erikoui
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Powder comes from friction between the cubies. It is normal, take it outwith some toilet paper (or tissue), and relube your cube. You're good to go!
Cube dust - just clean it
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Yep, it's plastic dust. You can just clean it out as erikoui said.
Although I'll warn you, sometimes cleaning out all the dust can lead to more gaps between the pieces, and thus more lockups. Depending on your cube it may actually be better not to clean it.
Although I'll warn you, sometimes cleaning out all the dust can lead to more gaps between the pieces, and thus more lockups. Depending on your cube it may actually be better not to clean it.
Goosly
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1. Experiment: cleaning + relubing vs. relubing with the dust still inside.
2. Choose your preference
3. Profit!
PS: I like leaving the dust
2. Choose your preference
3. Profit!
PS: I like leaving the dust
benskoning
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use some 10wt shock-oil and over lube it then clean it out.
speedcuber50
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What's lube? As far as I know, I've never done that!!!
Also, I've cleaned the powder now, cubed for a day, and it's all back again! What next? (The cube is a recently-purchased Rubik's Brand. It runs much better without the powder.)
Also, I've cleaned the powder now, cubed for a day, and it's all back again! What next? (The cube is a recently-purchased Rubik's Brand. It runs much better without the powder.)
sneaklyfox
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lube = lubricant... makes your cubes turn smoother, faster, better...
As for what to do next - Buy a real speed cube.
CarlBrannen
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And lube undoubtedly makes your plastic create less dust (by reducing the friction).
speedcuber50
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Oh! Like lubing a floppy drive (another thing I need to do)!
What should I lubricate it with? Floppy drive lube
?
What should I lubricate it with? Floppy drive lube
?PeelingStickers
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try CRC Heavy duty silicone spray for a rubik's brand, I heard it makes them pretty good and not far off speed-cube worthy 
Black dust on hardware
Hello, I'm experiencing a problem with dayan hardware now. All my dayans regardless of plastic colour and hardware type (42, 50, 55, 57mm core, both coated with black paint and unpainted) get a black dust (probably metal) that is on springs, screws, washers and sometimes even on the core. The black springs in my dayan 50mm have the paint worn off in the middle of the screw's stem, forming a silver ring. There's a similiar thing on the bottom of the cap (if we compare the screw to a mushroom
). the I use a high viscosity silicone lubricant for hardware and maru for the pieces. Interestingly, I haven't experienced this with any shengshou or moyu cube. What causes this problem? How can I prevent the dust from creating?
Hello, I'm experiencing a problem with dayan hardware now. All my dayans regardless of plastic colour and hardware type (42, 50, 55, 57mm core, both coated with black paint and unpainted) get a black dust (probably metal) that is on springs, screws, washers and sometimes even on the core. The black springs in my dayan 50mm have the paint worn off in the middle of the screw's stem, forming a silver ring. There's a similiar thing on the bottom of the cap (if we compare the screw to a mushroom
). the I use a high viscosity silicone lubricant for hardware and maru for the pieces. Interestingly, I haven't experienced this with any shengshou or moyu cube. What causes this problem? How can I prevent the dust from creating?
Cuber9991
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My guess would be that dust is just getting in the cube. Dust is everywhere and you can't really get rid of it unless you clean it, even this won't get rid of it permanently though. I have that same problem on my Zhanchi but I just clean it and relube it every couple weeks or every month.
I'm afraid that this is not the case. It's deinitely metal dust (I just don't have a camera right now so I can't show you the proof). The question is, why some cubes have it and some not. My Panshi for instance has this black dust only under 3 centercaps, same with Zhanchi 42, Lunhui doesn't have it at all, but my Zhanchi 50 which I use for OH gets every screw dirty after like 50 solves and seriously dirty after 150.
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That's not a problem, just clean it off and keep going. It'll happen naturally anyway.
Cuber9991
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This happens to me too. I just thought about it and it might be the lube. The lube could be eating the plastic and creating the "dust". Maybe the plastic is softer on the Dayan cubes since you said you aren't having issues with Moyu or Shengshou.
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guysensei1
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1) Take it apart and wipe the dust off.
2) Lube it and reassemble.
You should invest in a better cube though. Alpha is outdated.
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AFatTick
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I've had black oil in my core.
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As Michael Jackson would say
"Just clean it... *Cha cha* Just clean it.."
I've had paint in my cube before
Not a happy story
"Just clean it... *Cha cha* Just clean it.."
I've had paint in my cube before
Not a happy storyPeelingStickers
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I recently cleaned my 5x5 and 3x3 using this method to really speed them up. my zhanchi was unbelievably sluggish that I almost thought it was dead, now it is my main. My 5x5's outer layers simply cannot lock up now either.
1: Disassemble the cube completely (unless it's a big cube, in which case leave the centre caps in, it's more trouble than it's worth cleaning those centre pieces on such a large cube. On a zhanchi for example, break apart each piece (snap the edges into two, corners into 3 etc.)
2: Run warm, NOT boiling water into a bowl large enough for the pieces to float about in. Add washing up liquid and mix it in.
3: Place all the pieces of the cube into the bowl EXCEPT the core and the springs/screws/washers. You don't want these rusting. Stir the pieces in the bowl for a few minutes then leave to soak for a short while longer. You'll be surprised at how much gunk is on your cube as it should all sink to the bottom.
4: Empty the bowl and rinse off each piece to get rid of the soapy layer. Dry each piece thoroughly to prevent any excess water leaking into the core during reassembly.
5: Reassemble and tension/relube your cube
hopefully this helps!
Also, don't worry about the stickers; they won't fall off (at least they don't for standard dayan/shengshou type stickers, not too sure about other cubes - test it yourself on a single piece first).
1: Disassemble the cube completely (unless it's a big cube, in which case leave the centre caps in, it's more trouble than it's worth cleaning those centre pieces on such a large cube. On a zhanchi for example, break apart each piece (snap the edges into two, corners into 3 etc.)
2: Run warm, NOT boiling water into a bowl large enough for the pieces to float about in. Add washing up liquid and mix it in.
3: Place all the pieces of the cube into the bowl EXCEPT the core and the springs/screws/washers. You don't want these rusting. Stir the pieces in the bowl for a few minutes then leave to soak for a short while longer. You'll be surprised at how much gunk is on your cube as it should all sink to the bottom.
4: Empty the bowl and rinse off each piece to get rid of the soapy layer. Dry each piece thoroughly to prevent any excess water leaking into the core during reassembly.
5: Reassemble and tension/relube your cube
hopefully this helps!
Also, don't worry about the stickers; they won't fall off (at least they don't for standard dayan/shengshou type stickers, not too sure about other cubes - test it yourself on a single piece first).
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