[Help Thread] Lubrication Thread

[CubezUBR]

Im gonna mix butter, olive oli, And spay silicone spray in it, mix it all together and put it in a old cube. The point being...

 

[Lchu613]

To get a cube that smells like olives and chemicals and feels like weirdness?

 

[7nand]

Do DIY Dayan Zhanchi's (55mm) work well without lube?

 

[SweetSolver]

What silicone lube (e.g. Izo, Regular Silicone lube from thecubicle.us, Calvin's Lube etc.) can I get the cheapest INCLUDING postage to Australia?

I really want the lube from thecubicle.us but shipping is over $6 just for 5cc of lube.

 

[YddEd]

What silicone lube (e.g. Izo, Regular Silicone lube from thecubicle.us, Calvin's Lube etc.) can I get the cheapest INCLUDING postage to Australia?

I got 3 sticks of 5cc lube from thecubicle for $24 including shipping...

 

[KarlCubing]

What silicone lube (e.g. Izo, Regular Silicone lube from thecubicle.us, Calvin's Lube etc.) can I get the cheapest INCLUDING postage to Australia?

I really want the lube from thecubicle.us but shipping is over $6 just for 5cc of lube.

Well I got some traxxas 50k diff oil from rcmart (http://www.rcmart.com/traxxas-5137-differential-weight-p-35123.html?cPath=1555_1316) for 10 dollars plus shipping and it took a week to arrive where I live (queensland)

 

[ianliu64]

Is the lube from TheCubicle the same as Lubix? And which weight should i use to get a similar feel to lubix?

 

[TheNextFeliks]

Is the lube from TheCubicle the same as Lubix? And which weight should i use to get a similar feel to lubix?

Silicone is silicone. Weight 5.

 

[rj]

Is the lube from TheCubicle the same as Lubix? And which weight should i use to get a similar feel to lubix?

3 for buttery, 5 for lubix, 4 for in between.

 

[Lchu613]

I find that 3 is quite nice, makes the cube nice and soft. If you like it a bit snappier or want to lube the core as well go for 4 or 5.

 

[Hypocrism]

The last time I was cubing, we used to take out an edge piece and spray some gunk into the cube. Is this not done any more? How do we now lube cubes?

 

[windhero]

The last time I was cubing, we used to take out an edge piece and spray some gunk into the cube. Is this not done any more? How do we now lube cubes?

With differential oil (pure silicone). For example Traxxas 50k differential oil is great for most cubes (best for 3x3). 30k differential oil works best for the bigger cubes. Anything in a spray can is a bad choice.

Here's a video of how it is done on practically any 3x3's. With some differences it works the same for the bigger cubes. All the cores should be lubed like shown in the video with 50k differential oil.

 

[rj]

The last time I was cubing, we used to take out an edge piece and spray some gunk into the cube. Is this not done any more? How do we now lube cubes?

Some people still use CRC heavy duty silicone. Many people now, instead of differential oil, use this, which is cheap. the numbers stand for weights--1 for 10K, 2 for 20K, and so on.

 

[Lchu613]

Yeah what you don't realize is that differential oil is worlds cheaper than that.

 

[rj]

Yeah what you don't realize is that differential oil is worlds cheaper than that.

How much for how much?

 

[hkpnkp]

is traxxas 50k Diff Oil better than lubix ?

 

[Wassili]

is traxxas 50k Diff Oil better than lubix ?

Same stuff, except much, much cheaper.

 

[windhero]

My guess is that Lubix is 50k differential oil mixed with 30k differential oil probably with a half and half ratio making it around 43K diff oil if I remember correctly.

And seriously, people should just buy the diff oil themselves from ebay. Not from cubing shops. The stuff the cubing shops sell is exactly the same except far more expensive. 50 ccs of 50k traxxas costs 5-6 dollars. A kit of 10k, 30k and 50k costs 14 dollars. With that kit you could mix practically any kind of lube to fit all your cubing needs from small to very large cubes. The only useful thing cubing shops sell that involves lubricating is the syringe with the nozzle. It makes lubing so much easier. The actual lube, however, is always expensive no matter where you buy it from.

 

[ipodman86]

I think veggie oil is good because I used it on my C4Y DIY and it turns great. Lubix also works very well for Dayan puzzles. Anything made of silicone or oil works great. I've had experience with CRC Silicone, Lubix, and vegetable oil and they all work great.

 

[LostGent]

I've used Calvin's Lube on my Fangshi but it seems to have gone dry very quick. Anyone else had this?