New Gans 356 cube!

Ok, since there is no review topic on this cube yet I will post my findings here.
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This cube is out of the box slight sluggish. But after 10 solves or so it becomes fast. It feels real nice. Light turning. Smooth, forgiving and super fast. There are some sharp points on the corners. These make sure corner twists are near impossible, I think they are making the cube stable overall. However, on really exagerated reverse corner cutting you can see that sharp point catch on the center piece. While solving I lock op due to that. So I filed down the sharp points. The cube is still very stable and never had a corner twist. It is hard to take an edge out. Is is equally hard to corner twist.

After saying is that nice I have to admit that I have not been getting my normal averages. Because it is so fast I slightly overturn a lot costing 0.5 secs on my average. I did brake my Mo3 PB and had some awesome singles. I will stick for this cube for a while. I really enjoy solving it.
 
Even after modding, mine feels very catchy, and just kinda crappy overall. I might try rounding down the corners even more, but something's definitely not right. I'm hoping I didn't somehow ruin it by modding...
 
gokkar said:
Even after modding, mine feels very catchy, and just kinda crappy overall. I might try rounding down the corners even more, but something's definitely not right. I'm hoping I didn't somehow ruin it by modding...
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I didn't sand down the points, but instead flattened out the underside of the edges. it still catches, but pushes through it easily instead of locking up.
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I'll try that. Hopefully the fact that I sanded them down too wont mess anything up.
 
Is this cube as loud as the 357? Hope this one is as good as they say, my order of this cube has shipped from the cubicle along with a nano cube. I think this will be my most expensive 3x3 aside from the rubiks speedcube.
 
Makarov said:
Is this cube as loud as the 357? Hope this one is as good as they say, my order of this cube has shipped from the cubicle along with a nano cube. I think this will be my most expensive 3x3 aside from the rubiks speedcube.
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Not at all. I would say this is the quietist cube I have in my collection. The metal screws that attach through the entirety of the pieces most likely limit the sound production.
 
Finally got it and it's definitely a very good cube. Quiet, fast and stable.. I like it better than the hualong. Not sure if I'll lube it yet.
 
TheBrutux168 said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVWDRDa1Fok
So somebody figured out how to fix centre catching without sanding. Just tried it and reduce like 80% of centre catches. No instability created
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It seems to be for mine that when the centers twist in place the corner can no longer fit over the center piece. I tried loosening the screws but it did nothing for me. Sanding definitely worked and it is my main for the moment.
 
I did the corner mod with the screw (un tighten three full turns) with a brand new Gan 356. I did over 1000 solves on this cube and never had a catch. I would highly recommend this instead of sanding down the corner piece (what I did with my first Gan356). The second cube has a nicer over all feeling.
 
Okay, I'm planning to get one of these soon. Is there some generally accepted mod/spring swap that I should do to make this cube to its best? 12 pages is a lot to read through...
 
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