[next] [prev] [up] Date: Tue, 10 Jan 95 14:13:01 -0700 (PST)
[next] [prev] [up] From: David Litwin <dlitwin@geoworks.com >
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Wei-Hwa Huang writes:
> Dave Litwin writes:
> > ishius@holonet.net writes:
> > > ...
> > > I would prefer, the center cube faces sometimes need to be reglued,
> > > and the stickers sometimes slide.
> >
> > With regard to the stickers (as far as I can tell just the orange
> > ...
> >
> > Dave Litwin
>
> I believe the poster is referring to the fact that the plastic faces fall
> off, revealing a screw inside, not the stickers (which are well done).
> Super-glue solved my problem easily. One more thing: the mechanism gets
> smoother after repeated use.

If you notice the last line of the ishius@holonet.net post, they
also mention the stickers sliding, which is what I was addressing. I've
only noticed 1 or 2 out of the at least 30 I've seen that *don't* have a
problem with the orange stickers: sliding off, dog earing etc.

The problem of the center caps coming off is separate, and much
easier to fix. Actually, before you glue them on you may want to adjust
the tensions of the screws on all the axes (only requiring one cap per
axis, not all six). The few I've done this to move much smoother when
loosened (just a bit, as being too loose can cause problems of its own).

Dave Litwin


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