The One-Answer Question Thread [closed]

[ZamHalen]

I can't get shock oil anymore because the local hobby store closed down. So I'll try what Erzz said.
Just a note , this cube was actually like this out of the box which was cool when I got but now that I'm trying to get faster it keeps locking up because it overshoots on outer turns.

It didn't affect it too much. Oh well I guess I'll have to figure out how to make my rubik's 4x4 good.

 

[RyanReese09]

Is regular CRC like Cyclo lube? (The lube suggested for the xcube)

I have CRC Heavy Duty Silicone

Also what lube should I use for GH 2x2x2

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

Is regular CRC like Cyclo lube? (The lube suggested for the xcube)

I have CRC Heavy Duty Silicone

Also what lube should I use for GH 2x2x2

For the GH 2x2, Jigaloo, CRC, Maru lube work very well.

 

[Godmil]

I'm really intimidated by all the 4x4 parity alg's and don't want to spend ages learning a bad one... is there one really popular alg for flipping two edges (that maybe all the fast people use)? Thanks.

 

[Zane_C]

I'm really intimidated by all the 4x4 parity alg's and don't want to spend ages learning a bad one... is there one really popular alg for flipping two edges (that maybe all the fast people use)? Thanks.

r U2 x r U2 r U2 r' U2 l U2 r' U2 r U2 r' U2 r'

 

[EricReese]

What do you mean flipping two edges. Do you mean OLL parity, PLL parity or Edge Parity?

 

[Erzz]

r U2 x r U2 r U2 r' U2 l U2 r' U2 r U2 r' U2 r'

I think you are missing some moves at the end there. I had to do U2 L R' U2 at the end.

 

[dannyz0r]

SiGN notation. Those r and l are wide turns.

 

[cuberkid10]

What's a good brand of skewb? and magic?

LanLan Skewb, Lingao Magic, Ghosthand Magic

 

[freshcuber]

Does the MM&P V-5 corner mod affect the actual performance of the cube like corner cutting, speed, and lock ups or does it just make it smoother with no other affects?

 

[da25centz]

Does the MM&P V-5 corner mod affect the actual performance of the cube like corner cutting, speed, and lock ups or does it just make it smoother with no other affects?

it mostly just makes it smoother, and it helps speed and lock ups a bit. not much you can do about cutting on a 5x5. Theres no downside to doing this mod, as it really doesnt do THAT much to your cube, you might as well do it, it only takes like an hour

 

[freshcuber]

Yea I plan on doing it once the lube it came with pre-lubed wears away unless it really starts to bother me. (it's really bugging me now so we'll so how it is after this average goes.)

I don't have a dremmel but I found some 600 grit sand paper and some 150 grit sand paper. Is the 150 enough to take off a lot of the plastic quickly so I don't kill my arms sanding it? and is the 600 enough to smooth it out? It feels like paper almost but it still takes away material so I think it'll be okay.

 

[da25centz]

Yea I plan on doing it once the lube it came with pre-lubed wears away unless it really starts to bother me. (it's really bugging me now so we'll so how it is after this average goes.)

I don't have a dremmel but I found some 600 grit sand paper and some 150 grit sand paper. Is the 150 enough to take off a lot of the plastic quickly so I don't kill my arms sanding it? and is the 600 enough to smooth it out? It feels like paper almost but it still takes away material so I think it'll be okay.

i did everything with like 250 grit sandpaper and it took my about 2 hours and i didnt do that good of a job, your approach will probably work a lot better

 

[freshcuber]

i did everything with like 250 grit sandpaper and it took my about 2 hours and i didnt do that good of a job, your approach will probably work a lot better

Would Rounding the sharp edges on the corner stalks help with lockups? It doesn't seem like something that would negatively affect performance and I think MM&P advices you do it to the V6.

 

[da25centz]

Would Rounding the sharp edges on the corner stalks help with lockups? It doesn't seem like something that would negatively affect performance and I think MM&P advices you do it to the V6.

maybe a little bit, give it a shot. Im sure it wont hurt, seeing as the outer layers of the V5 already suck, you probably cant make them worse

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

maybe a little bit, give it a shot. Im sure it wont hurt, seeing as the outer layers of the V5 already suck, you probably cant make them worse

I bet you can

 

[freshcuber]

I bet you can

troll

 

[da25centz]

I bet you can

let me try again,
you probably cant make them worse trying to do that mod with sandpaper

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

let me try again,
you probably cant make them worse trying to do that mod with sandpaper

Oh ok. Cause I was gonna suggest WD-40.

troll

No, Not really.

 

[freshcuber]

"One who posts a deliberately provocative message to a newsgroup or message board with the intention of causing maximum disruption and argument" - urbandictionary.com

Your post was totally useless to me and just useless in general.