I wanted to make the announcement here that we're now shipping a new class of oil that has never been commercially offered before for cubing (that I know of).
As you know most cubing oil falls into one of two camps: silicones and petroleum distillates. The silicones work well but tend to dry out soon and are expensive. The petroleum distillates (vaseline, Jig-a-loo, differential oil, etc.) are good too except they tend to damage the plastic. A minority have used other oil types (cooking oil? bacon grease?? lol) but these are the two main types at the moment.
T-Minus One oil is a new blend composed of two high-tech lubricants, PFPE and molybdenum disulfide, in a base of mineral oil. PFPE (perfluoropolyether) is a synthetic oil developed by DuPont that is mainly used in aerospace engineering and vacuum pumps with similar properties to silicone oils but with the added advantage that it has a much lower vapor point meaning it doesn't "wear" away or dry out as easily. Since it's completely inert it also means that it's 100% safe for plastics. Its only disadvantage is that it's ridiculously expensive. Although it makes a fine lubricant on its own we found that it works even better when combined with molybdenum disulfide, a powdered dry lubricant similar to graphite (but better). The two complement each other well by lowering the effective viscosity for even longer lasting applications.
I am confident enough that anyone who regularly lubricates their cubes will find this a better alternative. To prove it I'm willing to give away some vials. I would like to make eligible those members who have posted reviews, particularly those on lubrication threads, who wouldn't mind posting a review here afterwards. If interested in trying out please respond to thread and pm me with a link to a previous review you have made as well as your shipping address.
The oil is available on Amazon and on my new cube shop Cubiteria.
Here's crossing my fingers that you will give this a shot
Ras
As you know most cubing oil falls into one of two camps: silicones and petroleum distillates. The silicones work well but tend to dry out soon and are expensive. The petroleum distillates (vaseline, Jig-a-loo, differential oil, etc.) are good too except they tend to damage the plastic. A minority have used other oil types (cooking oil? bacon grease?? lol) but these are the two main types at the moment.
T-Minus One oil is a new blend composed of two high-tech lubricants, PFPE and molybdenum disulfide, in a base of mineral oil. PFPE (perfluoropolyether) is a synthetic oil developed by DuPont that is mainly used in aerospace engineering and vacuum pumps with similar properties to silicone oils but with the added advantage that it has a much lower vapor point meaning it doesn't "wear" away or dry out as easily. Since it's completely inert it also means that it's 100% safe for plastics. Its only disadvantage is that it's ridiculously expensive. Although it makes a fine lubricant on its own we found that it works even better when combined with molybdenum disulfide, a powdered dry lubricant similar to graphite (but better). The two complement each other well by lowering the effective viscosity for even longer lasting applications.
I am confident enough that anyone who regularly lubricates their cubes will find this a better alternative. To prove it I'm willing to give away some vials. I would like to make eligible those members who have posted reviews, particularly those on lubrication threads, who wouldn't mind posting a review here afterwards. If interested in trying out please respond to thread and pm me with a link to a previous review you have made as well as your shipping address.
The oil is available on Amazon and on my new cube shop Cubiteria.
Here's crossing my fingers that you will give this a shot
Ras