IsThatA4x4’s progression thread // Sub-10 3x3 // Sub-9 Squan // Road to Squan UKNR - 3-looking now !!! (OBL/PBL)

[IsThatA4x4]

I got a PB!! My first sub-8 so suuuuper happy with this:
Scramble: L D2 U B2 U F2 R2 U R2 F2 R2 D' B' U2 R B2 F R' F' U'
z2 y F' R2 D' R' D // X-cross
U y' L' U L U L' U L U' L' U L // Pair #2
U' R' U2 R U R' U' R // Pair #3
U' L U2 L' U L U' L' // Pair #4
// OLL skip
M2 U' M U2 M' U' M2 U' // PLL
// 5.2 TPS, 41 STM

 

[RainbowsAndStuff]

I got a PB!! My first sub-8 so suuuuper happy with this:
Scramble: L D2 U B2 U F2 R2 U R2 F2 R2 D' B' U2 R B2 F R' F' U'
z2 y F' R2 D' R' D // X-cross
U y' L' U L U L' U L U' L' U L // Pair #2
U' R' U2 R U R' U' R // Pair #3
U' L U2 L' U L U' L' // Pair #4
// OLL skip
M2 U' M U2 M' U' M2 U' // PLL
// 5.2 TPS, 41 STM

Wait how fast was it?

but congrats on the sub 8!

 

[IsThatA4x4]

Oh forgot to mention the time whoops...
7.88

Edit: @cuberswoop again... I should start timing these likes they're too fast

 

[cuberswoop]

Oh forgot to mention the time whoops...
7.88

Edit: @cuberswoop again... I should start timing these likes they're too fast

I have a problem with liking posts...

Spoiler

Ok, I have a few problems.

 

[IsThatA4x4]

Sub 13 on all averages!
However, I still feel like I'm not quite sub 13, as a little under half my solves are 13s, but it's a sign I'm close

 

[IsThatA4x4]

I feel like my splits are a bit strange, for basically sub-13 at least:
Cross: ~1s, maybe more if it's an 8 mover
F2L: Haven't really seen that much, but I would say anywhere from ~5.5s to ~7.5s
LL: 4+ seconds, less if I get lucky, this is where I feel I am a little slow.

Are these roughly normal splits, or am I strangely slow/fast in some area?

 

[Eli Apperson]

It's about the same for me

 

[IsThatA4x4]

PB ao12 whilst grinding for 9000 solves:
Generated By csTimer on 2022-01-28
avg of 12: 11.57

Time List:
1. 12.46 L' R' D2 U2 F2 U2 L D2 R2 U2 L B U F2 L2 U R2 D2 B L
2. 11.58 B' U2 L2 U2 R2 B' U2 L2 B U2 F' U' F' R' B2 L B' D U B L2
3. 12.02 U' B D2 R F D F D2 R2 L U2 D2 L' F2 D2 L F2 D2 B2 D'
4. 11.77 L U' F' U2 L2 F2 L2 R2 F R2 F D' L2 D' L B' F D'
5. 10.32 R' F D2 R2 U L2 D R2 F2 D' F2 D R2 U B' L' R' U' B F' R
6. 12.67 D2 B' R' U B2 D' R2 F2 D' R2 D U' R2 L D2 R2 F2 R F' D2
7. 10.70 F2 U' L' F' L B2 L D R' F D B2 U D R2 F2 U2
8. 11.67 L B2 L B' U L D F B2 R' F2 R U2 R U2 L' F2 R' B2 L U'
9. 11.76 F' L B U D2 L F' L F' D L2 U' R2 L2 U' R2 U2 R2 B2 L2
10. 10.75 L B' L2 R2 D F2 L2 R2 D2 B2 R2 U' B' L2 F' L' D2 B' D' U'
11. (15.96) R U' L' F2 L' D2 B2 D2 L2 B2 L F2 R' B2 D B2 F U' L' U R2
12. (10.23) F' U' R B2 D2 L U2 R2 D2 U2 R F2 D2 R U' L' U2 F' L2 R' B2

 

[IsThatA4x4]

PB ao12!
Generated By csTimer on 2022-02-01
avg of 12: 11.48

Time List:
1. 13.20 F2 U L F2 D2 F D2 F U2 F2 L2 F2 R2 D2 U R B2 R' D B' R'
2. 9.97 U2 B' R' F2 D' F2 D' R2 U2 F2 D R2 D' L R' F' L' B2 L2 D'
3. (9.45) B2 D2 R B2 L' R2 F2 L B2 R' U2 R' D' R2 U B L2 B D F'
4. 11.86 R L2 F2 U' L2 D' R2 D2 R2 F2 D2 R2 U' B R2 B L' U B' L2 R2
5. (13.95) F D' F2 R B2 U2 L2 R B2 L F2 D2 L2 R' F' R U' F' R' B' R2
6. 11.13 U2 L2 D2 R B2 U2 R B2 D2 B2 D2 F' L D2 F U B2 R D U B'
7. 12.36 U2 L2 D2 L2 U' B2 F2 U R2 U L2 U R U L F L' F2 U L' D
8. 12.68 B' L2 B F D2 U2 B R2 U2 L2 F' D F' R B2 F2 D B U2 L
9. 10.60 U2 F D2 F2 U2 B R2 U2 B L2 F2 U L U2 F D' F U2 B D'
10. 11.41 R' D' B2 L2 F2 D2 L B2 L D2 R B2 R2 B2 D' R' F' R2 D' U R
11. 10.48 D' B' U' R2 B2 L B U R2 L2 U2 F R2 B' U2 L2 F2 R2 F' D2 L
12. 11.13 U' B2 R2 D2 L2 D F2 R2 U F2 R F U' L' B U2 L' U2 R2 B2

 

[IsThatA4x4]

So I just broke my cube...

