#diytag

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[Image description: on the left of the video thumbnail is a hand holding two fidget cubes made from perler beads, one blue and one dark grey with orange details. On the right of the thumbnail is a hand holding the dark grey and orange cube. In the middle of the thumbnail are the words DIY Perler Bead Fidget Cubes’.]

The video has some fast transitions at the very beginning and some background music when they are demonstrating the cube, but it is fairly quiet or absent when they are actually speaking; the instructions are clear and detailed.

This could also be adapted to make custom cubes (eg. a cube with rolling marbles on all six sides, a cube with all switches and joysticks, etc) though the patterns will have to be adjusted to make sure the edges of all pieces still click together - and of course custom colours (even custom marbles!) 

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[First image: a hand holding a red, yellow and black tangle covered in silicone tubing, which is cut into sections so that there are three pieces on each tangle piece.

Second image: a closer image of the end of the tangle when separated into one long ‘snake’, with the ‘socket’ end of the piece exposed, showing the shape of the silicone tube pieces.]

I DIY’d this with some silicone tubing and a cheap ebay tangle and it’s pretty cool! it’s chunkier than a normal tangle, like a tangle therapy without the bumps, and the ‘ridges’ between silicone tube pieces give it a nice, even texture.

i had to trial and error a bit to figure out the best way to get the tubing to stay on the pieces and actually curve around them properly; i found the best way was to cut 3 trapezium-shaped pieces for each tangle section and slide them over the end, snipping excess off each piece so that it fit right.

this does fade the colours a fair bit; it also makes the tangle a bit tighter, although i used a loose knockoff ebay tangle. you can also easily take off the tube pieces if you change your mind or even put them on another tangle if you want to. 

i used tubing with an 8mm inner diameter and an outer diameter of 10mm; this inner diameter fit perfectly but the tangle i used was a knock-off which i sanded down a bit to give it a matte texture so you may want to measure your tangle to make sure you get the right size tubing.

i got the tubing from here, $2.84 AUD for a metre! it’s also food grade, which is safer than ABS plastic if you tend to put tangles in your mouth.

you could also use tubing with a larger outer diameter for a chunkier tangle, or use coloured tubing!

[ @stimtoybox ! ]

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[Image description: a hand holding a fidget cube with Playstation buttons and a playstation joystick. In the top-right corner of the thumbnails is a picture of a playstation controller; in the bottom-right corner is a picture of a white-and-blue fidget cube. Between the two is a white plus (+) symbol.]

This video is entirely in French and Google won’t actually let me translate the page because it thinks it’s already in English (thanks Google) so I can’t easily get clues from the comments either, but I think the clay he’s using is just regular modelling clay (possibly air-drying). 

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[Image description: a hand holding a fidget spinner made up of four concentric bearings, with the centre bearing covered by a spinner cap. The words ‘Most Simple Spinner DIY’ are written in white and all caps on the right side of the image.]

From the video description (links shortened by myself for easier reading);

You can get these bearings by searching amazon or ebay for example. You may find cheaper ones depending where you live.

Inner diameter x outer diameter x width / bearing code / example link

55x90x18 6011 [link] 30x55x13 6006 [link] 17x30x7 6903 [link] 9x17x5 flanged 689 [link] 4x9x4 684 [link] Spinner button 606 [link]

The 4x9x4 684 bearing example link is for a dead listing, but searching for the size and bearing code will bring up many listings; as will searching for the other bearings, so you can easily find listings with cheaper shipping to your location. (Make sure to check whether the bearings are ‘flanged’ or not - as far as I can tell this refers to whether the bearing has a larger rim on one side.)

You may also be able to forego the largest bearing for a smaller spinner.

The maker of this video also has pre-made spinners for sale for $54 USD:

I have made it possible for you to buy it from me but this price is the lowest I can offer to cover costs. 

You get them cleaned from grease. 

It will say 20 day handling time but I have now got all the parts so if you order I will send it the next day!

[link]

If you cant use amazon link then you can try this:

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[Image description: an infinity cube made of dark green, light green and light blue lego on a blue background. The words ‘Infinity Cube’ are written on the left side of the thumbnail with the word ‘Infinity’ in green and the word ‘Cube’ in white, all capitals and with two letters on each line, so that the letters form a square.]

Video has some music; the instructions are clear and use fairly common lego pieces. 

Let’s Do This also has another video on how to modify this into a toy resembling a snake puzzle:

[Image description: several purple, grey and black cubes connected by hinges, on a grey background. The text ‘Infinity Cube Hack’ is at the top of the thumbnail in white.]

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[Image description: a black cube spinner with coloured stickers on each side, cut with a border between the edge of the sticker and the edge of the cube, in the style of a rubik’s cube. The visible sides are red, white and blue.]

Rubik’s Cube Fidget Spinner - $32.39 AUD

“The only fidget spinner that can be solved”! This would be a pretty easy DIY with a black cube spinner and glossy sticker paper or paint and varnish.

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[Image description: two images of a hand holding a clear plastic container shaped like a pepsi can (with a silver metallic plastic lid designed to look like the top of a soft drink can, and a blue label that reads ‘pepsi’ with the Pepsi logo.). The image on the right shows the hand shaking the can and the brown water in the container bubbling up like a lava lamp. The image on the right shows the can held still with the brown water flat on the bottom of the container. At the top-left of the thumbnail is a blue label with orange text reading DIY and at the top-right are a blue label with white text reading ‘pepsi’ and a red label with text reading ‘Lampe a lave’.]

Voice-over is in french; The lip balm container used in this video is for sale here for $15.95 (I can’t tell what currency it’s in).

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[Image description: two images of a fidget toy made from two bottle caps glued together. The image on the left shows the side featuring a light switch and a button made from a screw and a spring, and the image on the right shows the side featuring a roller ball made from a round bead and a rolling gear made from a lighter switch. The background of the thumbnail is bright blue and the fingertips of the hand holding the fidget can be seen in both images.]

Video has background music and no voiceover.