Hi, Gordon from Swizerland here!

[Gordon]

After finaly modded my new ShengShou 4x4 I've done the first avg of 5 with it:

Average of 5: 3:01.04
Individual times: 3:13.17, 2:59.01, (3:14.46), 2:50.94, (2:29.29)

Both the 3:01.04 avg of 5 and 2:29.29 single are PB's.

I hope to get a sub 3mins avg of five soon...

Spoiler

1: 3:13.17 - Rw' B Uw U Fw' B' F L' Fw B2 R' B2 Fw2 U' Uw' B U' Uw B Rw2 U' Rw F R' F' L2 D2 R2 Uw L' R' Rw' D' Rw Fw' U' Uw' R Uw2 D
2: 2:59.01 - U Fw2 F2 Rw D2 Fw2 B2 F2 D2 Rw D L' Fw F2 Uw D' R L' U Uw2 D B2 U' F Rw2 L2 D R' Uw' B' Fw' D Uw2 U L2 R' D Fw2 L R'
3: 3:14.46 - Uw2 Fw2 F' D2 F2 Uw2 L2 Uw' D2 F Uw' F2 B' Fw R' Rw' D' U L2 B2 U2 D' Uw2 B' Fw' D' F D B Rw' F Rw2 Fw L Fw' Rw L2 Fw U F
4: 2:50.94 - F' Fw2 U2 D R2 Rw2 D2 Fw2 F' L' Fw' Uw2 B R' Rw' Uw' Rw U Uw' R Fw' D2 B2 Uw2 F2 Uw L2 Fw Rw D2 Fw' F U2 B2 Rw' F2 Uw R2 D' Fw
5: 2:29.29 - U2 D Rw' Uw' Fw D' R F2 L D F2 B Rw' R L2 F' D2 Rw' F2 Fw Rw F Fw' R' Rw' F' Uw' L Fw' B F2 D R' L F' Rw2 L' Uw' B L'

 

[MarcelP]

Nice! You are already settled in with Yao he? How did the modding go?

 

[Kattenvriendin]

Wow.. you and Yau are agreeing I see!

 

[Gordon]

I'm using Yau since I restarted cubing. So already a few months.

Modding was hard for me. And I think I didn't sand down enough, because the new 'holes' look kind of tiny compared to the modded cube in the video I followed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDYDMgTBLXQ). I don't even have to put on new stickers

I don't know if I would do it again... And I already bought a 5x5 to mod, but I think I'll leave this one unmodded.

 

[Kattenvriendin]

I am going to redo mine as I didn't like the Florian mod. So.. going to do konsta only and see how I like it.

In any case I have my v-cube that I like

Ohhh couple months worth of Yau ahhh.. yeah that helps lol

 

[MarcelP]

. So.. going to do konsta only and see how I like it.

Konsta is the inner pieces right? If I where to do it again, I would do still both.. I like my modded 4X4

 

[Kattenvriendin]

Yes, only the inner pieces The cube arrived in the country today, so.. it'll be here on Friday most likely

 

[Gordon]

I am going to redo mine as I didn't like the Florian mod. So.. going to do konsta only and see how I like it.

In any case I have my v-cube that I like l

Mine is just nearly like konsta only. But I cannot say to much yet, because it was brand new before modding, so I have solved it maybe 7, 8 times so far.

I have an assembeled V4 and one still to assemble. The problem with my V4 is that it sometimes turns wonderfull, and then a few turns later it turns like a piece of wood. I don't know why... and also that locking of the centers drives me crazy. Even if it does not realy slow me down it is so anoying, that I sometimes would like to smash it against a wall. That's why I didn't assemble my second V4 yet...

Ohhh couple months worth of Yau ahhh.. yeah that helps lol

Don't compare yourself with my times. I'm cubing since nearly two years now (ok, 14 months without the break), and am still sup 30 on the 3x3...

 

[Kattenvriendin]

I think the first issue is a tensioning issue. The cube is unbelievably finicky so I found.

What I did that finally worked is to align the U layer's line between cubie 2 and 3 (so the middle vertical line) to the layer below it (the 3rd layer), on the line between cubie 3 and 4, and make it so it corner cuts to JUST on that line. And not any further. Do this on ALL the layers.

You will have to work with 1/8th screw turns at some point in time, it is that precise.

Make it so all sides have the same amount of cutting like this on all sides and all around the faces. So with white on top all the way around on all faces, same with yellow.. etc.etc.

When you have it on that, THEN you can tension the cube to your liking by turning all the layers an equal amount on all the screws. So if you tighten the white 1/4 turn, you tighten ALL sides that much. Solve it a bit, repeat.

This takes a LONG time, but you get a really nicely even tensioned cube that way, and less lockups because all layers are tensioned the exact same. If it STILL locks, then you have to tighten it more after that to give it more stability.

