PuzzleProz V-Cube Unpack

[SpeedCubed]

are you going to put v-cubes on your store any time soon? i would probably buy a v-5 from you if you did, i don't like to buy things overseas from other countries.

[crazyboy123252]

for my birthday im asking for v-cubes

[renguo49]

wow cool u have a tattoo..

[chocolatebuncookie]

Whats a safe website for rubiks cubes

[PuzzleProz]

If you are looking for Rubiks-brand products, the Rubiks . com and winning-moves . com are the 'safest' places to shop.

If you are looking for 3x3 Speed Cubes and other twisty puzzles, then my eBay store is a good place to start - stores . ebay . com / PuzzleProz

[hmongcuber]

okay

[hmongcuber]

where do you get the v-cubes from

[PuzzleProz]

Copy/Pasted from previous post (just a few posts down actually):

The site is:

dub dub dub dawt v-cubes dawt com

Note the "-" as it is important

[awsomecuber]

mine should be here in a few days i hope i ordered them on monday im really excited to get the v-cube 7

great review too

[thesmart358]

PuzzleProz, my mom got my 3x3 DIY's for christmas from you. I am pretty sure that they will be great, and I can't wait for christmas.

[DrewstaRoosta123]

very, very nice review! I'm getting mine for Christmas, can't wait!

[woody71692]

there is a kid who made a pillowed 5x5...

[chao5cuber]

can anyone tell me how i can get to the vcube website cuz i cant get on, it wont let me, if you can help tell me cuz my dad promised to get a v cube black collection for my Bday. omg someone help me!

[PuzzleProz]

Maybe the site was down for a bit or maybe your ISP was having problems.

The site is:

dub dub dub dawt v-cubes dawt com

Note the "-" as it is important

Good luck!

[Henkeace]

V-cubes site offer a black collection

[PuzzleProz]

Yes I got the newsletter this morning - Very cool!

It says that black is limited edition, but I'm sure that just meant that they only did a small run of Blacks - I suspect that they will keep selling them as long as sales are good.

[Henkeace]

Yeah and my v-cubes came today!!!!!!! White is cooler

[imataco95]

Are you from hawii? if so i bought a 2x2 eastsheen from you on ebay

[PuzzleProz]

Yeah that was probably me - Thanks for the purchase!

[imataco95]

no problem

[Henkeace]

should i make a video when i open my v-cubes or not?

[PuzzleProz]

I would say yes as it would be interesting to see how the shipping packaging has changed, if at all, since they revamped their shipping methods a month or so ago.

[Henkeace]

ok im gonna make a video but like im gonna order today so would we say in thursday friday?

[dozerislife]

no cuz i ordered mine lke last thursday and i dont have mine yet

[Henkeace]

oh its saturday and it havent come et :P but i send the video to you when i got it

[PuzzleProz]

Sorry it hasn't arrived yet - I know the waiting is the worst part.

NOTE: Just for clarity, you know you don't need to "send" the video to me? Just post it up on your youtube account and everyone will find it.

Let us know when the video is up so we can watch it.

[dozerislife]

u just ordered all three of them and now watching ur vid im kind of nervous that my 7x7x7 is gunna have peices out and i have no idea how i would go about putting them in ny suggestions?

[PuzzleProz]

They have updated their shipping method since I bought and I believe they are shipped in a more safe manner now - And With Cheaper Shipping!

Just the same, you will be able to reassemble the cube without too much hassle.

Just take your time and study the internal mechanism.

It is all very symmetrical and once you take a minute to study it you'll be okay.

The only gotcha is that the pieces don't necessarily go in in the order you might first think.

If so, just try again and you'll be fine.

[dozerislife]

alright thanks man cuz spending 150 bucks on cubes and then them breaking would kind of suck

[JayYounaruzusun]

where can i get one? i cant find em online anywhere

[Henkeace]

can i fix the 6x6 so i doesnt click i saw a video its niot click

[PuzzleProz]

Which video did you see that doesn't click?

My suggestions, in order that they should be tried, are:

1) Adjust the tension

2) Try lubing it

3) Give a good-faith effort to break it in.

4) Try sanding it <-- Experts only

[Henkeace]

ehm search 6x6 without clicks

[Henkeace]

im gonna get all three when its my birthday 28 november

[DIYrobin]

how'd you start your own business?

[PuzzleProz]

A focus on things I have a passion for, a ton of research and a leap of faith.

And some startup capital didn't hurt either.

[Xclann]

Nice!

I was lucky, only one of the center piece came off when I received my v cube 7.

Is the 5x5 worth getting? 6x6?

Thanks!

