Construction of my 7x7x7 V-Ball puzzle
I constructed this in 2008. It is one of the most enjoyable puzzles I have made. I love these hands on type transformations. There was no moulds, no casting and certainly no rapid prototyping. I sculpted the puzzle directly from a 7x7x7 V-Cube with just a Dremel.
Rotational movement is surprisingly good even though a huge amount of the 7x7x7 was cut away. In fact the whole thick part of each corner was entirely removed. Only the stems remain. When I was making it I really didn't know if the whole thing would just fall apart at any moment
As with most of my ball transformations I used high quality Skewb style stickers instead of the regular Rubik's Cube type. I find these are more suited to a curved surface. I considered several colouring options and eventually settled for a cube simulation. I think this works best though doesn't pose any new solving problem. Putting three different colours on each 'corner' wasn't exactly easy either.
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WOW this has got to be one of the coolest puzzles possible
The way you align the layers to finish the sphere shape is awesome.
What Ive learned from you is that the sphere is really the cube. (Its cool) No difference except esthetic or even ascetic value in my world. The two are really one in the same. I think its great you created this. It gave me some interesting ideas involving philosophy, humanity, and puzzles.
See my website (link in profile) for details of what puzzles are currently for sale.
You are really good with your hands man.Full respect.
Look's like a huge golf ball. :D
A perfect sphere construction! Its just wow
You made a ball out of a cube. Now make a cube out of a ball!
@fivedollars3052
9 жыл бұрын
BRUH
And here comes a 7x7x7 Ball.
Not necessarily. I tried it on a 4x4x4 Master Cube (see video) but it doesn't work very well. So later I remade it by 'adding' instead of 'taking away'. See 4x4x4 Ball (2008) video. It all depends on the way the cube is built in the first place,
omfg the sound its making!! i love it!
I guess the first thing I think when I see a new puzzle is what simple shapes I can make from it.
Yes there are. Each has three different coloured stickers on it.
@Nealosaurus I think you misunderstand the question and answer. Over 500GBP is how much they would have to cost in order for them to be worth making. Since they probably wouldn't sell at that price I have no immediate plans to make any more to sell.
The drop kick video recreates what Konstaninos Verdes did to demonstrate how strong they are. This video shows me making a 7x7x7 Ball out of a 7x7x7 V-Cube. So destroy is hardly an appropriate word. Currently the 7x7x7 is my all time favourite puzzle.
@mysticNTN Because the internals remain the same and it's easy to see what goes where.
wow ur amazing i would of thought a company had made tht with a machine if i just saw the product and i love the neon coulours well done ur a wiked artist :D
Occasionally but I always have several usable parts left over for future puzzles. My first Siamese Skewbs went completely wrong and a few (wrong) pieces were stuck together for ever.
Thanks. I haven't seen the film but will look it up.
when i first started watching i thought, HOW COULD YOU DO THAT! IT NEVER HURT ANYONE!!! but i've reconsidered
Yes often but then I just use the parts for spares so nothing is ever wasted. I prefer to confidently tackle a new idea than worry about messing up.
lol i luv that sounds of the trimming thingy niiuh!!
wow that's a lot of work, nice creativity :)
definitly not a vid you wanna watch after spending a few hours at the dentist... but i like the result at the end!
i would be too scared to do that lol. you got some balls!
something was missing: a really good close-up at the "corners" to see how you put those 3 really tiny stickers together =O... nice job tony!
Sometimes I use resin. Usually I don't fill at all. It's far better to glue plastic card over hollow areas unless there's curves or hundreds of tiny parts.
Yes and sometimes I do mess up. However the percentage is very low and easily worth it.
@RizDub They are much thicker and textured. You can also see how the colours are different in the video.
The makers of V-Cubes are fully aware and happy with what I do.
making a almost perfect sphere by hand? epic.
No, they would always exist since they are on stems to the middle. However any further and other parts would just fall out.
unbeliavable nice work!!!
V-Cubes are perfectly aware and happy with what I do. I need to buy a V-Cube to make each of mine so they don't lose out. It's just free advertising for them.
every time you touched the cube with the dremel I almost started crying ;D Its a horror movie u made their but the end was good :D
Mine to but I had more than one. Now I have V-Cubes and V-balls.
Out of the flames a phoenix rises.
I had my V-7 stolen 2 weeks ago... If I had the powertools I'd make V-ball... nice job!
Is it me or does anyone else see the Deathstar just before the Milput is applied. BTW Tony I love watching your construction videos....The sounds and the whole process puts me in a very relaxed state. One more thing are you putting anything up for auction again soon? I had the high bid for a while on your last auction.
