[Video] ShengShou 5x5 Mod Tutorial - The WorldRecord Mod by Florian

[Ickenicke]

Awesome video! :tu

I did a really similar mod to my SS 4x4 V3, and the cube is much better than before.
But what I not have did, is to polish all the pieces. How necessary is that? Do you think that can make the cube better?

I maybe missed it in the video, but you just changed the springs, not the screws? Also, do you think it works with my old springs from a ZhanChi?

Last question: Do you change the stickers only beacuse you don't like the standard ones, or is there another reason?

 

[Florian]

I changed only the springs, not the screws. You can put in the Screws, but than the cube feels really weird.

Yeah the new Stickers only because i don't like he standard ones.

 

[Florian]

 

[Ickenicke]

The cube looks awesome I have modded my corners and most of the centers, and I will soon start with the edges. I think I will post my result here after that.

 

[Florian]

Do that

 

[Ickenicke]

I did Florian's mod to my SS 5x5 (except changing the springs).

I have to say that the cube is fantastic, but it isn't like how Florian show us in the video.
It can cut corners, next to as much as Florian's. But it is at least WAYS better than it was before the mod. I haven't breaked it in that much but it already feels very good. I have also lubed it with Traxxas 50K, and that is working very well.

So if someone is wondering if it is worht to mod it, can I just answer:

Go ahead and do it!

I think I spent something like 10-14 hours modding, but I am not 100% sure.

 

[RTh]

Some high resolution photos of the pieces after the mod would be very helpful, in the video you can hardly see anything in detail.
I'm about to do this modification and I want to be sure of what I should do to each piece before getting my hands dirty.

Thanks beforehand to whoever posts them =]

 

[PandaCuber]

Is it possible for someone to take a picture of pieces and mark where you're supposed to sand? I have limited Internet, so I cant watch a 30 minute video ): I really wanna do this mod!

 

[JianhanC]

Hm, I'm changing the springs when they arrive, so I'll get some pics up when I disassemble my cube.

 

[Applecow]

could you possibly post some photos of the modded pieces? like one photo of a corner, one of an edge and so on? Would be great

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edit: damn, didn't read the last few posts. :/

 

[HoooneyGuy]

I've got a ShengShou with this mod.Unfrotunately I didn't have that tool,so it took me 10 hours to do by hand but it's really worth to do.

 

[JianhanC]

Spoiler

Note that I did some things slightly differently than Florian in his tutorial. Remember I modded it before the video was released. And Florian, I have Dayan springs in mine right now, and it's how I expected it to be. However, I'm at this tension whereby when it's 1/8 turns too tight, the outer layers are perfect but the inner layers can't cornercut much. When it's 1/8 turns too loose, the inner layers are pretty much ideal but the outer layers are a bit too loose. I noticed the outer layers of mine is similar to yours though. I quite like it and I don't think I'm switching back. It's too much hassle disassembling and screwing again

 

[rubiksarlen]

lol Jian Han why didn't you use C4U springs?

 

[JianhanC]

Florian says that the Dayan springs work better

 

[Florian]

I guess it's personal preference i'd recommend try the cube out with Dayan-springs and with SS springs, not much effort doing that in comparison to the modding process

 

[amostay2004]

ok I wanna borrow your 5x5 this weekend xD

 

[MeshuggahX]

When you say Dayan springs, is it the regular from their 3x3-cubes?

 

[sa11297]

When you say Dayan springs, is it the regular from their 3x3-cubes?

yep

 

[JianhanC]

ok I wanna borrow your 5x5 this weekend xD

I thought you no gusta the first time? I have half bright stickers now too. Anyway, with the SS springs it feels gummier. The Dayan springs can screw in a long way and still feel loose. I'm adding more Lubix bit by bit to the outer layers so as to gum it up a bit, to neutralise the loose feel.

 

[Akash Rupela]

Okay. So I did this mod, with sandpaper, sandblock, and a knife and spent 14-15 hours with it
I rounded off the corner pieces like the Vcube5 corner mod, and then from the 3 stalks to the top
For center corners, I rounded off the small base and the long stalk(with a bump) till the top
For edges, i rounded off(obviously after cutting lots of plastic), the 2 long stalks till the top
I swapped with dayan springs, stil using the red core though

Here is the thing, after trying quite a lot to tension it, it always feels weird, the outer layers are super loose, i found a usable tension for them but at that the inner layers lock up quite a lot and they feel real tight. When i loosen it up so that inner layers feel comfortable, even a little inaccurate turning results in a pop of 3 pieces(1 center corner, 1 piece adjacent to center corner, and 1 edge piece)

Can someone help me? What went wrong? What should i do?


Additional info - I had done about 900 something solves on my SS already , so it was pretty well broken in. Do i need to give the cube time again to break in after this mod according to it ? (thats what i can think of as a problem). But might just be something more technical