Comparison of DIY Types

[Armandas]

It would be better if you could tell me the TYPES (a?, b?, c?, ..., etc.), because i couldn't find anything about visual differences between DIY types...

 

[Ellis]

Are you sure that second one is a DIY? It just looks like an old rubik's storebought to me. Did they even have DIYs in 1991? The first one kind of looks like an old type-a, but it might be something else because mine has some very slight differences in the cubies, as well as a yellow core. I dunno, I'm not very good at identifying cubes.

 

[Armandas]

I don't know, so i'm asking you this old one can be storebought, but what makes you think so? which part of a cube? i would like to understand that and also, why do you think white one is type a? what is the differences between all these types? (i can only find posts like: a turns that, c turns that, b is crap, etc...) i would like to know these visual or other kind of things that make type A cube a type A cube.. thank you...... -_-

 

[Ellis]

this old one can be storebought, but what makes you think so?

I think the fact that you got it in 1991. As for the cube parts, the color of the core and how each edge and corner cubie are cut usually gives a lot a away. Also the center caps, how they fit on, and what they look like on the underside. If you took another picture with one centercap off (both sides, underside of cap and where the screw is), I might be able to give you a more definite answer, at least if it likely is or isn't a type A. As for your old cube, can you take the centercaps off easily, are they not glued on? And can you adjust the tension from there with a screwdrivier? If not, its just an old rubiks. I still think it is, just because I don't think they had DIYs that long ago. I don't know of any place that actually has detailed pictures of all types of cubes so you could compare, although that would be pretty nice.

 

[Armandas]

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/747/20090525207.jpg old one.. now i can take centercaps off easily, but they were glued, and yes, i can adjust tension..
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/3374/20090525208.jpg new cube..
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/5527/20090525209.jpg

 

[Ellis]

Okay, well I'm officially stumped then... although I'm not hard to stump when it comes to cube identification. I'm wrong on both of those. I didn't even see the textured stickers on the white cube before (assuming you bought it like that). All I can really tell you is they aren't what I originally thought. Hopefully someone else with some more experience can help you with those. sorry.

 

[Armandas]

it's ok. anyway, thanks for your effort

 

[daniel0731ex]

Type C is better than type B, but worse than type A.

nou.