[Help Thread] Corner Helicopter 2x2 Thread

[EthanMCuber]

I know there are a couple of people here who are Corner Helicopter 2x2 solvers, so I decided to make this thread to discuss times, method development, magnetization/setup, blindsolving (no one's done this yet that I know of but I'm going to try soon), and more!

For those who don't know what this is or want one: https://www.thecubicle.com/products/yuxin-corner-helicopter-2x2

Discord: https://discord.gg/eRXacfSu

CSTimer Scrambler: https://colab.research.google.com/drive/11obTMYu7OnELp-KcFqZVA3UQ_E52YSaR

My current pb is 3:03.28, and I'm hoping for a sub 3 minute solve soon

Also please nominate to get this added to the weekly competition, that would be really fun!

 

[EthanMCuber]

Chris Chi got a UWR single (and first sub 1 minute solve) today with a time of 52.85 seconds!

I also did my first attempt at CH2BLD and I actually did it! I'm going to post an edited version with a recon soon, and I might also post a tutorial after that!
Here is a link to a livestream with the entire solve: https://youtube.com/live/PRL8kToZa88?feature=share

 

[1x1 wr holder!]

oh geez, I never knew that they were so expensive. are there any other brands that produce these or are they just a yuxin thing?

 

[EthanMCuber]

are there any other brands that produce these or are they just a yuxin thing?

No, it's just Yuxin making them. It's definitely worth getting though.

 

[mrrubicskuber]

Hey, I have a question:

So I'm using a method where you reduce it to a 2x2 by starting with the edges, then the corners, then just solving it like a 2x2. However I often get stuck on the corners parts because when I get to the the last couple of little corner pieces, a lot of the time there is only one on each swivelling big corner piece (sorry I don't know the appropriate name) and therefore I can't solve it because to do so, I would need to move it out of the way and swap it with another small corner piece (but they are already solved so I would just be solving one but unsolving another). Usually I just try random swaps until it eventually solves itself but I'm sure there's probably a more advanced and efficient way to solve them.
Can anyone help me out?

I can send a picture if you don't understand.

 

[EthanMCuber]

Hey, I have a question:

So I'm using a method where you reduce it to a 2x2 by starting with the edges, then the corners, then just solving it like a 2x2. However I often get stuck on the corners parts because when I get to the the last couple of little corner pieces, a lot of the time there is only one on each swivelling big corner piece (sorry I don't know the appropriate name) and therefore I can't solve it because to do so, I would need to move it out of the way and swap it with another small corner piece (but they are already solved so I would just be solving one but unsolving another). Usually I just try random swaps until it eventually solves itself but I'm sure there's probably a more advanced and efficient way to solve them.
Can anyone help me out?

I can send a picture if you don't understand.

Could you send a picture? I don't use this method, but it sounds similar to my blind method and I can try to help out. You can also join the discord, where there are people who are better than me at ch2 lol

 

[mrrubicskuber]

Here:

I have already paired all of the smaller edge pieces (in this case, the blue and white edges) but I now need to solve all of the small corner pieces so that I can finish with the 2x2 stage. However in the tutorial I watched, I would need to solve the blue and red corner and then swap it out with another piece so that I don't mess up the edges however there arent any free pieces to swap.

I'm sure there is probably a really easy little technique or cycle I am missing (my puzzle theory needs some work ).

 

[EthanMCuber]

Here: View attachment 28428
I have already paired all of the smaller edge pieces (in this case, the blue and white edges) but I now need to solve all of the small corner pieces so that I can finish with the 2x2 stage. However in the tutorial I watched, I would need to solve the blue and red corner and then swap it out with another piece so that I don't mess up the edges however there arent any free pieces to swap.

I'm sure there is probably a really easy little technique or cycle I am missing (my puzzle theory needs some work ).

Here you can do setup moves to reach a 3 cycle (you can do edge and corner turns to setup an unsolved wing to the UFR or UFL corner, do the 3 cycle, and undo the setup moves). From what I can see, there should be an unsolved wing (with blue and white), although I might be wrong.

Hope this helps!

 

[mrrubicskuber]

Here you can do setup moves to reach a 3 cycle (you can do edge and corner turns to setup an unsolved wing to the UFR or UFL corner, do the 3 cycle, and undo the setup moves). From what I can see, there should be an unsolved wing (with blue and white), although I might be wrong.

Hope this helps!

Thanks, I'll give it a try.

 

[mrrubicskuber]

Can you get scrambles for 2x2 CH on CsTimer? I found one called Helicopter Cube but I'm not sure it is for the same puzzle.

 

[EthanMCuber]

Can you get scrambles for 2x2 CH on CsTimer? I found one called Helicopter Cube but I'm not sure it is for the same puzzle.

You can get scrambles from this website: https://colab.research.google.com/drive/11obTMYu7OnELp-KcFqZVA3UQ_E52YSaR
If you hit input you can paste the scrambles in (but draw scramble doesn't work)

Helicopter cube is pretty different (I think it just has edge turns)

 

[abunickabhi]

You can get scrambles from this website: https://colab.research.google.com/drive/11obTMYu7OnELp-KcFqZVA3UQ_E52YSaR
If you hit input you can paste the scrambles in (but draw scramble doesn't work)

Helicopter cube is pretty different (I think it just has edge turns)

Yup Helicopter cube scrambles wont work on CH2x2.