I was disassembling it to see if I could clean it, and I managed (after about 5-10 mins of trying) to take out one of the corners.
When I took it out, the foot of the piece had detatched from the corner. No problem though, there was no snapped plastic, so I could just fit it back together.
When I did this, and put it back in the cube, I realised that it wasn't actually fitting together, the foot could still come off.
I discovered that there are 3 valve-like pieces of plastic within the corner itself, which had been bent outwards, basically meaning the foot could not re-attatch.
While trying to use the foot to bend these pieces of plastic back, I ended up snapping it...

Should I just buy a new cube, or try to somehow get a new corner piece?
And has anyone else had this problem with the foot of the corner piece coming off when disassembling the cube, and if so - how did you fix it?

 

[Eli Apperson]

So I just broke my cube...

I was disassembling it to see if I could clean it, and I managed (after about 5-10 mins of trying) to take out one of the corners.
When I took it out, the foot of the piece had detatched from the corner. No problem though, there was no snapped plastic, so I could just fit it back together.
When I did this, and put it back in the cube, I realised that it wasn't actually fitting together, the foot could still come off.
I discovered that there are 3 valve-like pieces of plastic within the corner itself, which had been bent outwards, basically meaning the foot could not re-attatch.
While trying to use the foot to bend these pieces of plastic back, I ended up snapping it...

Should I just buy a new cube, or try to somehow get a new corner piece?
And has anyone else had this problem with the foot of the corner piece coming off when disassembling the cube, and if so - how did you fix it?

Some carefully applied super glue will temporarily fix it. What cube is it?
Loosen the cube, then remove an edge piece, than the problem corner piece. Super glue it, let it dry ALL THE WAY, then it should work fine.

 

[IsThatA4x4]

Some carefully applied super glue will temporarily fix it. What cube is it?
Loosen the cube, then remove an edge piece, than the problem corner piece. Super glue it, let it dry ALL THE WAY, then it should work fine.

At this point I have ordered a new cube anyway (wrm 2021 same as this one), but thanks for the advice I will keep this in mind for the future.
The reason I ended up breaking a corner is because, apparently, you're meant to take out an edge first when disassembling a cube,
Not a corner first (I put this in bold because I don't want other people to make this mistake too).
I have a gan 356 m (my old main) that I will use while I wait for the new cube.

 

[Garf]

At this point I have ordered a new cube anyway (wrm 2021 same as this one), but thanks for the advice I will keep this in mind for the future.
The reason I ended up breaking a corner is because, apparently, you're meant to take out an edge first when disassembling a cube,
Not a corner first (I put this in bold because I don't want other people to make this mistake too).
I have a gan 356 m (my old main) that I will use while I wait for the new cube.

No worries. People can make mistakes.
Also why not use a GAN and set it up to be perfect?

 

[DrAGoni_Penguin]

The reason I ended up breaking a corner is because, apparently, you're meant to take out an edge first when disassembling a cube,
Not a corner first (I put this in bold because I don't want other people to make this mistake too).

Huh, maybe that's why every piece on my cube has a massive crack in it lol.
Quite useful...

 

[Eli Apperson]

Also why not use a GAN and set it up to be perfect?

It's a GAN cube. It's impossible

 

[IsThatA4x4]

Haven't been doing any timed solves, as I am taking the opportunity now to do a few days of slow solving while I wait for WRM 2021
#2.
On a side note, I made my friend's cube better by loosening and lubing it (it doesn't have magnets though and looks like its from 2015ish...)
Edit: I am probably the only person in my school who has brought a screwdriver in before lol

 

[IsThatA4x4]

TheCubicle absolutely speedran the shipping to the UK: I already have the cube! Just set it up and did a couple solves and it feels great

 

[IsThatA4x4]

Decided to learn the RUD Gc and Gd perms, as the wide ones just weren't cutting it, and I find RUD Ga and Gb so fun to do. Now I consider G perms moderately average at best rather than just plain bad.
I also have a competition coming up relatively soon (March 20), so I should start preparing.
I have some things in mind like:
- Do more practice with stackmat solves (e.g. comp style ao5)
- Learn some slightly more consistent algs for some OLLs/PLLs so I don't ruin a solve at the end
- Try to do cross + 1 more and eventually (probably after the competition but would be nice if before) be able to do it almost every solve with 10s inspection
If there's anything else I should do, then let me know but I think I've got it covered.

 

[IsThatA4x4]

Time trend graph because why not.
Improvement definitely slows down as you get faster wow.

 

[bulkocuber]

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Time trend graph because why not.
Improvement definitely slows down as you get faster wow.

How many solves?