Haiyan - Memory Cube and MF8 Square-1 Review

[koreancuber]

@iSpinz: No he didn't, he told my that he was sanding them (after I ordered).

@Sherwood: In some post, he said that the new mold would be out in about 20 days.

Does anybody know what kind of lube they use in China?

 

[Parity]

Time to get me a better and new square-1 since I just lubed it with Jig-a-Loo before I read your post. I might get a Edison Square-1 or a DIY from Popbuying. Is the DIY from popbuying better quality?

Never get Edison anything, unless it is a 3x3x3, and they aren't even that good.

 

[koreancuber]

@Parity: Do you have one?

 

[Parity]

@Parity: Do you have one?

Edison square one or 3x3x3?

 

[koreancuber]

@Parity: Square-1

 

[DaijoCube]

Seriously? A review of MF8 square-1? You do realize that EVERY fast person uses mf8 right?

It still sucks out of the box. It needs a little work. So, a noob that does not know how to do little mods would not be happy at all with this SQ-1. A noob might want a better SQ-1 out of the box, but that cannot really get better...Do you know what I mean?

What "little mods?" Lubing doesn't count as a mod. That's all you need to do. Clean and lube with CRC.

I changed the spring, and it helped a lot.

 

[koreancuber]

@DaijoCube: To which spring?

 

[DaijoCube]

@DaijoCube: To which spring?

Megaminx one. The one that comes with the SQ-1 looks like a 30 years old spring that does have any ''springness'' left

 

[Parity]

@Parity: Square-1

I tried one, it failed worse than my MF8 square one, Which I love.

 

[koreancuber]

@Parity: Hmm... Did you do anything to the Square-1? (MF8)

 

[Parity]

@Parity: Hmm... Did you do anything to the Square-1? (MF8)

No.

 

[DaijoCube]

I guess it won't change much to you that your mf8 SQ-1 is stif. Seriously, this puzzle is hard, and I guess it takes a lot of time to become fast!

 

[Parity]

I guess it won't change much to you that your mf8 SQ-1 is stif. Seriously, this puzzle is hard, and I guess it takes a lot of time to become fast!

Not hard to learn at all.
I learned it in 20 minutes.

 

[koreancuber]

Yeah, I learned it too in about 20 minutes by watching a video on Youtube, but it does seem hard to get sub 30.

 

[DavidWoner]

I got sub 30 in a little over a month, and sub20 in about 2 and a half.

 

[Hai Yan Zhuang]

The lube I use is D39. A Japanese brand made in China.It is the best lube for the cube.

 

[Hyprul 9-ty2]

I did nothing to my mf8 Sq-1 except loosen it a tiny smudge, and put one squirt of silicone in it.
It turns like butter

 

[Anthony]

I got sub 30 in a little over a month, and sub20 in about 2 and a half.

You didn't mention that when you practice, you REALLY practice though.
Practice for noobs is 20 minutes of actual practice and 2 hours of posting about practice and asking questions on the forum. Davidpractice is like 4-6 hours of solving a day.

 

[Hai Yan Zhuang]

I have ever parcticed 420 times for BLD a day.

 

[Anthony]

I have ever parcticed 420 times for BLD a day.

You win.