[Help Thread] Is my cube / puzzle a dud?

[Jacob Watters]

Is my 3x3 Broken?

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I was taking the edge piece out of my GAN 356 Magnetic 3x3 and the puzzle was too tight and now a part of the piece is bent. I put the piece back in the puzzle and it turns like normal except for the side the bend is on because that side is very clunky and isn't smooth and I'm worried it will break while inside the puzzle. Should I just leave it as is or is there a way to fix it? Thanks in advance.

 

[Elly]

You can fix it with bending it in the right direction, but before you do this dont assemble it snd don't use it, it will break.

 

[Jacob Watters]

Thank you, I did attempt this as soon as I established what had happened but the bend wouldn't budge and seemed to applying more pressure to other parts of the piece, so this was causing more harm than good.

 

[PetrusQuber]

Am I dumb or something? Can’t see anything wrong for some reason

Edit: I see it. Best option is probably to try bending it back carefully, maybe having to disassemble the edge. Worst case scenario, contact wherever you bought the cube from and see if they have replacement parts

 

[Jacob Watters]

Thank you, I attempted to bend it back when the damage first occurred but it did not work. I have been looking at ordering some replacement parts so thank you for being helpful

 

[MJS Cubing]

I had this problem on my gan air, but it actually broke off. I superglued mine back on but you're better off ordering a spare piece from somewhere like the cubicle.

 

[Jacob Watters]

Yeah the bend won't fix with super glue because it's so miniscule but so big that it affects the turning. Thank you for the recommendation, I'll look into the cubicle.

 

[Elly]

Which is this cube? Don't use it, it will harm the other pieces and yea i think you got it. If you live in the USA you can order a spare part.

 

[MJS Cubing]

Which is this cube? Don't use it, it will harm the other pieces and yea i think you got it. If you live in the USA you can order a spare part.

You can order a part from all over the world, and if I told you to stop using your main 3x3, I think you could see the problem here. Also, it won’t harm the rest of the pieces, just make the current one worse.

 

[zézus]

So I've owned an AoLong V2 for about 7 months now, and I've never gotten it to be able to corner cut more than about 30 degrees. If I apply enough force, I can get it to do it, but I probably can't apply that same force while I'm turning. I've seen a lot of reviews saying that it can corner cut more than 45 degrees. I remember reading somewhere about there being two batches of AoLongs, and I really can't tell the difference between them. I bought them from a Swedish website because I live in Norway. I'm not sure if they have both or only the bad batch, but I did buy them in 2020. For clarification, as far as I can tell when I pull down, the corner in the back catches on the center.

 

[Deleted member 55877]

I wouldn't suggest you to struggle with the aolong v2. Just get a more modern 3x3, they're considerably better and also fairly cheap. I would suggest the Moyu RS3M 2020 or Dayan Guhong V4

 

[OreKehStrah]

If you’re looking for a modern cube similar to the AoLong check out the RS3M. Cheap and good

 

[Spifflet]

You can check the centers, if there are little posts in the cap that slide in to little holes in the center it's a new batch. How are your tensions? If they're too loose then it could be catching because of that. Try playing around with the tensions and re-lube it if you can.

Even if it were an old batch the corner cutting shouldn't be that bad

 

[abunickabhi]

So I've owned an AoLong V2 for about 7 months now, and I've never gotten it to be able to corner cut more than about 30 degrees. If I apply enough force, I can get it to do it, but I probably can't apply that same force while I'm turning. I've seen a lot of reviews saying that it can corner cut more than 45 degrees. I remember reading somewhere about there being two batches of AoLongs, and I really can't tell the difference between them. I bought them from a Swedish website because I live in Norway. I'm not sure if they have both or only the bad batch, but I did buy them in 2020. For clarification, as far as I can tell when I pull down, the corner in the back catches on the center.

Its better to not struggle with old hardware and just buy the new cubes like YJ MGC 3x3 and Moyu RS3M cube.

 

[BluezCoolz]

Ok so on my 3x3, sometimes two layers catch onto sometimes and its super annoying. Theres also a corner twisting issue but im not too aware of that. Idk if it could be my turning style or the cube. Any cubes out there that doesn’t have this problem?

 

[scrubizilla]

you should order the rs3m 2020 here
and yes it dosent have that problem and is only $8!
hope this helps
Edit- and if you end up getting it mabye get some cheap lubricant with it to keep it in good condition

 

[rubik2005]

Maybe the cube is too loose. Try tightening it a little, but if not the RS3M 2020 like scrubizilla recommended is a good cube.

 

[BluezCoolz]

Funny enough my main is the rs3m lol, i put some lubicle black dnm 37 silk mystic. It turns very smoothly but the layers keep sticking with the others. Also, i added extra magnets in the edges since the magnet strength was too weak.

 

[qwr]

if you mean the rs3m 2020, yeah it can be a little slow if you have it setup tight. I recommend lowering the loosening the tensions and putting in silk or dnm to speed it up. however mine seems to eat lube and return to slower speed so lossening is better.

 

[Cool_Cuber_Girl]

After 4-5 months of everyday use, the blue face on my main cube tends to come unscrewed often. The screw somehow gets caught on the face, so the screw gets turned when the face does, and I don't know how to fix it. I take it apart to clean every few weeks. Is this something that some lube could solve? Also, I can't find anything online. Any suggestions? Do I just need to buy a new cube?