My type D black DIY cube

[razorjumper]

I have a Type D black diy cube and it seems different from the reviews from forums. it locks up pretty often and doesnt have the "crispy" sound while solving the cube. Generally its worst then my store bought cube and i can't get decent timing from it. any ideas why? it may be the tension problem but when i tried to screw it too tightly it doesnt perform as well and when set too loose it just locks up. by the way im using Mr Mckennic silicone spray, does this affect my cube? And my type D cube also have a type A core. any suggestions to my problem?

Sorry for my bad english just wondering, what cubes do you guys use to achieve sub 10 solve?

 

[MTGjumper]

It probably just needs breaking in more. When I first got my Type D it locked up quite a lot, even after lubing, and it was awful at cutting corners. Now, mine can cut corners better than my un-broken-in Type A.

I don't really know what the "crispy" sound is, but my Type D is ridiculously loud compared to my other cubes.

 

[Guoguodi]

I believe -- although I have no definitive proof, as such -- that recent batches of the Type D cube are of inferior quality to the original Type D's which debuted on cube4you.com around April this year. I was one of the first to get the Type D when they came out, and I can assure you that the cube I got then from that initial batch is vastly superior to the Type D's I've gotten in recent months. It seems the main problem is the quality of the plastic, which is much worse now (not very smooth). Hence, when I tighten screws to the max setting on the current Type D's, I feel a *lot* of friction, so much so that I can barely turn it! By contrast, the early Type D's almost required you to tighten the screws down, as that was generally considered the optimal setting for those cubes. And of course, they turned smoothly at max tightness. A while ago someone posted a thread discussing Chinese cubers' opinions on C4Y cubes (here), and much to everyone's surprise, Type D's were considered unsuitable for speedcubing due to their "poor plastic" quality. I'm really not sure what goes on behind the scenes at C4Y, but I suspect that whoever manufactures the Type D (YUGA??) released an inferior batch that is *NOT* of the same quality as the originals.

 

[Athefre]

I believe -- although I have no definitive proof, as such -- that recent batches of the Type D cube are of inferior quality to the original Type D's which debuted on cube4you.com around April this year. I was one of the first to get the Type D when they came out, and I can assure you that the cube I got then from that initial batch is vastly superior to the Type D's I've gotten in recent months. It seems the main problem is the quality of the plastic, which is much worse now (not very smooth). Hence, when I tighten screws to the max setting on the current Type D's, I feel a *lot* of friction, so much so that I can barely turn it! By contrast, the early Type D's almost required you to tighten the screws down, as that was generally considered the optimal setting for those cubes. And of course, they turned smoothly at max tightness. A while ago someone posted a thread discussing Chinese cubers' opinions on C4Y cubes (here), and much to everyone's surprise, Type D's were considered unsuitable for speedcubing due to their "poor plastic" quality. I'm really not sure what goes on behind the scenes at C4Y, but I suspect that whoever manufactures the Type D (YUGA??) released an inferior batch that is *NOT* of the same quality as the originals.

I hope that's not true because I was about to order 3 or 4 YUGAs.

 

[Odin]

i have a black new type A its a few days old and its the best thing ever!! its also super crispy and never locks up

 

[Athefre]

GuoGuodi, can you give me pictures of your old YUGA and your new YUGA?

 

[Crzyazn]

Odin, your post had absolutely no relevance to the topic...

I don't care about how epic your Type A is

 

[ScottKidder]

Gosh, I just ordered a type D

 

[Michael_Wee]

it is also important that you know how to tune a cube properly or know someone that can help you tune a cube properly even a sh** cube can be turned into your top speed cube if it is well tuned

 

[Rubixcubematt]

i certainly hope that the type d's now aren't of infirior quality. i just ordered mine, ah wel

 

[mikeagby]

i have had my type d's for about 3-4 weeks now and they are absolutley amazing. one has an old a core and the other has a new a core. honestly i cannot tell the difference between the cores. and as for the type d's being loud, both my type d's are quiet and smooth. my new type a cube is really loud if anything.

 

[Swoncen]

it is also important that you know how to tune a cube properly or know someone that can help you tune a cube properly even a sh** cube can be turned into your top speed cube if it is well tuned

not the Type A II..

 

[cookingfat]

it is also important that you know how to tune a cube properly or know someone that can help you tune a cube properly even a sh** cube can be turned into your top speed cube if it is well tuned

not the Type A II..

seconded. no matter what I do, my type A II will always be s**t. don't buy these.