Qiyi Square-1 Core Stripped

[willtri4]

So my Qiyi square-1 has had problems with loosening itself. I would have to tighten it every few solves. Today, the threaded part became completely stripped and it won't stay tight for more than a few turns. Is there something I can do to fix the part, or do I have to buy a new one? And if I have to get a new one, how can I keep this from happening again?

 

[Sam N]

I've seen this happen to some of my puzzles in the past. Often times it was friction on the screw by other pieces that were loosening the screw. Lubrication fixed that easily. However you stated that the threaded part was completely stripped. There is not much to do other than to buy a new core piece. You might be able to superglue the screw and core together, but i'm not really sure that would be a good idea. Are there other square-1's that you have lying around? maybe you can see if one of those screw / core parts fit into your Qiyi Square-1.

 

[Coolster01]

Same thing happened to me. Exact same. I'm buying a new one. Hope this doesn't happen again.

 

[Ordway Persyn]

I've heard its some design flaw in the core area that causes it to do that, I've seen comments on it. On the Cubeologists unboxing there was someone mentioning it. you should read it, maybe you could understand it better than me.

 

[nightcuber]

Can anyone post their stripped core plz?

 

[not_kevin]

I flipped the thread cap based on someone's suggestion somewhere on Facebook, and it's been pretty stable over the past few hundred solves. YMMV with this, 'tho, but I think it's good for at least keeping the puzzle usable a bit longer.

 

[ljacob332]

oh my...i was thinking of buying a square 1 but this changes my mind...

 

[ljacob332]

Maybe just buy a new core? Or you could tell the cubicle.us if you bought it from there; they have really good customer service and might help u with it.

 

[Wilhelm]

Same happenend to me. For the moment I flipped the piece and superglued the rest but it changed the feeling of the cube for me.
I think you should be able to find a similar metal replacement piece in any hardware store. However I haven't had time to look for it

 

[Aaron Lau]

I've heard its some design flaw in the core area that causes it to do that, I've seen comments on it. On the Cubeologists unboxing there was someone mentioning it. you should read it, maybe you could understand it better than me.

yeap saw that comment too

 

[Isaac Lai]

Not sure but does Raul Low's mod help with this?

 

[bobthegiraffemonkey]

I'm glad I saw this before mine arrived, hopefully when it does arrive I can fix it before the damage is done. If someone familiar with the fix could make a quick video on it, that would be great.

 

[Iggy]

Just received mine today and I've done 160 solves on it, I'll probably wait a while to see if I can prevent this problem

 

[gokkar]

Yeah, mine had this problem. I flipped the piece that the screw goes in to and have been fine since.

 

[not_kevin]

Not sure but does Raul Low's mod help with this?

Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to - I did his mod (admittedly without the spring bit, because I couldn't find any wire cutters [rip my scissors T__T]), and it still happened.

 

[guysensei1]

I've been hesitant to play with mine because of this issue, any definite fixes out there yet?

EDIT: also can anyone post a pic or explain how the core can get stripped?

 

[DJ4Y]

Bump.

Can someone please upload a video or something on how this can be fixed or how a core gets stripped and looks like?

I got my Qiyi today and I don't want to use it until I can make sure the issue is fixed.

 

[Hssandwich]

Bump.

Can someone please upload a video or something on how this can be fixed or how a core gets stripped and looks like?

I got my Qiyi today and I don't want to use it until I can make sure the issue is fixed.

I have done roughly 1000 solves on mine, and nothing has happened to it, and this only seems to have happened to people who have done lots of solves, so I'm sure that doing a few solves on it won't do much (if any) harm to it.

 

[willtri4]

Bump.

Can someone please upload a video or something on how this can be fixed or how a core gets stripped and looks like?

I got my Qiyi today and I don't want to use it until I can make sure the issue is fixed.

How it happens and how it can be fixed is still a mystery. What it looks like is the cube loosens itself, getting more rapid as the problem gets worse. Mine got to the point where I couldn't scramble it without it becoming unusable. I have it glued in until I can get a replacement part. I've done 2000 solves on it.

 

[DJ4Y]

Thanks guys!