It is NOT a shengshou, by no means, on this issue lol

 

[Gordon]

That sounds like it takes a whole day but thanks, I'll add it to my todo list.

Now that I modded my SS4x4 and restringed my Magic this morning (I hope I'll never have to do that again) I'm currently trying to unscramble my Master Magic.

So my Todo-list is at the moment:
- Learning to solve the Master Magic without messing up every time
- Finaly solve the Tuttminx
- do some more Florian mod to my SS4x4
- mod my SS5x5 (maybe...)
- assemble the second V4

Then I'll try to tension the V4's like described.

 

[MarcelP]

You will be done by 2016 for sure with that list

 

[Gordon]

Yep. That's my goal. Before I turn 40.

 

[Gordon]

Ok, for the first time I did an average of 12 on the 4x4:

Average of 12: 3:00.81
Including a new avg of 5 PB of 2:52.76 and a new single PB of 2:13.13.

It's interessting to see how the times depend on parities:
The single PB (and maybe the 2:41.28) had no parity at all. The other times that are sub 3 min had one parity (OLL or PLL) and the ones that are more than 3 mins had two parities (OLL and PLL). The six minutes solve had also parity, but I messed it up...

Spoiler

1. 3:09.14 D' U' F2 U R' Fw R' Rw' Uw2 B' D2 Uw2 R2 F2 R2 Fw D' F2 D2 L2 Uw2 L' Fw2 R2 D2 B R Uw F Rw2 R F' Rw Fw2 F' Rw' Uw2 R' L Fw'
2. 2:41.28 L2 Uw Rw D' U' L R' Fw2 Rw' Fw' B2 U' Uw L' U' F' L2 B D' L D2 U' Uw2 Fw L Rw F' L Fw F B' U' Fw U2 R2 Fw2 U' R' Uw' D2
3. 3:02.86 Fw R2 F' R2 U Fw Uw' U L' Fw2 Uw F' B2 U' B L' Fw R2 U' F R B Uw U' F' B' Rw L R' U2 D R Uw' U2 B2 D L Uw' R' Rw'
4. (2:13.13) Fw2 B' F' L F2 Fw' R Fw' L2 F Rw' U' Fw2 Rw2 B L2 U Rw2 D' U2 L2 B' Fw2 Rw2 F' D' Uw B2 Uw' B Rw' R' D L Fw' U F' R' L Uw
5. 2:54.14 B' D' R2 L2 Fw Uw' B2 Uw' Fw2 F2 L2 F2 D' Rw2 F' B D Fw L U2 B U F2 U' Rw2 B2 U' F' Uw Fw' R Fw2 Rw2 F Fw2 U2 L R2 Fw2 R
6. (6:05.32) R F2 U' F2 D Uw B2 Uw' U' Rw U' R' Fw2 L2 U' R2 Fw' Rw2 F' Rw R Uw' D2 U' R2 D Rw Uw2 U D2 Fw F2 D' Uw' F2 U Uw2 R2 D' Rw'
7. 3:18.13 B' L2 U L D' B' F D Rw' L B U' Uw B' F R' L2 D2 Uw' F' D' F2 D U L' U' R' F B' R Rw Uw' R' Rw Uw' L2 B2 Rw' L2 Uw'
8. 2:54.42 R Rw' B Fw' F2 Uw Rw' D2 Fw' Uw D2 B2 Fw' F D2 Fw' R2 Uw U Fw2 U B' Fw2 D R2 L2 Rw Fw2 L U2 Uw' B2 Fw' U B2 Rw U' F Rw' Fw
9. 2:57.28 F2 L Uw' F' Fw' D' B2 Rw D L2 Rw2 F Fw' R2 U2 Uw' D L2 R2 B2 L' Fw' D' U' B Fw R2 B2 U' R B2 R' L U' Uw2 B2 U2 R' Fw Uw'
10. 2:57.77 L2 Rw' R2 Fw D Uw2 F2 U D' R Uw' D' B2 Fw Uw2 B' L2 F B Fw U2 L Fw D R' B' Uw2 R B D' Rw' F2 D' Rw' R' F Rw2 Uw' R L'
11. 3:05.80 L2 U' F L' Fw Rw' U2 Fw' Uw D' R2 U2 Fw Rw Fw2 U Rw2 U2 Fw D2 U Uw' R' Rw F2 D U2 Uw' Fw B' L2 Uw' Fw2 U' Uw' R F' Uw' Rw2 D
12. 3:07.26 Uw2 Rw2 Uw' L' B' U D2 R F Rw' F2 B2 Uw' Fw2 F B Uw F R F D L' D' Fw' L' D2 Rw2 F' L' Fw F' Uw2 Fw' Rw Fw2 B2 Uw' B F' R

