[Help Thread] Lubrication Thread

[povlhp]

Not sure, but it’s known that weight 1 is pretty gummy, and weight 5 is really viscous, like melted glue.
Where did you buy the 100cSt from?

I guess you’ll find out when you open it, maybe it’ll turn out to be Weight 1 or even Traxxas 100K depending on how well people who’ve said 50K is like 5K cst and labellers have done their research.

my 4000 cSt is thinner than melted glue. It is closer to liquid honey, which is why I got some 15.000cSt as well.

You can get many viscocities from 50-1000 cSt on the Internet, aliexpress etc. I ordered at eurorc.com - €2.99 in shipping - they also have a UK store. They have differential oil up to 2.5mio cSt, which looks like grease to me judging the container. Plummers often have Silicone grease as well. Shock Absorber oil is below 1000 cSt, all the way down to 100 cSt. My packet is still somewhere between Finland and Denmark.
I used to use hobbyking, but they do not sell oil anymore.

 

[EngiNerdBrian]

How do you all like to use Angstrom X? I got a free bottle with a recent cubicle order.

 

[scrubizilla]

How do you all like to use Angstrom X? I got a free bottle with a recent cubicle order.

Its pretty good

 

[BenChristman1]

How do you all like to use Angstrom X? I got a free bottle with a recent cubicle order.

I think it works really well, I just don’t like the smell, personally. It’s great for slowing down cubes. I usually only use it on cubes that are way too fast out of the box, or on cubes that I put too much DNM inside.

 

[SH03L4C3]

I think it works really well, I just don’t like the smell, personally. It’s great for slowing down cubes. I usually only use it on cubes that are way too fast out of the box, or on cubes that I put too much DNM inside.

I love the gummy feel it has

 

[EngiNerdBrian]

I think it works really well, I just don’t like the smell, personally. It’s great for slowing down cubes. I usually only use it on cubes that are way too fast out of the box, or on cubes that I put too much DNM inside.

Interesting. I wonder how it plays with gravitas & dignitas. I really like those lives so I’m excited to try it out.

 

[SH03L4C3]

Interesting. I wonder how it plays with gravitas & dignitas. I really like those lives so I’m excited to try it out.

ive never tried those...
how is it?

 

[PetrusQuber]

ive never tried those...
how is it?

Good for control and feeling really smooth.
Dignitas kind of gets everywhere initally but you’ll have to just be careful and it will be fine later.
Doesn’t slow to a standstill either, which is good

 

[povlhp]

Got my gear/diff oils home.
Here you can see viscosity of 50000 aka 50k, 1000 cSt and 100 cSt.

I am using the 50k on springs in my RS3M 2020, 1000 cSt on pieces, and 100cSt (the almost like water) on tracks. This made it faster and smooth. Now my son really loves it, and I can keep my GTS3M for myself.

 

[Cube Of Cube]

So I've read many articles about which lube to buy, and I'm really confused. I want a lube that lasts long but is also good quality. I found that Lubix is supposed to be a good brand, but later found out that it was a rip-off. Would it be ok if I just went to the hardware store and bought a silicon-based lube? Does it even have to be a known speed-solving brand?

 

[OR cuber]

cubicle’s weight 5. lasts long, works good.

 

[DNF_Cuber]

Something from the hardware store is likely to damage your cube. Try cubicle weight 5 or traxxas 50k

 

[SH03L4C3]

Cubicle Silicone Lube - Weight 5

Cubicle Weight 5 is a classic silicone-based lube that works great on cores, pieces, and other parts of puzzles that need better movement. Weight 5 is the heaviest and most viscous out of our silicone lubes. This lube comes with a black stopper and a green dispensing tip. Note: Although the...

www.thecubicle.com

 

[scrubizilla]

first of all lubix isnt a rip off its just from 10 years ago
I would recommend speedcubeshop lunar (lasts long and fast) and also what they said, you can buy wheicht 5 from the cubicle
and you can buy traxxas also from there and buy lunar HERE

 

[MJS Cubing]

Whatever you get, stay away from water based lubes. They will rust your hardware if you’re not careful, and even then, you can still get corrosion on your screws.

 

[Scriv58]

Whatever you get, stay away from water based lubes. They will rust your hardware if you’re not careful, and even then, you can still get corrosion on your screws.

Except for Gan cubes since the XS

 

[Cube Of Cube]

I use a Gan Air SM

Thank you so much everyone!

 

[ZSupremeCuber]

Weight five thats what I usually use

 

[DNF_Cuber]

Except for Gan cubes since the XS

there are still metal springs in the GES
Water based lubes are okay as long as they aren't put on the core.

 

[BenChristman1]

Does anybody have the 15 cc bottle of DNM? That seems like it would be really big, but maybe it’s not. Pictures?