V6 / V-Cube 6x6x6 Mod thread

[Shamah02]

This is somewhat contriversial. Some leave slight bumps while others feel it is completely nessecary. Try the first option (relatively new thread around mentioning it somewhere) and if you don't like it, just finish completely modding it.

Well I assembled my cube earlier with the corner, and inner edge mod ONLY and I didn't like the way it felt. So, I decided I'd complete the full mod. (probably not the pins though)

Use a Dremel. Yes it is worth it. It makes it stop clicking, so you can do finger tricks, turn faster, get better times, ect.

If only I had a Dremel

@ PWagner: Thanks but I wasn't talking about the pins.

 

[mcciff2112]

Well I assembled my cube earlier with the corner, and inner edge mod ONLY and I didn't like the way it felt. So, I decided I'd complete the full mod. (probably not the pins though)

If you take the bumps off the smallest inner pieces, then you almost have to do the pin mod. The bumps are the clicking mechanism that keeps the cube from coming misaligned. With the two pieces you glued to the core, 2 of the 3 ways for the inner layer to come out of alignment have been eliminated. The pins eliminate the third way. Without the clicking mechanism or pins, that layer will come out of alignment almost every time you turn it. I suggest stopping where you are or going all the way. A better explanation of what I just said can be found here .

 

[4Chan]

I used a rasp, or as some people call, a file.

Mine got loose really fast, as you remember, lol.

Hopefully yours will be like dudemanpp's (chris foster), which was awesome.
You could also search up dene's mod, since that one reduces pops too.
Both me and dudemanpp did that mod.

 

[Paul Wagner]

This is somewhat contriversial. Some leave slight bumps while others feel it is completely nessecary. Try the first option (relatively new thread around mentioning it somewhere) and if you don't like it, just finish completely modding it.

Well I assembled my cube earlier with the corner, and inner edge mod ONLY and I didn't like the way it felt. So, I decided I'd complete the full mod. (probably not the pins though)

Use a Dremel. Yes it is worth it. It makes it stop clicking, so you can do finger tricks, turn faster, get better times, ect.

If only I had a Dremel

@ PWagner: Thanks but I wasn't talking about the pins.

You must do the pins if you remove those bumps, or it will be out of alignment more than 50% of the time...

 

[Dene]

If you want to do the anti v-lockup mod (pins, and gluing the two inners to the core) then you have to take the bumps off the small inner bits. I recommend leaving a small bump. And yes it is going to take time. If you want your V6 to function better you are just going to have to put up with that.

 

[Shamah02]

I used a rasp, or as some people call, a file.

Mine got loose really fast, as you remember, lol.

Hopefully yours will be like dudemanpp's (chris foster), which was awesome.
You could also search up dene's mod, since that one reduces pops too.
Both me and dudemanpp did that mod.

Yea hopefully. Yours was EXTREMELY loose!

Well I assembled my cube earlier with the corner, and inner edge mod ONLY and I didn't like the way it felt. So, I decided I'd complete the full mod. (probably not the pins though)

If you take the bumps off the smallest inner pieces, then you almost have to do the pin mod. The bumps are the clicking mechanism that keeps the cube from coming misaligned. With the two pieces you glued to the core, 2 of the 3 ways for the inner layer to come out of alignment have been eliminated. The pins eliminate the third way. Without the clicking mechanism or pins, that layer will come out of alignment almost every time you turn it. I suggest stopping where you are or going all the way. A better explanation of what I just said can be found here .

Yea I thought this is what I'd have to do. Before I sanded down the 12 big inner pieces only and that made the cube come out of alignment even more

If you want to do the anti v-lockup mod (pins, and gluing the two inners to the core) then you have to take the bumps off the small inner bits. I recommend leaving a small bump. And yes it is going to take time. If you want your V6 to function better you are just going to have to put up with that.

Well I guess I'll finish the full mod! Thanks for the help guys

 

[luke1984]

I personally feel there's absolutely no reason to remove the inner layer clicking. First of all it's a pain in the ass to sand down 22 very small pieces, especially if you have huge hands like me. And second: After breaking the cube in for a while the inner layer clicking isn't as annoying anymore. I can easily turn 3 layers with 1 finger. And I don't need to take the cube apart every now and then to put in new pins. I do think all other parts of the PiMod are a must.