[PuzzleProz]

Honestly, I think you'd be fine if you waited for the prices on the 5x5 and 6x6 to come down some more before buying. You already have the best cube with the 7x7.

[Henkeace]

Do u Recommend me this cubes?

[PuzzleProz]

I can highly recommend the 7x7

[13fastball]

so do u use the v-cube or eastsheen 5x5 for speedcubing???

[PuzzleProz]

I think I use my EastSheen more - But that could be because it is alot esier to replace my EastSheen if it wears out then my V-Cube :)

[13fastball]

oh ok

[Edzo04]

my 6x6 sucks so hard. i regret buying it big time

[Vulosity]

just break it in.

[cronus616]

ill take it =D

[bobthegiraffemonkey]

i'd take it too :)

and so u all know, the snapping is so the internal pieces can align, they had to use that coz eastsheen already claimed a better way of doing it for the 4x4

[PuzzleProz]

Actually the 6x6 is the only cube of the 3 that snaps.

In fact the 7x7 is very very smooth.

Turns out the 6x6 is the only 'even' cube offered by V-Cubes right now.

From what I can tell, the snapping is caused by the design of the hidden pieces.

[ABQMagni5]

Okay, thanks a bunch

[ABQMagni5]

did you lube it?

[PuzzleProz]

The cubes in the vid are straight out of the box, no lube or anything.

I still have not lubed them yet, but I probably will sometime.

[ThaXhaloXperiment]

O_O YOUR HANDS ARE HUGE! (no offense) but you hold a 7x7 like a 2x2!!

[ImTheRealElmo]

7.52, haha a Popeye cube.

[deathowner]

thanks for the review :) i really wish i could get one, now :(

btw, you dont' sound like an idiot! :)

[LordSkuzworth]

In the video you said that to resticker it would be a bit of a nightmare, you probably already knew but just lettin you know that Cubesmith are sellin replacement sets for like $2.00 n/i shipping.

[plurple73]

i heard after the 6x6 is broken in, it's not that bad.

[AngelofEarth9999]

Dude you live in Maui right?? 'cause I do to

[PuzzleProz]

Yup!

[trackcube]

when they come out with all the other cubes i am so getting an 11x11

[AngelofEarth9999]

Dude just hope that doesn't come in broken or in pieces

[ArymeZWretched]

If a 7x7 is around 76 dollars, I'm worried how much an 11x11 costs...

[000781227000]

lol

like 200 i heard

[trackcube]

What's with so many v-cubes coming broken?

[Pizzscn]

well it's the first design you can most definitely expect problems

[esquimalt1]

my v cube 6 came destroyed and my 7x7 caps were all off

[PuzzleProz]

Were you able to put your 6x6 back together?

[esquimalt1]

ya it's ok now, pops alot and i beat dhl was like throwing the bags around and the bag says fragile lol

[PuzzleProz]

Poor packaging, unfortunately.

They were just stuffed into a paper-thin DHL shipping bag, without any kind of protection, and shipped across the world.

I get padded boxes from DHl that are sometimes almost completely destroyed.

These things never had a chance.

[SilverPotatoXL]

I read an email Tony Fisher got from Mr. Verdes about the future of V-cubes (Tony posted it on the TP forum). Mr. Verdes explained that V-cubes will not only be shipping in boxes later this year, but he will also offer a return policy that will allow anyone who receives a broken cube the ability to send it back free of charge to get a new one.

[Terminator22095]

Thanks for the info. Now I dont feel so bad about not being able to afford vcubes until later this year when the packaging will be much better.

[ArymeZWretched]

yeah thats just it

[EYE2EYE3]

the 6x6 (316) is i gram lighter than 7x7 (315) and 5x5 is only 198 grams

[PuzzleProz]

I've also posted the weight of the cubes in my forums:

PuzzleProz dawt com

--> General Discussion

----> "My V-Cubes Are In!"

Thanks for sharing!

[EYE2EYE3]

o ok

[trackcube]

i gram?

[Drazarian1021]

1 *

[alex27279]

i love you and you're cubes

[woody71692]

heck yeah i have the v-cube 7 the weakness that ifound is wash your hands good before handing cause dirt or black stuff will get under the stickers and you can see them.. happening a little bit to me but the replacing will be nightmare!

[Vulosity]

the stickers have the cross thing because of the molding of the pieces.

[PuzzleProz]

Yes I realized that a couple minutes after making the video.

In fact I even posted that in the very first comment for this video, but YT pushes older comments down so now it's hard to see it.

[ArymeZWretched]

Dude ur 7x7 broke... you should sue

[PuzzleProz]

It's not being flat that gives it internal parts, it's being of an 'even' number of rows.

