DMCubing | How to Magnetize the Valk 3 Power Speed Cube @dmcubing6342 | Uploaded January 2018 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Hey guys!!!! He's my tutorial on magnetizing the new QiYi Valk 3 Power speedcube. The cube features a new design with noticeable differences between it and the original Valk 3- new primary plastic capped edge pieces, the absence of corner cutaway holes, primary plastic bases on the corner pieces, and a new core design. This cube is available in a factory-magnetized version, known as the Power M. The Power M is a great cube and has a light magnetic feel. The magnets used in it are N35 4x1.5 in the edges, and N35 4x1 in the corners.

For people looking for a stronger magnetic feel than what the factory Power M has to offer, a do-it-yourself tutorial may be of some interest, so I present this video.

Now, I must point out that magnetizing the Valk 3 Power has a few challenges, mostly in the proper alignment of magnets. I show this in the video. The new capped design of the edge piece only allows so much room for error. The larger internal receiving post of the edge piece cap can come in direct contact with the glued-in magnet if you’re not careful. The two ways to prevent this are, set and glue the corner piece magnet as low into the magnetic slot as possible, and when positioning and gluing the edge piece magnet, be sure to align the edge piece shell to the “master corner piece” so that it aligns to the very front of the corner piece, pushing forward slightly with your fingers. The “master corner piece” is the fully magnetized corner piece that will be used as a guide for aligning and placing the edge piece magnets. This forward-front position assures that the edge piece magnet is not place too high in the edge piece shell. If the edge piece magnet is too high, the cap will not fit back on!!! I show this in the video. Another couple of ways to avoid this happening would be to use a 3mm wide magnet, or placing the magnets on the opposite sides of the internal cubie pieces and disregard using the magnetic slot of the corner piece.

For my project here, I chose an N38 grade 4x1.5 magnet (from Gaussboys). I think it gives a very balanced, medium subtle magnetic feel.

I think you could use a 4x2, but again, because of the possible issues with the edge piece cap tiles, the added thickness of the 4x2 may present even more of a challenge. If in doubt, do some "dry runs" without gluing by placing the magnets inside of the piece with the large of the two caps in place. You'll be able to observe if there's enough room internally for the 4x2. And certainly if using anything wider than 4mm, you'll have to position the magnets on the opposite sides and further down into the cubie pieces.

Anyway, I hope this video is helpful. Let me know if you have any questions, or let me know how you magnetized your cube along with your findings and observations. Thanks for watching, and I’ll see you in the next video. Take care, and HAPPY CUBING!!!! DM