I don't think it's worth the effort.

 

[mcciff2112]

First of all it's a pain in the ass to sand down 22 very small pieces, especially if you have huge hands like me.

And I don't need to take the cube apart every now and then to put in new pins

I used an X-acto knife. Took very little time or effort to do, there was no problems at all.

I've never heard of that happening. My V6 has been modded for 4 months and I have never had to replace a pin. I guess it depends on how you put them in. I haven't had any problems with that either.

 

[Shamah02]

First of all it's a pain in the ass to sand down 22 very small pieces, especially if you have huge hands like me.

And I don't need to take the cube apart every now and then to put in new pins

I used an X-acto knife. Took very little time or effort to do, there was no problems at all.

I've never heard of that happening. My V6 has been modded for 4 months and I have never had to replace a pin. I guess it depends on how you put them in. I haven't had any problems with that either.

Well, I finished cutting down the bumps about 30 minutes ago and it did get easier as I went on

I am, however, very hesitant about the pin mod.

@mcciff: What kind of superglue did you use?

 

[luke1984]

First of all it's a pain in the ass to sand down 22 very small pieces, especially if you have huge hands like me.

And I don't need to take the cube apart every now and then to put in new pins

I used an X-acto knife. Took very little time or effort to do, there was no problems at all.

I've never heard of that happening. My V6 has been modded for 4 months and I have never had to replace a pin. I guess it depends on how you put them in. I haven't had any problems with that either.

I used an exacto knife too but it took me a while. I have very thick fingers so that didn't help much. I just couldn't get the pins to stay in or to cut them the right length. I don't think I'm going to try it again. I have a white V6 that turns heavenly and the middle layer clicking is much less firm then when I got it. Breaking it in a lot reduced the clicking by at least 50%. I can live with that.

 

[veazer]

So all in all... which mods (of the 4) would you do, given an unmodded, broken in v6 white?

 

[mcciff2112]

So all in all... which mods (of the 4) would you do, given an unmodded, broken in v6 white?

Personally, I would do all of them, but others may say to do everything but removing the clicking and the pins.

 

[veazer]

as in numbers 1 & 3? (Glueing 2 peices and cutting down the small inner pieces?)

 

[mcciff2112]

I would say do AT LEAST:
1. Gluing pieces to core (fixes internal mechanism alignment 2/3 of the time)
2. Sanding down corner stocks and cutting off part of the center pieces (reduces pops)
3. Sanding bumps off inner edge pieces (reduces clicking of single and double layer turns)

4 is up to you. I did it and it's fine for me. It's your choice though

 

[Nuceria]

The walmart near my house carries dremel tools for 20 bucks. Just a thought

 

[JLarsen]

I did the full pi mod and more. More being sanding down all of the center pieces except for the corner centers. I overdo everything though. Modding is fun =]

 

[mcciff2112]

From what I read in this thread, if you do #3, then you have to go all the way through with it, because the inner edge pieces give the inner layer stability. I would strongly recommend doing the third mod, but that means you have to do the last one too (cutting the bumps off/adding pins). If you don't want to do that, just stick to the first two.

 

[Shamah02]

From what I read in this thread, if you do #3, then you have to go all the way through with it, because the inner edge pieces give the inner layer stability. I would strongly recommend doing the third mod, but that means you have to do the last one too (cutting the bumps off/adding pins). If you don't want to do that, just stick to the first two.

Well I have done every mod except the pin mod. I reassembled my cube and it is a good cube. It just needs breaking in. I'll eventually do the pin mod, but for now I'll just break in my cube. My cube is still a fairly new one, so I expect it to get a lot better

 

[DamonCubeFreak]

pi mod pins with out glue?????

Hey guys just got my v cubes and i did the pi mod on the 6 but when i went to cut the pins the fell straight away so i thought to my self:confused: solder (i dont no how to spell it) so right now im soldering my second pin in you have got ot make sure that all the glue is gone first (how do u do that) i just drilled the screws the first one hardened it less than 30 sec ill make a vid and put it in later seya

 

[FredM]

Yeah, I tried it too, but solder doesn't want to stay on the screw and if you put too much, it makes a big bulb of solder. So yeah......

Maybe with more patient than me, it can work.