[Member Intro] New to the cube world

[Gerry]

Hey all, Gerry here.

I am brand new to the cubing world. Not even gonna it speed cubing quite yet as it takes my longer to open the box than people can solve a puzzle. I am determined to get there though!!

When I say brand new, I mean I got my cube 2 days ago, and hadn't looked at any guides until it was in my hands. My first solve took a full day! second day I managed to get a few, and the fastest was 5-10 minutes. Huge 5 minute gap I know, but I wasn't trying to time myself expecting it to take a while and surprised myself when I finished it. So 5-10 is a guess.

My first cube is a Gan 356 m lite. When it cooperates I love it. My regret is getting the lite version sometimes it feels like it is gonna fall apart in my hands. I wish I got the other springs to make it feel tighter.

I have a Gan 251 M coming and I made sure not to get the lite this time.

Makes me wonder though. Once you get the perfect feel, what do people do with the extra springs? I can imagine some collectors just having a shelf full lol

 

[BenChristman1]

Welcome! There are some collectors that have a box of cube accessories, and I agree, it is pretty funny to look at.

 

[SH03L4C3]

Hey all, Gerry here.

I am brand new to the cubing world. Not even gonna it speed cubing quite yet as it takes my longer to open the box than people can solve a puzzle. I am determined to get there though!!

When I say brand new, I mean I got my cube 2 days ago, and hadn't looked at any guides until it was in my hands. My first solve took a full day! second day I managed to get a few, and the fastest was 5-10 minutes. Huge 5 minute gap I know, but I wasn't trying to time myself expecting it to take a while and surprised myself when I finished it. So 5-10 is a guess.

My first cube is a Gan 356 m lite. When it cooperates I love it. My regret is getting the lite version sometimes it feels like it is gonna fall apart in my hands. I wish I got the other springs to make it feel tighter.

I have a Gan 251 M coming and I made sure not to get the lite this time.

Makes me wonder though. Once you get the perfect feel, what do people do with the extra springs? I can imagine some collectors just having a shelf full lol

I have an small box full of springs/magnets/other stuff
Many people make mods using them.
Welcome!

 

[Deleted member 55877]

Welcome!

 

[cuber314159]

Welcome

 

[abunickabhi]

Hello Gerry and welcome to the cubing world!

 

[povlhp]

Welcome.
Cube preferences vary widely. And GAN is not necessarily the best brand but surely the most expensive.
many recommends the Moyu RS3M ($10) where you can adjust spring strength with a click mechanism. But even the cheap Meilong 3M might be better for you. The Tengyun V2M is the most configurable. most Speed cubes are fine for sub-10s solves.

 

[scrubizilla]

a good tutorial for how to use the beggineres method is

by matty hiroto inaba (who can solve it in 3 seconds)

 

[SH03L4C3]

Welcome.
Cube preferences vary widely. And GAN is not necessarily the best brand but surely the most expensive.
many recommends the Moyu RS3M ($10) where you can adjust spring strength with a click mechanism. But even the cheap Meilong 3M might be better for you. The Tengyun V2M is the most configurable. most Speed cubes are fine for sub-10s solves.

Many people including me main the rs3m over gan flagships