Kattenvriendin from The Netherlands

Which OLL parity are you talking about?
The horrible long one that flips one edge. For some reason I can just never remember it. I use one from the bigcubes site - I'll give yours and Andy Klise's algs a go and see if any of them stick better. Or I could just practice 4x4 more.

I'll also try his shorter alg for fixing the lasts two dedges - Dw (R F') U (R' F) Dw'

Which method do you guys use for edges? I'm pairing them one at a time and it takes forever. Of my 8 minute solve probably 6 were spent looking for edges.
 
I use 3-222-3 edge pairing when using reduction on 4x4. It's pretty easy to learn, and edge pairing is much faster. Check out Yau too. Edge pairing is much quicker, while centers are slightly more complicated.
 
This is what I use to flip the edge

I put them in code tags to make it easier to see the pattern.

First 2 double r turns, then 2 single r turns alternated with the U2:
Code:
r2 U2 r2 U2
r  U2 r  U2

Then twice the same thing again roughly, just that the second time you only do ONE U, not two:
Code:
r' U2 B2 U'
r' U  B2 U'

r U' finishes it off but by that time you will see the r needs to be put back and the U' is something I don't even memorize as I am preparing the next thing to do at that time :)
 
So here's the embedded video:

Adjacent edge swap pairity
(R U R' U') (r2 U2 r2 u2 r2 Uw2) (R' U' R U)

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Wow Gordon, sounds like you have a bunch of loose nuts and bolts rattling around inside your cube! :)
The cube always made this noise, I thought that it was normal :) I have a new one to mod on the way, I wonder how it will sound...
 
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Did another set of 12 just now:

4x4x4 cube
Apr 13, 2013 6:15:27 AM - 8:16:15 AM

Mean: 3:24.22
Average: 3:22.31
Best time: 2:40.63
Median: 3:15.81
Worst time: 4:26.94
Standard deviation: 32.61

Best average of 5: 3:07.62
2-6 - 3:10.56 2:57.74 (4:17.13) 3:14.57 (2:42.34)

Best average of 12: 3:22.31
1-12 - 3:58.59 3:10.56 2:57.74 4:17.13 3:14.57 2:42.34 3:28.38 (4:26.94) (2:40.63) 3:24.52 3:12.17 3:17.05

1. 3:58.59 D' F2 D Fw2 Uw B U F B Rw2 Fw' B2 L2 D' R F' Fw Rw F' D B L2 U Uw Fw Uw D' Fw' U R' U2 F2 Fw U' B' R Uw' D2 B2 Uw'
2. 3:10.56 Rw F Uw Rw2 B U' L Fw Uw Fw Rw' Fw L2 R' B' U2 F2 Rw2 Uw D L2 Rw' R U2 Uw F' R2 Fw' L' R2 Fw2 Uw' D' L2 U Uw F' Fw2 L2 Rw2
3. 2:57.74 L Uw' F' Fw' B' U Uw F2 Uw Rw2 R' D L2 B Uw' L' R D Fw Rw' R' U2 Rw U2 B' L2 Fw' U D2 Rw2 B Uw2 L' U Rw2 D2 Fw2 B' Rw' Fw2
4. 4:17.13 Uw' Fw2 Uw2 L2 R B2 D' Rw2 D2 R' U F' L2 D L U Uw' L2 Rw' R2 U' Uw' F Fw D' L' Rw' Uw2 D Rw R' B2 D' B2 Rw Uw2 F Uw' D F
5. 3:14.57 Fw2 U Uw2 D2 L' Uw F' Fw2 Rw' B2 L2 Rw' R' F' L2 U' Fw' B' U Rw Uw2 F Uw D2 B' L2 Rw' R U D' Fw U' L2 Uw2 D Fw' Uw' D2 B' Uw
6. 2:42.34 Rw Uw2 B' Rw' U2 D2 Rw' U2 F2 U L U D2 L2 Rw R F D' R' F' B U D' Rw2 B' U B D' L2 R' Fw2 Rw' F2 Fw R' U L F Fw' D2
7. 3:28.38 L Fw' B L' U' Rw' R' Uw2 Fw L2 Rw2 F R' Fw2 B L Uw' D Fw U F' B Rw R2 Fw2 L Uw2 Rw2 R Fw' B U2 Uw2 D F' U' Fw U' B Rw2
8. 4:26.94 Uw' B' Uw' D Rw2 Fw Uw B2 Uw2 F Fw2 Rw2 B Rw' D Fw' D Rw2 D Fw2 D' R Uw' F2 L2 Rw R2 U L2 R Fw B U2 L' Rw2 R' Uw' F R B
9. 2:40.63 Fw Rw' R B D Fw2 Rw2 U Uw F Uw2 B U2 Uw' R D' L B2 Uw D' L R2 Fw B2 Rw U Uw2 B' Uw D2 R2 F2 B2 Rw2 U2 L2 R' F' R2 Uw
10. 3:24.52 U2 Fw2 U2 Rw2 F D2 Fw2 Rw2 B2 D2 L Uw2 L2 B L2 Rw R' U2 Fw' R F2 B D' Rw Fw' U' D2 L Rw' Uw' Fw' Rw Fw' Rw' Fw2 R' B Rw' B Uw
11. 3:12.17 U' Uw2 R F' B R2 F' Uw Fw2 Rw D2 B' Uw2 F' L' R2 D2 Fw Rw' U R2 D R' U Rw2 D' Fw' Uw' L' Rw2 F2 B2 D2 F U2 Uw D R' F2 Fw'
12. 3:17.05 Rw F2 L R Uw L2 B' L' Fw B' Uw' D2 L2 F' Rw' R2 Uw2 D' L' Fw R Fw' B2 L' R2 D R' B' U2 R2 Fw' U2 D' B' R Fw D2 Fw B Rw


Will update the siggie later ;) Gotta go body shop with my dad and his car.. some bleep made two nice scratches on the door without leaving a note.. hate them!! (leave a note already, it's the proper thing to do, 's what I say)
 
If the Wittwo v1 is the "coffee grinder" maybe Gordon has the "waste disposal unit" cube? My Panshi sounds a bit like a washing machine with trainers in it. :)
 
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