An edges-only Rubik's cube. Basically, it has no corners, but it's the same otherwise.

3 sides


The other 3 sides


Middle layer turn (you can see the corner pieces hidden in there)


Scrambulated



This isn't the first of its kind, really, but I thought it would be a good first try at making something like this.

Haha, ****ing awesome. What's it made out of?

Epic win.

i'd say you should patent it, but it's already been done, so nevermind.

That's actually pretty cool.

Holy shit that's awesome, look hard.

You got any qualifications in graphics or RM?

lol sell it to RUBIKS, cause i dont think you have the supplies to mass produce lol

Anyway, sweet that's an awsome twist to the rubiks cube :D

EDIT:lolz 5x5 rubiks cube in backround xD

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Haha, ****ing awesome. What's it made out of?

ABS plastic sheet 1/16 inch, glued on top of the Rubik's cube pieces. Filled in with Apoxie Sculpt (2 part modeling clay) when necessary, then sanded and painted.

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Holy shit that's awesome, look hard.

It's pretty easy to solve, actually.

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You got any qualifications in graphics or RM?

Not really. I just measured the size pieces of plastic needed, drew it in Word, printed out and glued it on the plastic sheet and cut them out that way. Also, what's RM?


I don't think it's patented anywhere, but people usually don't care if you make their designs on your own as long as you don't mass-produce them to sell.

Resistant materials.
Wood, metal and plastic techonology.

Pretty sweet, Smashy. You did a good job of making it look professional, as in not tacky.

niceee that thing is realy cool

how did you make that

Alright, but it's a bit complex.

First, I got supplies - sandpaper, some files (borrowed), ABS sheet plastic at 1/16 inch thickness (bought from my mom's company storage), Apoxie Sculpt 2-part modeling clay (borrowed), glue, paint, a saw (borrowed), box cutters/sharp objects, and clear finish (borrowed).

Next, I cleaned out the cube and removed all the pieces and stickers. I also adjusted the springs/screws on the cube to make it better to turn (it was a pretty low-quality knockoff). I took the corners and cut them pretty much in half with a saw and a vise (to hold them in place) because when I tried it with a small hand saw, it came out really badly.

Then I measured the length of an edge piece of the cube, and sketched the trapezoidal pieces in Word and printed them. This was glued on the ABS plastic sheet, and I made score-lines along the edges, sliced with a box-cutter, and snapped off the pieces. At this point I had the plastic pieces ready and the corners sawed off.

Next, lots of sanding of the trapezoidal pieces. Hours. I made them too big. . . huge mistake. I glued them onto each edge piece of the cube, one on each side. Reassembled the whole thing, and sanded a lot more. The edges were still rubbing, so I had to disassemble AGAIN, and sand the hell out of them. This took days.

Then I used the Apoxie Sculpt clay to fill in the space between the trapezoidal pieces, to rebuild/fill in parts of the corner pieces, and to fix two edge pieces that happened to have broken at some point when my uncle was still young enough to be playing with a cube (yeah, it's a really old cube).

Then, paint. Everywhere. I put on 2 coats and 1 coat of clear finish to shine it up. Stickered, greased, put back together, and I was finished.


Diagrams will not be provided. :D

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Alright, but it's a bit complex.

First, I got supplies - sandpaper, some files (borrowed), ABS sheet plastic at 1/16 inch thickness (bought from my mom's company storage), Apoxie Sculpt 2-part modeling clay (borrowed), glue, paint, a saw (borrowed), box cutters/sharp objects, and clear finish (borrowed).

Next, I cleaned out the cube and removed all the pieces and stickers. I also adjusted the springs/screws on the cube to make it better to turn (it was a pretty low-quality knockoff). I took the corners and cut them pretty much in half with a saw and a vise (to hold them in place) because when I tried it with a small hand saw, it came out really badly.

Then I measured the length of an edge piece of the cube, and sketched the trapezoidal pieces in Word and printed them. This was glued on the ABS plastic sheet, and I made score-lines along the edges, sliced with a box-cutter, and snapped off the pieces. At this point I had the plastic pieces ready and the corners sawed off.

Next, lots of sanding of the trapezoidal pieces. Hours. I made them too big. . . huge mistake. I glued them onto each edge piece of the cube, one on each side. Reassembled the whole thing, and sanded a lot more. The edges were still rubbing, so I had to disassemble AGAIN, and sand the hell out of them. This took days.

Then I used the Apoxie Sculpt clay to fill in the space between the trapezoidal pieces, to rebuild/fill in parts of the corner pieces, and to fix two edge pieces that happened to have broken at some point when my uncle was still young enough to be playing with a cube (yeah, it's a really old cube).

Then, paint. Everywhere. I put on 2 coats and 1 coat of clear finish to shine it up. Stickered, greased, put back together, and I was finished.


Diagrams will not be provided. :D

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I'm making something else, out of a keychain 2x2 cube, it should be pretty badass if it works. It should be like this puzzle (in the sense of, not a normal shape - this is a different puzzle than a normal rubik's cube) : http://twistypuzzles.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=9388