eastsheen 4x4x4

[skinnyandweak]

yeah i took it apart yesterday, and i'm never doing it again =D. alright it's fine. i'll stick to the noisyness. can't wait for my ES 5x5 now

edit : okay another ES problem. i lubricated it and it works great, but for some reason, one side feels gunky. it doesn't turn as fast as the others, and feels like there's something inside that's stopping it. i've already taken apart the side to take a look at it, but i found nothing. i don't know why it feels "gunky" but does anyone here know? or can anyone help?

 

[Lofty]

I have an eastsheen 4x4 and I suppose it is ready for speedcubing. I liked it just fine until today I lubed and tried my friends Rubik's 4x4. Now I like the rubik's way better.
Oh and I took my ES 4x4 apart before the 5x5 is definitely easier to do tho neither of them are very fun.

 

[skinnyandweak]

can you explain why? i've been using a rubik's for a while, and i like the eastsheen more now =P

 

[Stax]

I have an ES 2X2 and it is out of the box ready to speedcube BUT i don't like the weight... It's to light for me...
I like my cube to be like a Rubik's original i guess you can't have both .

I'm going to order an ES 4X4X4 and 5X5X5 and hopefully the will be as good as my 2X2

 

[skinnyandweak]

i don't mind if the cube is light. i'll get use to it =P. i'm currently waiting for an ES 2x2 and 5x5. can't wait! and just another question. do you guys recommend solving 6 pairs at a time on a 4x4? i know how, but i don't know if i should use it, or just use only the 2 pair

 

[RobinBloehm]

Depends on your very own style, I've got a problem with look-ahead when I do double layer-turns all the time doing 2-pair method, so I prefer 6-pair. Then the middle-slice stay fixed for a certain time and I only insert the correct pairs.

But of course there are more difficult cases you can come across, so I suggest to try 6-pair method and if you have got no problem with quickly fixing odd cases you should use it, otherwise use the simple 2-pair method, which isn't slower.

 

[skinnyandweak]

i just average 2:02 on the 4x4 using only the 2 pair method. i used the 6 pair once or twice and got around 2:30 =(. so i guess i'm gonna stick with the 2 pair. i'm just really happy my average improved 15 seconds in 4 days =P

 

[Mike Hughey]

Mike, do this:

1, take the cap of one centre and remove the screew.

2, now you can hold the layer together and lift it of and place it as is on the table besides the cube.

3, use a file to grind down the tip of the spider some 1-2 mm (put a piece of stiff paper around the spider tip so the small plastic pieces you file of don't gets into the cube.)

4, put the layer back on and replace the screew + cap.

5, do the same for all sides.

After that you can adjust the tension as much as you like, even to a compleatly stiff cube.

I did this to my Es-5, that was too loose, some days ago and it is extreamly good now

While the cube is apart spray a load of silicone into it...

I finally got around to trying this last weekend, and it worked VERY well! I'd say it's still not quite as good as a brand-new one, but it almost is. I'm very happy with the results! Now I'm wondering if you can do the same thing with an Eastsheen 4x4x4. (Well, the same other than the fact that it will take much longer to put it back together.)

Thank you, Kenneth!