Viscosity of Lubix Found! Cheaper Alternative!

[ElectricDoodie]

He's so mad.

Deal with it, Enter. People are discussing other types of lubes, because there isn't only one type of lube. You can complain all you want, assume things, make false arguments, ignore certain arguments against you, but you'll still be wrong.

Like its been said, we are sharing our opinions on a other type of lube, and not a direct comparison to lubix. Some are, some aren't. If you want to ignorantly generalize everyone based on the OP, go ahead. Youre still wrong about individual posts.

People use multiple methods of lubrication. To try to limit people to stop from talking about silicone diff shock oil, is ignorant. Go troll somewhere else, while we share our experiences with different wt shock oil.

And Dan, we didn't ignore you. Your opinion is what got me to buy it and try it. But, like every other review, we want more than one opinion. We want to see multiple people let us know how they think it acts on their cube.

 

[masterofthebass]

And Dan, we didn't ignore you. Your opinion is what got me to buy it and try it. But, like every other review, we want more than one opinion. We want to see multiple people let us know how they think it acts on their cube.

There were no "multiple people". That is my point. No one else has tried anything but shock oil they found from some store. I'm talking about an actual equivalent to lubix, and no one else seemed to understand that.

 

[Magix]

Ok wait so comparing shock oil to lubix is bad, but comparing for example a Guhong with an A5 is good? o.O

 

[ElectricDoodie]

What did your oil come in? Mine came in a plastic flexible tube (think travel-sized toothpaste) with a narrow nozzle that I had to use a hatpin to puncture. It works as a great applicator.

I'll try to find a picture and post it.
It's from Traxxas, and came in a plastic bottle. It had a tube applicator that you could use, but you had to use a scissor to open the applicator. The problem is, the whole left after cutting was too big, so I couldn't control it too much. Especially in the core.

 

[ElectricDoodie]

Ok wait so comparing shock oil to lubix is bad, but comparing for example a Guhong with an A5 is good? o.O

Or Jig-A-Loo to CRC, which he chose to ignore.

 

[clemon79]

I'll try to find a picture and post it.
but you had to use a scissor to open the applicator. The problem is, the whole left after cutting was too big, so I couldn't control it too much. Especially in the core.

Gotcha. This might have been your mistake. (In fact, I think it's safe to say that if you felt like you couldn't control it, you almost certainly overlubed it.) Mine needed opened too, but instead of snipping off the top with scissors (and that would make a damn big drop, lending more credence to the "you used too much" theories earlier ), there was a depression in the top, so I used a hatpin (one of those T-shaped ones) to punch a hole in it. So basically I have to squeeze pretty good to get any fluid to come out of it (oh, if I had a nickel), but it gives me fine control over the quantity, which seems to be what we want here.

I'd wipe it clean and try again, using a paper clip or something to apply so you can back off the amount a little. You want a TINY drop.

 

[EnterPseudonym]

He's so mad.

Deal with it, Enter. People are discussing other types of lubes, because there isn't only one type of lube. You can complain all you want, assume things, make false arguments, ignore certain arguments against you, but you'll still be wrong.

Like its been said, we are sharing our opinions on a other type of lube, and not a direct comparison to lubix. Some are, some aren't. If you want to ignorantly generalize everyone based on the OP, go ahead. Youre still wrong about individual posts.

People use multiple methods of lubrication. To try to limit people to stop from talking about silicone diff shock oil, is ignorant. Go troll somewhere else, while we share our experiences with different wt shock oil.

And Dan, we didn't ignore you. Your opinion is what got me to buy it and try it. But, like every other review, we want more than one opinion. We want to see multiple people let us know how they think it acts on their cube.

Yeah, I'm so mad. I almost want to cut my tongue off with garden shears.
I like how you claim I'm wrong and making assumptions without any proof what so ever. Keep up the good work debating!

 

[anuradha]

Just ordered Ofna 50,000wt Silicone diff oil on ebay.

 

[ElectricDoodie]

Yeah, I'm so mad. I almost want to cut my tongue off with garden shears.
I like how you claim I'm wrong and making assumptions without any proof what so ever. Keep up the good work debating!

Hahahaah, so mad!



Also, I did what you guys advised me to do. It seriously did wonders.
I just removed the silicone from the core pieces, where they make contact, and used a safety pin to put much less, and control it. I kept the same drop on the cubie itself, though. It's amazing now. It just so smooth and fast. Much faster than the silicone based lubricants I was using, such as CRC.

