[Help Thread] Puzzle Choice Thread

[IMSLOW1097]

which cube are the best 5x5?

i've heard great things about the shengshou 5x5, and it's only 11 dollars.
buy it here:
http://www.icubemart.com/apps/webstore/products/show/2442090

 

[Alcuber]

What's a good (comp legal, so no pillowed mefferts) pyraminx is the best. I can lube it, but don't want to wait and break it in a ton. Also, a longlasting one, since my qj is broken... idk how. thx

IMO, there aren't many good Pyraminxes that you can buy. My main is a really nice QJ right now, but other Qjs I have used in the past haven't been so good. All of them have needed a fair amount of breaking in, especially my Mefferts. I would proboly get a QJ, but as I said before you might get one that kinda sucks and might pop a lot

 

[clarnibass]

Here is the background. I just got a Rubik's cube yesterday for the first time (I remember trying to solve one a few times many years ago, unsuccessfully). I saw some YouTubes and now can solve it in about 5 minutes (if I don't screw up). Mine is a Rubik's brand and says Rubiks.com. It felt stiff so I lubed it and it is now smoother. I slightly modified it (because of my main job/hobby I have a gazillion lubes and always manufacture/assembl/disassemble parts etc.) and it's better too. But still has an annoyiong issue. I think from reading the forum it's called "lock up". It's not so flexible and sometimes I try to turn it and it doesn't turn, like something is stopping it. Sometimes it is aligned relatively accurate and it will happen, I then have to giggle the pivots for a bit to "loosen" it. I noticed some of the cubes in the clips seem much more flexible. So I want a new cube...

I'd it to be smooth, realtively "loose" (as opposed to "crisp"), doesn't have to be super flexible and "cut" corners especially well, but not be terrible. My one struggles to "cut" a corner even if the edge piece is just a few mms over. I've seen ones "cut" even almsot 45 degrees, but I don't need that, just not to struggle when the edge is a few mms over. I imagine more flexible means more "cutting" but also more likely for pieces to pop out?

Thanks for any suggestions.

 

[Godmil]

Here is the background....

Just go for a Dayan ZhanChi. It's the most popular cube at the moment, does everything you're wanting and doesn't do the things you're not wanting. Can't go wrong really.

 

[MrBackpack]

I was browsing cubedepot looking for my first speed cube after watching lubethecube.com videos

I've got and old 80's cube that was in my parents' closet and have been working on that, but want something that I can mess up and not loose that bit of their history.

I was just going to get a cube4you.com cube but, apparently, they don't ship to my area right now.

what would you recommend for a beginner? Is there an advantage to the stickerless/tiled/sticker types/designs

 

[MrBackpack]

double tap, sorry.

 

[asportking]

I was browsing cubedepot looking for my first speed cube after watching lubethecube.com videos

I've got and old 80's cube that was in my parents' closet and have been working on that, but want something that I can mess up and not loose that bit of their history.

I was just going to get a cube4you.com cube but, apparently, they don't ship to my area right now.

what would you recommend for a beginner? Is there an advantage to the stickerless/tiled/sticker types/designs

Get a guhong or a zhanchi. Just use normal stickers, stickerless cubes aren't allowed in competitions and tiles aren't as good.

 

[MrBackpack]

Get a guhong or a zhanchi. Just use normal stickers, stickerless cubes aren't allowed in competitions and tiles aren't as good.

I'm not that interested in competitions, just impressing friends, family, and customers at my retail store, but thanks

 

[Cuberty]

Cube for bro

I want a 3x3 cube that can corner-cut well, is available on Speedcubeshop.com, and has long lasting stickers. This cube should not be a stickerless Zhanchi (I have one, so no mixups).

 

[iEnjoyCubing]

I want a 3x3 cube that can corner-cut well, is available on Speedcubeshop.com, and has long lasting stickers. This cube should not be a stickerless Zhanchi (I have one, so no mixups).

To be honest, I'd just recommend another Zhanchi, but with stickers. If you want a completely different cube, however, I'd recommend either of the following:

If you are ok with a crispy feeling cube, I'd go with the Alpha V.

If not, the Dayan GuHong is also good.

 

[ImbaNeko]

hi and im new here, which 3x3x3 cube should i get if for solving roux method? M-Slice will be very important here so if the cube is smooth then is a plus~

should i get dayan cube, f2 or others?? im not very good in this

 

[EeeeeWarne]

The DaYan ZhanChi is perfect for everything!

 

[ImbaNeko]

thx for the answer, i will try it

 

[Sarahjdes]

At what point is it worth it to get a DIY? I've been cubing since the third week of october, and got an F-II three weeks ago. I'm currently around Ao12 sub-75 with Fridrich, but I'm also working on Roux. anyway. I don't really like the feeling of my F-II since it keeps popping, and people suggested that I should get a ZhanChi. I don't want to spend twice on an assembled one and then buy the exact same cube but DIY a couple of months later (assuming I really like that one). So at what point is it worth it to try to play with tension and stuff? Thanks!

 

[Godmil]

There may be a wee misunderstanding of what a DIY cube is. now a days DIY is used to mean a cube that you buy in pieces and put together yourself. But traditionaly (and still often now) DIY is used to mean any cube that you can adjust the tension on.
By the latter definition the FII is a DIY, because you can adjust it's tension. If you should buy a cube that is pre-assembled or in pieces depends if you're willing to spend another $2 or so to have someone else put it together. There is no other difference between an assembled or diy cube.

 

[Sarahjdes]

Really? Awesome! Thanks!

 

[nillyashra123]

A good 4x4

 

[Petezorzz]

I need a new 4x4...
Maru and Dayan + MF8 are stuffed up D:
I need something that doesn't lock up, corner cuts decently and no misalignments.
I've heard good things about the Shengshou v3, but people say the locks up a lot!

- I don't want to mod the cube either.

 

[EeeeeWarne]

I have not found the SS V3 that locky. The little mini internal edge pieces sometimes get caught when I do M' turns during the 3x3 stage, but only once every three solves with M turns. Remember that the cube only locks up if you let it. Don't go out expecting 45 degree corner cutting from a 4x4...

However, the size of the SS may be a change from your DaYan and Maru. Are you happy using smaller cubes?

 

[Michael1026]

Need to know quick!

I need a 5x5, and I was going to order the v-cube, but I haven't heard good reviews about it. Which 5x5 should I get????