Any tips on how NOT to kill big cubes?

[GAN Lover]

Recently I regained the abillity to buy cubes, and I'd love to buy a 9x9 or a 10x10 or a 11x11.
But I'm afraid that the new big cube will experience the same thing as my old 7x7 (Meilong) which a tiny peice of it broke.
So should I buy a big cube? If I do, what should I take notice of when I'm assembling or taking apart or turing (or whatever else) it?

 

[Garf]

Recently I regained the abillity to buy cubes, and I'd love to buy a 9x9 or a 10x10 or a 11x11.
But I'm afraid that the new big cube will experience the same thing as my old 7x7 (Meilong) which a tiny peice of it broke.
So should I buy a big cube? If I do, what should I take notice of when I'm assembling or taking apart or turing (or whatever else) it?

I know this was a few months old, but here's my two cents:
1. Don't force anything
2. Don't do big cornercuts
3. Keep your big cubes safe (rip aoshi lol)

 

[Christopher Mowla]

Some additional tips (for maintenance):

1. Wash your hands before playing with them. (Especially if you just ate or touched your oily face, etc.... If your face itches while cubing, learn to use your forearm to scratch instead of your fingers.)
2. When you are not playing with them for a while, cover them somehow or buy a special case to put them in (so that they don't collect dust).

 

[artless1der]

lots of good info & advice from Feliks here:

https://m.youtube.com/@CubeSkills/playlists

several of the playlists are for big cubes at different skill levels

note: most of the 5×5 stuff is all the way at the bottom of the list

 

[GAN Lover]

I know this was a few months old, but here's my two cents:
1. Don't force anything
2. Don't do big cornercuts
3. Keep your big cubes safe (rip aoshi lol)

Thanks! I guess that when I’m assembling the cube I should loose the screws first?
Ps:Rip mgc square 1(I sat on it, a corner piece broke) (maybe I can fix it?)
Psps: I thought no one is going to reply to this thread lol

 

[Bingus cuber]

If you want to buy a big cube, just make sure that you are careful. Don’t force anything, don’t try to cornercut, and overall just don’t be dumb. Do some turns and/or a solve or two to loosen it up.

 

[cubenerd74]

Just don't do anything stupid. Don't try to cornercut wide moves, make sure the internal pieces aren't moving too much on even layer cubes, and you should be fine.