Maru CX3 - New 3x3x3

I wonder.... In my mind transparent plastic relates to hardness like aquarium glass. Like seeing a primary cube makes me think it will be smooth. That's really interesting though because it would actually have to be different plastic since you can't dye something transparent.

The transparent blue one does seem to have a blue tint to it to me. Try comparing them in two seperate tabs with right-click ==> "Copy image URL"
 
Hello, I kind of figured this was the best place to ask this question. A quick search of the forums produced no answers. Is there a cube that feels similar to the CX3? Believe it or not I have a Zhanchi, Guhong v1 & v2, Weilong, and CX3 and the Cx3 is my favorite feel of them all. I love the "crunchy", "clicky" feel it has. It seems to maintain a relatively high speed. Not as fast as a weilong, but fast enough for me. The only problem is the fact that the cube seems to catch as I'm solving. Like it's trying to lock up, but never quite does. This causes me, over the course of a solve, to waste 1-3 seconds when it "catches". Does anyone know of a cube that has a similar feel to the Maru CX3 that I could try out to see if I prefer it to the CX3? I would greatly appreciate any recommendations as I think I've finally found a cube that fits me...except for its few flaws.

Also, does anyone know, or maybe cyoubx himself know if there is talk of a CX3 V2? A new cube is not what I'm thinking. For example the Guhong came out with a v2 (granted it basically only added torpedoes), but all of dayan essentially came out with a "v2" when he decided to change the plastic/molds slightly over time to try and increase their quality. The Weilong is now coming out with a V2 as well. I was just curious if the CX3 would ever have a successor with maybe a small number of improvements. I would love to try it.
 
mark49152 said:
Trying gluing the corner stalks of the CX3 together. Without glue, the individual thirds tend to flex and catch on other pieces.
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Are you sure this is a good idea? What if the glue seeps out and dries, causing a bigger problem than I had before? Have you done this before yourself? I'd love to try it. I'd love to try anything to get my CX3 to be perfect because I love it so much, but I don't want to end up ruining it in the process and having to buy a new one.
 
RubiksJake12 said:
Are you sure this is a good idea? What if the glue seeps out and dries, causing a bigger problem than I had before? Have you done this before yourself? I'd love to try it. I'd love to try anything to get my CX3 to be perfect because I love it so much, but I don't want to end up ruining it in the process and having to buy a new one.
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You take it apart first haha. Then you sand down any excess glue there may be.
 
RubiksJake12 said:
Are you sure this is a good idea? What if the glue seeps out and dries, causing a bigger problem than I had before? Have you done this before yourself? I'd love to try it. I'd love to try anything to get my CX3 to be perfect because I love it so much, but I don't want to end up ruining it in the process and having to buy a new one.
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Yes I've done it on several cubes. With the corner assembled, use a knife to push a small amount of glue down between the three parts of the corner stalk. Then tie a piece of string around the stalk and pull tight to hold it together. Check to make sure the corner is closed tight all over and the stalk is in shape. Leave overnight to dry. Then remove any excess with a knife, and sand off any burrs or edges.

I think the only place you could go wrong is to not check the corner assembly before the glue dries, and end up with gaps or something.
 
MarcelP said:
I have glued corner stalks aswell (only on Dayan Panshi) and that works great. My CX3 is probably the least catching cube I have (and I have two CX3's). I suspect you might fumble with tentions a bit.
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Where did you b uy your CX3s from? I was thinking about trying another to see if this one is faulty or something.

Also, thank you mark and kc for the instructions
 
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