals cube.

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

I have long been interested in magnetising non-wca puzzles to give myself more enjoyable solving experiences.

Successfully magnetised (I may post on how I did it if highly requested):
- Yuxin Gigaminx
- Yuxin Multi Skewb
- Yuxin Earth 2x2
- ShengShou Phoenix Megaminx
- ShengShou Crazy 2x2
- ShengShou 5x5 Jing Pyraminx
- QiYi Kibiminx
- QiYi 3x3x2
- YiSheng 3x3x4
- Dayan Tangram Cube
- LanLan FTO
- MoYu Puppet Cube v1
- LeFun Time Machine
- QiYi Clover Cube Plus
- DaYan Dino Skewb
- FanXin Orange 3x3
- QiYi 2x2x3
- QiYi Dino Cube
- DaYan Gem 5
- ShengShou Pentahedron
- MoYu Rediminx

Working in progress:
- ShengShou 6x6 Jing Pyraminx
- ShengShou Crazy 4x4
- ShengShou Crazy Magic Tower
- MF8 Double Crazy Cube

Attempted to magnetise but failed:
- MoYu Container Cube (magnets do not fit in every positions)
- FangCun Ghost Skewb (magnets are too weak)
- ShengShou Gigamorphix
- FangShi LimCube 3x3 Dreidel (magnets are too weak)

Found almost impossible to magnetise before attempting to magnetise:
- ShengShou Crazy Megaminx
- FanXin Peach 3x3
- MoYu MeiLong Maple Leaf Skewb
- MoYu MeiLong Skewb Mixup II
- MF8 Master FTO
- YJ Star Barrel
- ShengShou Mastermorphix
- ShengShou 6x6 Mastermorphix
- MoYu Megamorphix
- FanXin Axis 4x4
- Cube4You 3x3x5
- Ninja Ghost Cube
- Z Volcano Pyraminx
- WitEden 2x2x4
- WitEden 4x4 Mixup
- DaYan Bermuda Cube Jupiter
- MF8 Duo Axis Cube
- LanLan Rua
- AJ Bauhinia Dodecahedron
- MF8 Curvy Starminx
- LanLan Curvy Copter Cube
- MF8 Son-mum 3x3 v1
- Lee Ghost 3x3x2
- FangShi LimCube Skewby Copter Extreme
- FangShi LimCube Super Mixup
- FangShi LimCube Ghost 2x2
- LanLan 2x2 Dodecahedron
- LanLan Star Pyraminx
- WitEden 4x4x2
- CrazyBad 4x4x6 Fisher Cuboid

What other non-WCA puzzles should I attempt to magnetise next?

 

[CatSharked]

What other non-WCA puzzles should I attempt to magnetise next?

1x2x3, been wanting to magnetize one myself

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

1x2x3, been wanting to magnetize one myself

Would you mind taking pictures of its internal mechanism to see if it’s possible to be magnetised?

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

I have long been interested in magnetising non-wca puzzles to give myself more enjoyable solving experiences.

Successfully magnetised (I may post on how I did it if highly requested):
- Yuxin Gigaminx
- Yuxin Multi Skewb
- Yuxin Earth 2x2
- ShengShou Phoenix Megaminx
- ShengShou Crazy 2x2
- ShengShou 5x5 Jing Pyraminx
- QiYi Kibiminx
- QiYi 3x3x2
- YiSheng 3x3x4
- Dayan Tangram Cube
- LanLan FTO
- MoYu Puppet Cube v1
- LeFun Time Machine
- QiYi Clover Cube Plus
- DaYan Dino Skewb
- FanXin Orange 3x3
- QiYi 2x2x3
- QiYi Dino Cube
- DaYan Gem 5
- ShengShou Pentahedron
- MoYu Rediminx
- ShengShou 6x6 Jing Pyraminx

Working in progress:
- ShengShou Crazy 4x4
- ShengShou Crazy Magic Tower
- MF8 Double Crazy Cube

Attempted to magnetise but failed:
- MoYu Container Cube (magnets do not fit in every positions)
- FangCun Ghost Skewb (magnets are too weak)
- ShengShou Gigamorphix
- FangShi LimCube 3x3 Dreidel (magnets are too weak)

Found almost impossible to magnetise before attempting to magnetise:
- ShengShou Crazy Megaminx
- FanXin Peach 3x3
- MoYu MeiLong Maple Leaf Skewb
- MoYu MeiLong Skewb Mixup II
- MF8 Master FTO
- YJ Star Barrel
- ShengShou Mastermorphix
- ShengShou 6x6 Mastermorphix
- MoYu Megamorphix
- FanXin Axis 4x4
- Cube4You 3x3x5
- Ninja Ghost Cube
- Z Volcano Pyraminx
- WitEden 2x2x4
- WitEden 4x4 Mixup
- DaYan Bermuda Cube Jupiter
- MF8 Duo Axis Cube
- LanLan Rua
- AJ Bauhinia Dodecahedron
- MF8 Curvy Starminx
- LanLan Curvy Copter Cube
- MF8 Son-mum 3x3 v1
- Lee Ghost 3x3x2
- FangShi LimCube Skewby Copter Extreme
- FangShi LimCube Super Mixup
- FangShi LimCube Ghost 2x2
- LanLan 2x2 Dodecahedron
- LanLan Star Pyraminx
- WitEden 4x4x2
- CrazyBad 4x4x6 Fisher Cuboid

I have just finished magnetising the ShengShou 6x6 Jing Pyraminx. It works quite well even though the inners feel a bit too strong and the outers feel a bit too weak. I like it more than the ShengShou 5x5 Jing Pyraminx as it doesn't feel as cheap. As a higher order puzzle, it definitely benefits from the magnetisation. With magnets, it is more stable and the magnets help with aligning the layers.

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

1x2x3, been wanting to magnetize one myself

Would you mind taking pictures of its internal mechanism to see if it’s possible to be magnetised?

I may consider getting one and magnetise it if I found it possible by looking into the picture of its internal pieces.

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

What other non-WCA puzzles should I attempt to magnetise next?

1x2x3, been wanting to magnetize one myself

Also any other suggestions on what puzzle should I magnetise next?