V-Cube 5 advice / help / improve thread

How do I mod a V-Cube 5?

Lately I've noticed that even my V-Cube 7 is faster than my V-Cube 5.
How can I mod my V-Cube 5, and my V-Cube 7?
 
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Are they lubed?

Rake it apart and sand down the stalks on the corners so there round and on the base of the comers of the 5x5 use a knife to scrap of the bumps that cause clicking. If it is still not good, then sand off .5 mm on the two long triangle parts on the big edges.

**Note** If you mess up your cubes by being retarded when modding them it is your own fault.
 
V-Cube 5 turning...

Hi there !

I was using a GhostHand 5x5x5. The GH was really fast and smooth but it was popping too much. I tensionned and now it does'nt pop anymore but it locks wuite often.

So I've bought a V-Cube 5 a week ago. The cube seems to have great potential but after a week (and not so many solves, may be 20), It is quite hard to turn. It nevers locks, pops and cut corners pretty well. But it's really a pain to turn. I've tried to lube it a little but it does'nt seem to do anything...

Is the breaking in time is that long on that cube ? I'm quite disappointed right now.
Any ideas or tips ?

Thanks and have a nice cubing ^^.
 
Yup, just keep solving it ! Took mine about 1 month and a LOT more solves than this to get any good !
 
Indeed, as Gomill said the MeMyselfAndPi corner mod helps a lot. Apart from that its just a cube that improves greatly with use. I have had mine 3 months and only just beginning to see the real potential of this puzzle. I did over lube it once so hardly touched it in about 6 weeks but am now persevering with it (and my v-cube 6x and 7x) to get them broken in.

However the corner mod would certainly give some element of quick win :)

The video referred to is in the spoiler and is the one I used..

 
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Either you solve it a lot for two months or so ( at least 10 solves/day) or just do corner stalk mod to make the breaking in process faster.
Both ways work.
 
The corner mod does help slightly but the real problem is the core. It's so damn tight when you first get it. I personally don't believe in breaking in pieces per se. I never have. Every cube I've ever gotten turns best when it's brand new. I think it's a whole lot of placebo effect / adjusting to using an unlubed cube for a long time so you appreciate the difference in speed when you finally think you've done enough work and lube it. I would recommend doing something like stretching out the cube to loosen the core a bit. Maybe even wedge something in between the layers to soften up those springs.
 
Making the V Cube 5 the best it can be.

I just got a V cube 5, and was wondering how you would recommend making it the best it can be.

Break it in, then lube

Break it in, no lube

Lube right away

Some mod

Something else

EDIT: if I do need to break it in before lubing, for how long?
 
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