 

[anuradha]

Also, I did what you guys advised me to do. It seriously did wonders.
I just removed the silicone from the core pieces, where they make contact, and used a safety pin to put much less, and control it. I kept the same drop on the cubie itself, though. It's amazing now. It just so smooth and fast. Much faster than the silicone based lubricants I was using, such as CRC.

Did you use 50,000wt diff oil? And which side of the safety pin did you use? The hole, or the point?

 

[ElectricDoodie]

Did you use 50,000wt diff oil? And which side of the safety pin did you use? The hole, or the point?

Yeah, if you go back a few posts, you can see my description of what I got.
It was 50,000 wt, Silicone Differential Shock Oil.

And I used the sharp point. Opened it up, and dipped it into the shock oil, and then put it into the the core, where they connect. This time, I was able to tell how much I was putting, instead of putting a drop, and hoping it wasn't too much.

 

[Micael]

I have found the approximate viscosity of Lubix in an experiment [...]

What was your experimental apparatus or instrument?

 

[anuradha]

Yeah, if you go back a few posts, you can see my description of what I got. It was 50,000 wt, Silicone Differential Shock Oil.

Thanks! SNR of this thread was too low to keep track of facts.

And I used the sharp point. Opened it up, and dipped it into the shock oil, and then put it into the the core, where they connect. This time, I was able to tell how much I was putting, instead of putting a drop, and hoping it wasn't too much.

I was trying to apply silicone spray using a syringe unsuccessfully (pictures here). It evaporated too fast.

Anyway, it turned out that even the slightest touch of the sharp end of the syringe left a mark on the plastic. So I cut the sharp tip and sanded the remaining edge to make it smooth and round. While the tip of a safety pin is not that sharp, I am going to do the same before using one to apply shock oil. Or use a less sharp alternative which would still be thin. When the package arrives, that is.

 

[Vinny]

When I run out of lubix I think I'll try the 50,000 wt stuff and just fill up my lubix syringe.

 

[slowhand]

I went with 20,000 wt silicone diff oil (100% silicone, etc) from the local Remote Control hobby shop. 30ml for $7.50. Used the hatpin, applied to my guhong. I used very, very little, and it is greatly improved - as fast as I currently want it. I know it could be faster with a little more, but I need to work on my moves first.

I also took my old, super sticky 1981 Rubik's cube, took it apart (for the first time ever), cleaned it, and lubed it. It still isn't a great cube (cutting is nearly non-existant due to its design) but it is faaaaast now.

Anyway, 20,000 wt is still a great viscosity for cubes, still nice and think. I do not have lubix for a comparison basis. The shop I went to had 20,000 wt and 500,000wt (which seemed waaay to thick). Get what you can, it will still work wonders.

 

[ElectricDoodie]

Anyway, it turned out that even the slightest touch of the sharp end of the syringe left a mark on the plastic. So I cut the sharp tip and sanded the remaining edge to make it smooth and round. While the tip of a safety pin is not that sharp, I am going to do the same before using one to apply shock oil. Or use a less sharp alternative which would still be thin. When the package arrives, that is.

The only reason I used a safety pin, was because it was around. If you want something that's not so sharp, you can use a paper clip instead, and just stretch it out, and use the tip.

 

[EnterPseudonym]

Hahahaah, so mad!

You got me. Come back when you actually want to discuss something.

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[ElectricDoodie]

You got me. Come back when you actually want to discuss something.

Lololol, still mad.
K.

 

[spirit]

Thanks! SNR of this thread was too low to keep track of facts.



I was trying to apply silicone spray using a syringe unsuccessfully (pictures here). It evaporated too fast.

Anyway, it turned out that even the slightest touch of the sharp end of the syringe left a mark on the plastic. So I cut the sharp tip and sanded the remaining edge to make it smooth and round. While the tip of a safety pin is not that sharp, I am going to do the same before using one to apply shock oil. Or use a less sharp alternative which would still be thin. When the package arrives, that is.

I actually used a toothpick to apply the shock oil, it's thin enough to do the job, but since it's wood and not so sharp, it didn't leave any scratch on the cube at all.

 

[EricReese]

Lololol, still mad.
K.

Stop acting like a child in every thread you post on. Its really annoying