Dremels are awesome.
When that dremmel first hit at the start of the video i was like "Oh, The HORROR!!!!! WTF are you doing?" Then it all began to make sence.
@orihow Yes, Jurgen Brandt did that without extending.
a masterpiece tony! but the process was gruelsome but this really deserved 5 stars
haha the drill sounds like its say no no no no no!! no nooo!!!! hahahahaha :D
like a big golf ball!!!
@BreathingCheese That's because there aren't any for sale.
Yes but a new phoenix is born.
heh heh, at the start when the cube was being grinded I was like "NOOOOOOOOO!!!!" but the end product was great so I'm not complaining.
Sure would be a NIGHTMARE to take apart then put it bact together! So THATS how you obtained that ball! Making the ultimate sacrifice of a $50 to $100 7x7 Vcube. BUT then again, this ball is probably worth double, even more!
I love V-Cubes. What makes you think I hate them?
you are amazing. i don't know how you come up with this stoof, but great job.
@thomas9012 Is that the exact same stuff though? There's lots of similar products.
I am not certain but I suspect not. I think the cuts would go too deep and pieces would fall out.
You are a magician!
i think i kinda died at the beginning when i saw what he was doing to the v7, i would never have the balls to try it but i guess thats why tony fisher is a genius!
Beautiful puzzle
You made it even more pillowed, the corners won't stick out, if you only could see them.
wow i cant believe you actually carved it down like that
it's difficult to do a perfect sphere, but you did!
I want to see one made with transparent plastic, and each of 6 colors on the color wheel, opposite colors on opposite sides, similiar colors together.
And now I have the only 7x7x7 Ball in the world!!!
I have shown it to Konstantinos Verdes from V-Cubes and he really liked it.
I had to fit 3 stickers on each corner. It wasn't easy.
Watch it again and pay attention! And don't slouch.
Plus there's been factory made ones around for years.
Yes, Each has three colours.
Check out my 2 videos of 4x4x4 balls.
Now THAT is a lot of shavings.
Love your mod videos! This one in particular was fun to watch, though, because it sounds like your Dremel is making fun of me. :-)
wow......that is one very insanely amazing hobby you have got there ^_^. I do wonder though, does your house end up covered in white dust? it doesn't look like all of it stays on the news paper.
Sorry FrEaKo789 I may have removed your comment by mistake. It's very close to destroying the mechanism but not quite.
Not sure what you mean.
Its actually really good u made that your self
i like the new v-cube cause its not more a cube its a ball it looks way better:)
You have a lot of fun building puzzles, don't you?
This is torture! :O I want a V-Cube so bad :( 8 *it was kinda cool to watch though*
Tony was the kid who dared to make the cube fit in the circular hole....he vowed to proved his kindergarten teachers wrong! and i like the world/ and deathstar sticker ideas
ur wun of my favorite cubers
@alak1414
9 жыл бұрын
He's not a cuber he's a cube (and other puzzles) maker.
With what material you do the pieces and how you do that, designed, etc?. Can you upload a video of that? I love your work.
You are very smart.Tony.
nice job came out real nice
Again, Truly Amazing.
Holy shit, that's actually a great idea..
Poor V cube. LOL Nice job when finished though!
Not sure what you mean. The filler is Milliput.
Cool rubiks cube and lmao at every second in the video i hear myeh lol
@usmanazhar How so? My puzzles usually sell for far more than that.
@FuddgeuMs I would never bother since factory 3x3x3 Balls have been available since the 80s
Yes it's not that difficult really. You just have to be careful not to take too much off with the Dremel. Also it would be smaller than you are used to.
And wow it must have been a pain cutting the stickers.
What on earth were you doing to it?
haha the cornet pieces look so sad. only the stem which holds it in place remains. surprised you could fit a sticker on there!
Yes, there was no need to remove them.
Now let's all try it at home with our 7x7x7 puzzle!
To make a ball. Now I have a ball and a cube which is better than having two cubes.
very talented you are you could be rich if you know what your doing
watch, he slices it a lot and just keeps grinding down the high points and keeps spinning in all directions and grinding down the high points until no matter how you spin it, it is all the same height. genius really. I would be worried that the pieces would fall out though grinding it down that far
great job on the puzzle! i lol'd at the tiny corners. could u imagine trying to do f2l with corners that small?
That looks amazing Tony. At least now we know how you make your balls. Er. Puzzle balls.
Why does it have to have an advantage? Now I own a 7x7x7 Ball and some 7x7x7s. That to me is better than owning some 7x7x7s.