New Gans 356 cube!

[tomg]

Hey Guys, I've got an even more interesting than the last. It has the strangest design I have ever seen, and its from Gans.

It appears to have springs in every one of the pieces, maybe allowing the cube to be flexible but not pop(?)

Edit: Found a link to the MF8 forum post by Gans, even more pictures on there:
Link



Also, Gans re-invented the core again, very different.




Photo with all the parts



Partially assembled



The link to the Gans Store
Here

Looks special. I'd have to see the performance of it before making a decision on it being good or bad.

tomg

 

[DeeDubb]

Wow, gotta try that one out.

 

[guysensei1]

Coolest design ever.

 

[Genesis]

Hmm... May actually try one, never really liked how light their other cubes are

 

[MarcelP]

Looks very nice. I want to try it. Hopefully it will be for sale on an English website soon.

 

[Randomno]

Interesting. So it's the same as the 357 on the outside?

 

[tomg]

Interesting. So it's the same as the 357 on the outside?

Seems so, but I noticed tracks on the edges and corners in the pictures (where the pieces touch), maybe to reduce friction point/catch extra lube. The pieces look very similar from the outside though. Hard to tell from just a few photos

tomg

 

[mark49152]

It's great to see this kind of innovation and I'll definitely get this just because it's brave and novel. So much more interesting than yet another slight remould from Moyu - although, it would have to be very special to match them as a speed cube!

 

[Please Dont Ask]

Interesting

 

[CriticalCubing]

I am definitely going to buy this. Looks awesome

 

[s3rzz]

The fIV has similar corners and the cube wouldn't feel normal unless those screws were tightened fully. That being said the cube as a whole felt like half a thought so hopefully gans did it right this time around.

 

[Please Dont Ask]

wait is that Yen (then 120 yen should be about 1 dollar)

 

[Tao Yu]

wait is that Yen (then 120 yen should be about 1 dollar)

Chinese yuan, not Japanese yen.

https://www.google.ie/search?q=119+rmb+to+usd

So about 19 dollars.

 

[mati1242]

Not sure how to feel about this.
The more complicated the design is the bigger chance it may lock up a ton.
Also the metal core arm +metal nut might cause self unscrewing.
We'll see after watching some reviews.

 

[cyoubx]

-Having springs in the edge pieces to make the anchors flexible should be an okay idea. I'm guessing it'll be handy for larger corner cuts where the piece would otherwise pop.
-That being said...if a piece would normally pop out, anchoring it down is probably going to create a huge catch/lockup.
-Giving the corner pieces that tolerance is going to create catches/lockups

I'm really curious to see how this cube will work. My initial guess is that the cube won't be that great because it's going to catch a lot. Giving each piece so much tolerance means that it won't really hold a cubic shape very well. Since the plastic itself can't conform to the geometry of the surrounding pieces, there might be mechanical fit problems. That is, the cube will flex too easily and cause catches.

But that's all conjecture. Time will tell.

 

[Myachii]

At first glance that looked like Waffo's screw anchor mod he used for his Guhong..

 

[timeless]

At first glance that looked like Waffo's screw anchor mod he used for his Guhong..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr-lWvWeQ2A&feature=watch_response_rev

reminded me of that as well

 

[Please Dont Ask]

Anyone know what's point of the spring in every piece?

 

[tomg]

Anyone know what's point of the spring in every piece?

To me, it looks like they're trying a new anti pop mechanism, and on their MF8 forum post, you can't pop out an edge without breaking your arm(?)
Image link


tomg

 

[TraciAG]

Goodness. Even if this cube turns out a flop, what a puzzle for the collection! Very interesting