How was your out-of-the-box Dayan cube?

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Of my experience, new, out of the box dayan cubes differ greatly in performance. When I got my guhong, it was stiff and slow. My friend's on the other hand, was tensioned perfectly and fast as heck. Without lubricant too.
So below, list where you got your puzzle, and compliments.
If you got it from amazon, say what store. (Hossen, Speedsolving, Dayan, etc.)
 
Dayans suck out of the box almost all the time. Sometimes the tensions are decent, but the turning is still really dry. It's reccomended that you lubricate the surfaces of dayan cubes with 30k or 50k Diff oil or Shock oil. Lubix is nice aswell :)
 
Lunhui-SCS tight and dry
Guhong v1-Amazon very loose
Guhong v2-Amazon medium tensions and extremely dry
Zhanchi-Amazon dry
Stickerless Zhanchi-Amazon medium tensions
LingYun v2-Amazon very loose
Blue Guhong-Amazon fast and loose
 
ottozing said:
Dayans suck out of the box almost all the time. Sometimes the tensions are decent, but the turning is still really dry. It's reccomended that you lubricate the surfaces of dayan cubes with 30k or 50k Diff oil or Shock oil. Lubix is nice aswell :)
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The surface? Like. Where you place the stickers? xD
 
Dayan Lunhui - very slow, stiff, and sluggish
Dayan Guhong v1 - from what I remember, it was light and faster than what I was using at the time (Rubik's brand). It felt much better than the Lunhui which I got at the same time. But I'd have to say that compared to how it is now, lubed, tensioned and broken in... well, it wasn't what it is now.
Both were from speedcubeshop.
 
Dayan Zhanchi 57mm- Amazon (forgot the store), it was alright, was a noob, so I didn't know how to tension or lubricate.

Dayan Guhong V1 Stickerless- Amazon, it was pretty good, same as above.

*4 months later* I bought like 3 DIY Dayans and lubed them myself, so they were good.

Yesterday: Got my Lingyun v2 from amazon, it was dry and tight and horrible. Took it apart, and there was no lube at all. Turned bad, so I took lubed the core, and now it's nice. :D
 
my first 57mm zhanchi was very nice, although the best I had at that point was a rubiks :/ iirc it was very fast and cut well, but a tad dry

my 55mm was VERY dry and still to this day can't live up to my 57's speed
 
All out of the box meh.

Just take them apart and lube proper. NOT just the pieces but the core as well. Tension proper, lube the pieces, break in, tension some more.. and keep doing that last two until it is time to take it apart again to repeat the whole dealie after a few months ;)
 
I tried to assemble my first Guhong. lulz. It was decent and all, but a clear statement that I should buy pre-assembled cubes.
My first Zhanchi was alright out of the box and performed nicely as I used it more often.
My second one that i bought at nats was great out the box and I actually ended up using it for nats. It really is the luck of the draw sometimes.

It also comes down to personal preference. Some cubes come too tight or too loose for a cuber. It's just a matter of liking the tension and lubing of it when you first get it. I for one like looser cubes.
 
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55mm - Super dry and the tension is quite tight so I'm not used to it and have to retension and lube. After that, just do few solves to let the lube settle into the cube, then its fine.

Alll other dayan cubes I got are DIYs so I can't comment about it.
 
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