GuHong killed... by washers?

**UnAbusador** · 04-01-2011

I added some washers between the spring and the inner bottom part of the center pieces of my GuHong. I though that this would ease the friction and it did so remarkably. I've always lubed my cubes using Jigaloo (spraying at disassembled pieces from a distance, just a little coating and letting it dry before assembling) but I've never lubed the core or the inside of the centers with it.

Just now one the little "tubes" that pushes the center piece away from the core evaporated. Literally. The center piece has a hole big enough to let the whole washer (along with the screw and spring) go trough and the little tube is nowhere to be found. I checked the other pieces and they are all well drilled too in the inside... this side died first since it was the yellow one.

So... was it the washer that killed my GuHong, the Jigaloo or a combination of both? Any similar experiences with cubes that I can learn from?

edit: and how the *** simple washer can drill trough a freaking speedcube?!

**peterbone** · 04-01-2011

Maybe nylon washers would have been better - I assume you used metal ones.

**UnAbusador** · 04-01-2011

I just used the metal ones from either an AV or a Ghost Hand, can't remember which.

**LouisCormier** · 04-01-2011

April Fool's!

**gundamslicer** · 04-01-2011

Originally Posted by LouisCormier

April Fool's!

ROFL ROFL ROFL ROFL LAUGH LAUGH LAUGH

**antoineccantin** · 04-01-2011

I lubed the hardware on my guhong a few months ago and it is completely normal (except that is turn very well

). That being said, it is probably the washer.

**satellitedanny** · 04-01-2011

Aaah, the sweet berry smell of jig-a-loo, love that stuff, but it doesn't react well with the plastic in GuHongs; It lubes it well, but it also adds friction to some places that causes excessive amount of cube dust and that experience you had there with the "tube" disintegrating happened to my GuHong too. Can't wait 'till I get my CRC, I recently found a place where you can get it in Quebec!!! Oh yeah, if you have a GuHong made with POM, the jig-a-loo should not* do that much damage to the plastic tubes.

*This depends on the amount of jig-a-loo was inside your spray (I once had a can that was like 90% accelerant because I was spraying it upside down lol) and the amount you sprayed.

**timeless** · 04-02-2011

Originally Posted by satellitedanny

Aaah, the sweet berry smell of jig-a-loo, love that stuff, but it doesn't react well with the plastic in GuHongs; It lubes it well, but it also adds friction to some places that causes excessive amount of cube dust and that experience you had there with the "tube" disintegrating happened to my GuHong too. Can't wait 'till I get my CRC, I recently found a place where you can get it in Quebec!!! Oh yeah, if you have a GuHong made with POM, the jig-a-loo should not* do that much damage to the plastic tubes.

*This depends on the amount of jig-a-loo was inside your spray (I once had a can that was like 90% accelerant because I was spraying it upside down lol) and the amount you sprayed.

guhong already come with their washers? why use diff washers