And btw. Yesterday I did a new 3x3 single PB... until now I thought that my old single PB was 20.024 instead of 21.024 and I just now realised that my 20.794 yesterday is my new PB

But it was an easy scramble: D B2 F2 U F2 R2 U L2 D2 L2 R2 F' L' D2 U' B' R2 B L' B' D
(4 moves X-cross)

Edit: the 3x3 PB was done with the milky Zhan Chi

 

[MarcelP]

.. I just now realised that my 20.794 yesterday is my new PB

But it was an easy scramble: D B2 F2 U F2 R2 U L2 D2 L2 R2 F' L' D2 U' B' R2 B L' B' D
(4 moves X-cross)

Edit: the 3x3 PB was done with the milky Zhan Chi

Congrats!! That is one awesome scramble. I had 18.98 without warming up

EDIT: My son has his birthday so I do not have the time for cubing. I did a quick Ao5 to full fill some cube needs and with your scramble to start with it was a great Ao5

Best average of 5: 23.71
1-5 - (18.98) (28.12) 25.90 22.09 23.14

 

[Kattenvriendin]

Happy b-day on the kiddo!

 

[Gordon]

Yesterday I did 100 solves with my Fangshi and broke several PBs:

Avg of 5: 25.74
27.47, 27.46, (21.36), (27.92), 22.29

Avg of 12: 28.14
29.06, 27.47, 27.46, (21.36), 27.92, 22.29, 27.66, 31.91, (35.14), 31.25, 29.28, 27.08

Avg of 50: 29.52

Spoiler

26.30, 28.83, 24.62, 36.29, 27.38, 33.50, 25.22, (43.43), 30.22, 34.17, 30.64, 27.04, 31.86, (37.56), 29.06, 27.47, 27.46, (21.36), 27.92, (22.29), 27.66, 31.91, 35.14, 31.25, 29.28, 27.08, 29.99, 29.69, 29.16, 34.66, 33.70, 30.48, 27.43, 26.70, 29.69, 34.63, 25.31, 23.80, 31.30, 31.27, 27.77, 33.19, 29.03, (22.68), 30.37, 29.06, 29.19, (43.71), 23.39, 28.94

Avg of 100: 30.34

Spoiler

25.33, 29.59, 34.88, 26.30, 28.83, 24.62, 36.29, 27.38, 33.50, 25.22, (43.43), 30.22, 34.17, 30.64, 27.04, 31.86, 37.56, 29.06, 27.47, 27.46, (21.36), 27.92, (22.29), 27.66, 31.91, 35.14, 31.25, 29.28, 27.08, 29.99, 29.69, 29.16, 34.66, 33.70, 30.48, 27.43, 26.70, 29.69, 34.63, 25.31, 23.80, 31.30, 31.27, 27.77, 33.19, 29.03, (22.68), 30.37, 29.06, 29.19, (43.71), (23.39), 28.94, 29.52, 28.83, 32.65, 33.26, 25.60, 27.54, 35.27, 32.26, 30.92, 30.09, 31.66, 31.55, 29.57, (47.82), (42.71), 30.87, 32.35, 30.62, 25.66, 27.94, 34.79, 32.37, 31.81, 30.15, 28.96, 41.01, 27.82, 26.88, 25.41, 32.08, 28.57, 25.54, 33.63, 28.10, 31.36, 28.45, 30.91, 34.29, 34.34, 31.81, (47.75), 25.27, 38.96, 31.98, (21.73), 37.13, 29.51

I've also got a new 2x2 avg of 12 PB done with the Zhanchi 2x2:
7.85
8.27, 7.75, (6.60), 7.92, 7.28, 7.81, 7.28, (9.34), 9.20, 7.08, 6.97, 8.89


So I guess that the new Cubes were worth it

 

[MarcelP]

You are definatly getting faster! Good stuff.

 

[Kattenvriendin]

Well done! Congrats

 

[Lchu613]

I need to practice more or you all will catch up to me all too soon

 

[Gordon]

Today I wanted to do some soves by the way and they started with an average of 5 of
26.14
(23.17), (28.93), 26.35, 27.36, 24.70

After some additional solves I decided to do the Race-to-sub-30 scrambles since I was on a good run. Unfortunatley the following solves were not that good, but I managed to do my second sub-30 avg of 12 of the competition:
29.68
29.59, 28.67, 31.98, 26.38, (24.66), 27.01, 27.27, 34.72, 27.93, (43.29), 37.98, 25.22

And with the solves before I even got a new average of 5 PB:
27.58
(23.17), 28.93, 26.35, 27.36, 24.70, 27.22, (32.19), 29.59, 28.67, 31.98, 26.38, 24.66