5x5x5 Moyu Aochang problems

[NewCuber000]

As my first 5x5 this Christmas I got the new Moyu cube. I heard about the great Moyu Aochang that everyone seems to say is the best cube ever. But as soon as I open the box, the cube is extremely stiff! It was so ridiculous that a few turns would tire me out. I felt like I was using a very bad rubiks brand. I was hoping it was normal out of the box and maybe had to be very broken in, so I did a few thousand turns in the next couple days. It's slightly better but it still is very bad and can corner cut a whopping 10 degrees!...



So, has anyone else experienced this problem, is my cube a dud or something? This thing was $35. Also, anyone have any clue as to what could be the problem? I'm hoping it's just a tensions problem so I could just loosen them a bit.

 

[VintageAion]

Lube and loosen?

 

[~Adam~]

As above.

Mine cuts about 35degs.

 

[NewCuber000]

I'll take it apart tomorrow, I think it was put together wrong. No matter how loose I tensioned it it's still close to the same.

 

[cashis]

I'll take it apart tomorrow, I think it was put together wrong. No matter how loose I tensioned it it's still close to the same.

where'd you buy it from?

 

[NewCuber000]

where'd you buy it from?

Got it on Ebay. But I'll figure it out tomorrow anyway, I'm sure it's fixable.

 

[cashis]

Got it on Ebay. But I'll figure it out tomorrow anyway, I'm sure it's fixable.

Might not be an actual aochuang

 

[Berd]

Might not be an actual aochuang

Who would make fake cubes?

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

Who would make fake cubes?

Ebay...

 

[Berd]

Ebay...

Quality market right there.

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

Quality market right there.

For sure. As a begginer cuber, I wanted a zhanchi, ordered one, got a guhong v1...either i failed ordering or ebay doesnt know cubes.. I still dont know... for future orders, order from a well known and trusted cubeshop, either SCS or thecubicle.us.

 

[PeelingStickers]

pictures would be useful so we can see where the problem is.

 

[NewCuber000]

I'll put pictures tomorrow, assembled and taken apart. It came in a Moyu Aochang box, and the pieces seem Moyu-ish I guess... But um, there is one small problem I noticed yesterday. The stickers are replaced ones, I looked up and found they are replaced stickers from cubicle us... I noticed because the Moyu logo is gone and there's a Z on the middle white sticker... anyway I'll show pictures.

 

[MrMan]

So that is Z stickers and not cubicle stickers.

 

[Berd]

So that is Z stickers and not cubicle stickers.

Mrman layin down da law

 

[NewCuber000]

So that is Z stickers and not cubicle stickers.

Yes they are Z stickers lol they're sold at cubicle though

 

[NewCuber000]

I attached some pictures, looking at the core I'm assuming they sent me the right cube (Tell me otherwise) but I noticed that the core is strangely slow, I'm going to check the screws for problems.

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

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I attached some pictures, looking at the core I'm assuming they sent me the right cube (Tell me otherwise) but I noticed that the core is strangely slow, I'm going to check the screws for problems.

The blue core does mean its moyu. I dont have an aochuang though, so i cant tell if its the right cube by the pieces, but the core looks right.

 

[Chree]

That's an AoChuang, alright. It looks really dirty though. You'd probably benefit from cleaning it out and relubing it. If the core feels bad, you should also disassemble the whole thing, screws and all, and make sure there aren't any loose shards of plastic stuck anywhere. I had that with both my Aofu and Weisu and it slowed them down a lot. Just be careful when putting it back together after that. You certainly don't want to strip the core.

 

[~Adam~]

It appears to be bone dry. Lube should help the performance a lot.