Arti
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Oh you have a gift card thing.. Nevermind! Sorry.
Fake / Counterfeit DaYan Zhanchi from Amazon?
Oh you have a gift card thing.. Nevermind! Sorry.
AmazingCuber
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em . . . cubikon.de is based in Germany . . . and the prices are very expensive . . .
pipkiksass
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D'oh, you should've bought my lubed, modded, well broken in V2 - would've swapped for an Amazon voucher!
I originally bought my guhong 2 from an Amazon seller called Elliox. Believe it was 9.99.
ColeTen99
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looks like a stickerless chilong
TDM
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I didn't have a £10 Amazon voucher then
I can lube and break in a cube easily enough. Which mods did you do to it? It looked/sounded really nice in the video. I have no experience modding cubes, but I have to start somewhere.I remember him, and after looking on Amazon, I found three different cubes he was selling that were all GuHong v2s. Can you remember which one is the one you got? I don't want to buy one then find it isn't really a GuHong v2.
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Sorry, I get Munich and Muenchen mixed up sometimes
Oh and yeah the prices are pretty steep..bad recommendation on my part...for this situation I guess..
pipkiksass
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I didn't have a £10 Amazon voucher then
I remember him, and after looking on Amazon, I found three different cubes he was selling that were all GuHong v2s. Can you remember which one is the one you got? I don't want to buy one then find it isn't really a GuHong v2.
I just followed the link from my order confirmation email (November 23rd 2012 - the day I became a speedcuber...), and it took me to the first one of your links.
I did a fairly aggressive 48 point edge mod. It's REALLY easy to do if you have a nail file or some fine sandpaper. I think that was probably all for the Guhong. Maybe I took a little off the ridge on the edges, but probably just 48 PEM and lots of lube. It was the first cube I bought, and also the first cube that I modded. My advice - start small: you can always take more plastic off, but you can't put it back! Especially with a 3x3, where disassembly/assembly is so easy.
It really was a fantastic cube, but my problem is I like RUD PLL algs, and my turning isn't accurate enough for the Guhong. The Zhanchi is that little bit more forgiving of misaligned layers, and the Weilong is even more forgiving, and without popping. I only ever get pops with my Zhanchis during LL (or angry scrambling!!) and I never get pops with my Weilongs. But I do struggle to control them occasionally. :\
TDM
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Ty! Yeah, I've heard to mod cubes a bit at a time, and I was planning on not making that mistake. I probably will though, I'm like that
CYKOcube
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no it is not a fangshi its a shengshou i dont know which version
CYKOcube
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its a NEW VERSION OF SHENGSHOU i got one of those from amazon too
everett464
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Wonky Zhanchi
I bought a pre-assembled Blue Zhanchi on Amazon. When it came, the pieces were lower mold quality than I'm used to. Particularly, the posts on the center pieces were poorly molded - they all have slight gaps, where the plastic did not come together, and one of them is so bad that it is non-existent. If you can picture, the column where the business end of the screw comes out, just isn't there.
The cube turns fine, but it doesn't really feel like a Zhanchi. At first I thought it was just lube, so I disassembled, and did a standard traxxis lube, and put it back together. After messing with the tension, I am stuck with a cube that is basically as tight as it will go, but still runs super loose. The layers slip every turn. Even a half turn tighter leaves me with hard turns and zero corner cutting.
My question is, did I (1) get a freak bad cube, (2) get a a cube with new plastic and or quality standards, or (3) get a counterfeit? I'd be surprised if it is counterfeit, because it definitely looks right, but it did occur to me that it is a possibility.
For your reference, here is the cube I bought:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D9TFE46/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I bought a pre-assembled Blue Zhanchi on Amazon. When it came, the pieces were lower mold quality than I'm used to. Particularly, the posts on the center pieces were poorly molded - they all have slight gaps, where the plastic did not come together, and one of them is so bad that it is non-existent. If you can picture, the column where the business end of the screw comes out, just isn't there.
The cube turns fine, but it doesn't really feel like a Zhanchi. At first I thought it was just lube, so I disassembled, and did a standard traxxis lube, and put it back together. After messing with the tension, I am stuck with a cube that is basically as tight as it will go, but still runs super loose. The layers slip every turn. Even a half turn tighter leaves me with hard turns and zero corner cutting.
My question is, did I (1) get a freak bad cube, (2) get a a cube with new plastic and or quality standards, or (3) get a counterfeit? I'd be surprised if it is counterfeit, because it definitely looks right, but it did occur to me that it is a possibility.
For your reference, here is the cube I bought:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D9TFE46/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
TinaIsAwesome
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I can't tell for sure if your cube is legit or not without pictures but I will say that I have received a deformed Zhanchi from TheCubicle before. One of the corner pieces was only half formed like they ran out of plastic or something when they were molding it. I do own a blue Zhanchi though and from the pictures on Amazon it looks like the one I own but I can't be 100% sure. If I were you, I would contact the seller.
everett464
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Here are some pictures. Quality is not great due to the inherent difficulties of unequipped macro.
Edge and Corner (normalish):
Column with gap:
Void Column:
Edge and Corner (normalish):
Column with gap:
Void Column:
Looks ok.
Future Cuber
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it is a normal zhanchi alright
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If the center cap have the Dayan logo printed on the inside of them then it's a real Dayan brand cube.
everett464
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That is good to know. I have molded logos - so, maybe just a bad cast.
TinaIsAwesome
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Yep, that's a Zhanchi.
SgtDrPeppers
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Faulty Dayan Zhanchi
Hi there,
I'm brand new to the forums and to cubing in general. I recently decided my standard Rubik's Cube wasn't fast enough and decided to buy a Dayan Zhanchi, as I've heard great reviews about it.
I'm based in the UK so the places to buy the Zhanchi are limited, but I managed to find it on Amazon (from an external seller called 'Lycheer'). When the cube arrived it popped almost immediately. I realised some of the screws weren't actually screwed into the core and could easily be popped out without even turning.
I returned it for a refund and ordered another one, assuming it was faulty. When the new cube arrived it had the exact same problem. Upon closer inspection I realised the hole which one of the screws goes into in the core was stripped, so the screw had nothing to hold it in.
I have only heard good things about the Dayan Zhanchi so I'm confused as to why 2 of the cubes were both faulty straight from the box. If I do buy another cube I won't be buying it from Amazon, I've heard that PUZL is a good company for speedcubes.
Any help is appreciated,
SgtDrPeppers
P.S. It was the Zhanchi Stickerless if that makes any difference.
Hi there,
I'm brand new to the forums and to cubing in general. I recently decided my standard Rubik's Cube wasn't fast enough and decided to buy a Dayan Zhanchi, as I've heard great reviews about it.
I'm based in the UK so the places to buy the Zhanchi are limited, but I managed to find it on Amazon (from an external seller called 'Lycheer'). When the cube arrived it popped almost immediately. I realised some of the screws weren't actually screwed into the core and could easily be popped out without even turning.
I returned it for a refund and ordered another one, assuming it was faulty. When the new cube arrived it had the exact same problem. Upon closer inspection I realised the hole which one of the screws goes into in the core was stripped, so the screw had nothing to hold it in.
I have only heard good things about the Dayan Zhanchi so I'm confused as to why 2 of the cubes were both faulty straight from the box. If I do buy another cube I won't be buying it from Amazon, I've heard that PUZL is a good company for speedcubes.
Any help is appreciated,
SgtDrPeppers
P.S. It was the Zhanchi Stickerless if that makes any difference.
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