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Shengshou 5x5 mod Poll

Is the Shengshou 5x5 mod worth it?


  • Total voters
    49

aaronb

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Joined
Apr 23, 2011
Messages
424
Location
Maine, USA
I posted this in another thread, but I'll post it here
I did the mod on the 5x5, and when I finished, I was disappointed. I tensioned and lubed it before the mod, and it was an okay cube. When I finished it wasn't much better. I decided lube couldn't hurt, so I lubed the core (none of the surfaces) with differential oil, and it became AMAZING. I think it is as fast as my Guhong/Zhanchi. I do need to tighten it a little more, because it pops often. (It popped often before the mod, I just had the tensions too loose.) Locks ups happen rarely now. (Happened a lot before the mod)

I used a dremel, and then quickly sanded each piece. (I only sanded each piece for about 3-4 seconds, just enough to make it smooth.) It took me about 3 hours max. Maybe closer to 2. (Used a dremel, and a little sandpaper.)

Here are some pictures I took of the pieces. Some are blurry. (Sorry, I am not used to this camera.) If anyone wants more pictures of a specific piece, just PM me and I'll try to take more pics.

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Here is my amazing MS Paint skills showing you where I sanded, for anyone unsure of what to mod.

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On each corner center, I sanded from the bottom of the stalk to the top.
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Notice how I made is so the top of the wing edges and the corner centers and really rounded. The top of the corner I sanded slightly, but not to the extent of the edges and centers.
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On the wing edges I sanded down the 2 sides, shown in blue. And rounded down the 2 places in red.
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On the corner, you sand from the base, along the stalk, and up to the top. There are 3 sections on each corner, like the blue one I circled.

Tl;dr: Okay cube before, okay cube after; put lube in after mod, amazing cube. Definitely worth it.
 

samkli

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Joined
Jun 20, 2011
Messages
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Location
Norrköping Sweden
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It took around 45 min per corner section for me. But I only used sandpaper and a knife. The mod is absolutely worth it. When I get time I will try to mod it even more so the double layers gets less locky too.
 

AUFT

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Joined
Dec 25, 2012
Messages
11
I'm currently in the process of modding mine right now =) (I know it's an old thread but oh well.)
 
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