The 8x8 will be pillowed like the 7x7 but will have internal parts like the 6x6, as it will essentially be a 9x9 that has no 'head' on the center cross.

The the thing we don't know yet is:

Will the 8x8 be smooth like the 7x7 (because it is pillowed unlike the 6x6) or be rough like the 6x6 (because it has internal parts unlike the 7x7)

[PuzzleProz]

So you're saying that its not just the internal pieces, but also the flat square shape that is keeping it from being smooth?

I'm not sure I agree as my 5x5 is much smoother than 6x6, which, since it is flat too, I attribute more to not having internal pieces.

Then again, it is not as smooth as the 7x7 so hmm...

[MACProductioning]

Pillowed shape is only going to make to cube more stable. If the 6x6 was pillowed, it wouldn't really be any smoother.

[esquimalt1]

LOOOL!

[PuzzleProz]

That is correct, because the pieces that are internal on the 6x6 have a head (center cross) on the 7x7.

But the number of pieces are the same.

Okay, so I suppose I could see that having the pieces be internal could cause a little fore friction when moving.

If that is the case, then the odd-sized cubes are going the winners here (7x7, 9x9, 11x11, 13x13)

But I'm still not entirely sold on that.

[PuzzleProz]

Yes, but the 6x6 and 7x7 mechanisms are the same.

In fact they have the same number of pieces, its just that, the piece that makes the center edge on the 7x7 is different on the 6x6 in that it does not have a head and is hidden under the 2 middle edges.

But the 7x7 is soo much smoother.

I haven't done a full side-by-side comparison of internal pieces yet, so I don't know for sure what is causing the snapping.

And it may also come down to tension setting, but I haven't adjusted mine yet.

[PuzzleProz]

My 5x5 doesn't seem to pop no matter what, but my 6x6 and 7x7 have both "esploded" on me.

The 6x6 has been the worst, esploding multiple times.

[ChrisBrandariz]

how much was shipping?

[PuzzleProz]

The total order cost was 151 euro, which converted at the time to about $240USD

The total (rounded) breakdown was:

25 euro for the V5

39 euro for the V6

48 euro for the V7

33 euro for shipping

6 euro fee for paying with paypal

[avenueq14]

good youtube tip: whenever you make a video, you will sound like an idiot to yourself, to everyone else you sound like a normal person (which i'm guessing you are :) )

[PuzzleProz]

Thanks for the moral support!

It will help keep my confidence up so I can continue making videos where I sound like an idiot :)

[avenueq14]

lol!

[SaiyanKirby]

I want a 777 so bad. :P

[PuzzleProz]

Yeah, another quotable from me.

But in the moment, it felt like maybe they used some different tech for the 5x5 and 6x6 as they just did not have the "wow" factor for turning that the 7x7 had.

Having checked out the pieces, I can confirm the technology is the same, but the implementation of the tech does not feel as good in the 5x5 and the 6x6 as in the 7x7.

It may just be a tension-adjustment issue, I'll guess I'll see as time goes by.

[surfer4ddict]

but what if the 5x5 cuts corners ? ive heard it does

[PuzzleProz]

Yes it does corner.

In fact the corner pieces extend far down into the core, so it would be very hard to pop them.

But with so many edge pieces, they pop a little easier if the cube locks in a turn.

[misterbuoy]

Nice job - and you were right. "Let's give this puppy some spinnage." Still, I liked your analysis of the V-cubes and I hope to see more videos in the future.

[PuzzleProz]

LOL!

I think there are probably a couple of 'priceless' quotables in there :)

Thanks for watching!

[Vulosity]

A lot of the other people's 6x6's have the same clicking sound. Try to break it in. masterofthebass's 6x6 is smooth but still clicks

[Dbonz32]

Nice video - thanks for sharing the V cube experience, felt like I was holding it in my own hand! Cool cube.

[cubeguru30]

Can You Start Selling Theese? :D

[Rubiksfan2016]

Awesome man! Finally another video!

-Andy

[PuzzleProz]

I've started a post in my forums for questions:

PuzzleProz dawt com

--> General Discussion

----> "My V-Cubes Are In!"

[PuzzleProz]

Some quick updates:

This was my first 'real time, no retake' video, so please forgive my dorkiness in some parts.

I lost track of time and the full video is just over 12 minutes long, so I had to cut some scenes for time.

The "lines" on the stickers turned out to actually be mold lines on the cubies.

Each cube has some flash on it and bubbles under some stickers.

Some of the faces (on the 6x6 more than others) had poor sticker placement which really shows when it is scrambled.