Cubesmith Products

[TimMc]

Here are my thought's on some Cubesmith.com products:

Vinyl Stickers (Bright Set) 3x3x3 Oracle 651 Intermediate Cal
- They look good, last longer than the standard Rubik's stickers
- The fluorescent stickers are easy to remove with little sticky residual
- The Red/Blue and White stickers tend to leave a lot of sticky residual
- I like the feel compared to using other products

Textured Tiles 3x3x3 3M
- They're fairly durable
- It takes a bit to get used to the lack of grip

Smooth Tiles 3x3x3 3M 467 MP 200MP Adhesive
- They're fairly durable
- They seem smoother than Vinyl Stickers and definitely smoother than the Textured Tiles
- It takes a bit to get used to the lack of grip

Scrap-Rite Plastic Razor Blade
- Good for removing stickers
- They dull after a short time
- It can be a bit difficult to remove stickers as it's double side blade and your pressing your finger or thumb into one blade :-/

I'd like to see the Red/Blue/White stickers on a White backing like the other fluorescent stickers so that they're more durable and don't leave as much sticky crap.

The Tiles are a good choice if you want something durable but I don't see why you'd want to use them for speedcubing if "grip" is something you look for.

What are you thoughts and what would you like to see new?

Tim.

 

[Dene]

I'm not too sure about the textured tiles having a lack of grip. I can't be a fair judge because I've only tried the stickers that come with the cubes, and the textured tiles. I think they are nice and grippy, but maybe not compared to tohers...

 

[TimMc]

I'm not too sure about the textured tiles having a lack of grip.

I just have soft fingers that tend to get sweaty so Vinyl works a lot better for me...

Tim.

 

[Jai]

A lot of people that I've seen with textured tiles get sweaty hands while cubing, so it's not just you, Tim. I switched to non-textured tiles, and I don't sweat at all, and the grip is fine.

 

[Morley]

My hands are always really slippery until they start to get sweaty then I start to get grip witih the stickers. I have never used tiles before though. I have some I am going to use next time I resticker my cube.

 

[Dene]

Ah yea, I do get sweaty hands, although I get that regardless of the tiles....

 

[febridge]

I recently ordered a bunch of vinyl stickers from cubesmith. I found that they were set too close and that you could not put all the stickers on at one time. I found this to be a pain.

Since receiving the shipment I have been using a vinyl cutting printer to make my own. The transfer is flawless and I can choose any color I would like. I am really happy with the results.