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[guinepigs rock]

Orb

I have an orb and its missing beads where can I get find some more beads?

 

[pi.cubed]

Where can i find some good cross on left resources ?

Check out:

http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?23640-Cross-on-left-discussion-thread
http://www.kungfoomanchu.com/guides/phillip-espinoza-col.pdf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ySbtuBOtGk
http://www.cubefreak.net/speed/advancedf2l/standard_l.php
http://shellie.nfshost.com/cube/f2l.php


I don't do cross on left but I assume that it would be highly recommended to do F2L intuitively just as if you were doing cross on bottom.



My question:
I dissambled my Dayan 2x2 (completely, screws, springs etc.) but I can't get it back together properly. I've screwed in all the screws and assembled it and it looks fine, but when I turn a side, the screw pops completely out and the whole side falls apart. This has happened no less then 10 times. Most recently, I can't even get the pieces in without the screw popping out. When I put in an edge piece on the centre the screw pops out.
What could I be doing wrong?

 

[guysensei1]

Any fingertricks to get this Pi CMLL fast?
R' F2 U F2 U' F2 U' F2 R

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I dissambled my Dayan 2x2 (completely, screws, springs etc.) but I can't get it back together properly. I've screwed in all the screws and assembled it and it looks fine, but when I turn a side, the screw pops completely out and the whole side falls apart. This has happened no less then 10 times. Most recently, I can't even get the pieces in without the screw popping out. When I put in an edge piece on the centre the screw pops out.
What could I be doing wrong?

Perhaps your tensions are too loose?
Maybe your core is stripped. If you put the screw in without the centers, does it come off easily?

 

[Bindedsa]

Any fingertricks to get this Pi CMLL fast?
R' F2 U F2 U' F2 U' F2 R

I assume your double flicking the F2s. Try using your left hand for the U.

 

[brian724080]

Any fingertricks to get this Pi CMLL fast?
R' F2 U F2 U' F2 U' F2 R

Do U like you'd do it one-handed with your left hand.

 

[TheOneOnTheLeft]

Any fingertricks to get this Pi CMLL fast?
R' F2 U F2 U' F2 U' F2 R

I do a kind of regrip/y' rotation after the first R' so it's executed more like R' y' R2 U R2' U' R2 U R2' y R

The U moves are all done with left index. It's reasonably fast, and fun to do, although I've been told that that alg is pretty hard to do really fast e.g. sub-1.

Edit: fixed rotations

 

[guysensei1]

I do a kind of regrip/y rotation after the first R' so it's executed more like R' y R2 U R2' U' R2 U R2' y' R

The U moves are all done with left index. It's reasonably fast, and fun to do, although I've been told that that alg is pretty hard to do really fast e.g. sub-1.

This is epic! Thanks. (It's y' by the way) I'll play around with the alg and see what I can do. I can't do lefty OH flicks because I do OH right handed.

 

[DeeDubb]

Any fingertricks to get this Pi CMLL fast?
R' F2 U F2 U' F2 U' F2 R

You can also try this algorithm:

L' U2 y R U2 R' U2 R' U2 F y x

 

[guysensei1]

You can also try this algorithm:

L' U2 y R U2 R' U2 R' U2 F y x

Those lefty double flicks... Hmm. I'll give it a try, maybe this will motivate me to learn lefty U2

 

[DeeDubb]

Those lefty double flicks... Hmm. I'll give it a try, maybe this will motivate me to learn lefty U2

haha, yeah, I'm all lefty U2 these days. It really helps for L6E to be lefty U2 (or lefty M/M', but that ain't happening)

 

[Pastriang]

I am stucked with average of 26 seconds in a 3x3x3 cube.... I use Friedrich Method.... What should I do now to improve my average time??

 

[FinnGamer]

Is there a way to incorporate left flick and right flick into your solves after two years without completely relearning all the algs with a U2?
My tps is really bad when I have a U2 heavy solve

 

[Bindedsa]

I am stucked with average of 26 seconds in a 3x3x3 cube.... I use Friedrich Method.... What should I do now to improve my average time??

How many solves do you do a day? When I do less than 50 solves a day, I start to stagnate and get the same times for days at a time.

 

[HavoCentral]

I just picked up my crazy 3x3x2 after leaving it scrambled for a really long time, and when trying to solve the inner circle, I get a parity. Imagine a 3x3x1 with every piece solved but one edge is yellow on both sides and one is black. so i cant R2 to switch them. Any ideas?

I have tried the 1/2 M slice parity fix many times. maybe i am doing it wrong.

 

[Rocky0701]

How are ao1000's calculated? I know that ao100 is best five and worst five not counted and the remaining 90 are averaged, but what about and ao1000? I did an ao100 today and would like to continue it through the next couple weeks.

 

[TheNextFeliks]

How are ao1000's calculated? I know that ao100 is best five and worst five not counted and the remaining 90 are averaged, but what about and ao1000? I did an ao100 today and would like to continue it through the next couple weeks.

5% are removed from each side so best 50 and worst 50.

 

[Rocky0701]

5% are removed from each side so best 50 and worst 50.

Thanks! My goal is to be sub 25 by the comp.

 

[pi.cubed]

I dissambled my Dayan 2x2 (completely, screws, springs etc.) but I can't get it back together properly. I've screwed in all the screws and assembled it and it looks fine, but when I turn a side, the screw pops completely out and the whole side falls apart. This has happened no less then 10 times. Most recently, I can't even get the pieces in without the screw popping out. When I put in an edge piece on the centre the screw pops out.
What could I be doing wrong?

Perhaps your tensions are too loose?
Maybe your core is stripped. If you put the screw in without the centers, does it come off easily?

Nup, the screw stays in fine without the centres.
I should add, last time I assembled it, I made sure each side was really tight and then it worked fine and turned fine for a few minutes. I did a few solves and then one side exploded as has happened each time.
Any ideas?

 

[Brest]

Any fingertricks to get this Pi CMLL fast?
R' F2 U F2 U' F2 U' F2 R

Try this alg instead:
F U R U' R' U R U2 R' U' R U R' F'

 

[DeeDubb]

Try this alg instead:
F U R U' R' U R U2 R' U' R U R' F'

I think that needs (U) setup, right?