[Help Thread] Lubrication Thread

[Luke Solves Cubes]

To everyone who owns a gan 11 m pro, this morning I put weight 5 in the core, weight 5 on the pieces with DNM-37 and it works amazing. Would highly recommend.

 

[Nevan J]

i have a rs3m 2021 maglev and I just put weight 1 in it... should I buy dnm-37 or will it make it superfast that i can't control it?

 

[Luke Solves Cubes]

i have a rs3m 2021 maglev and I just put weight 1 in it... should I buy dnm-37 or will it make it superfast that i can't control it?

DNM-37 in a rs3m maglev won't make it way faster, but it will speed it up a decent amount, from my experience with 2 RS3M 2021 Maglevs.

 

[Nooby-Cuber]

Hey! I have a variety of different cubes and I’m looking to get a few different scs lubes that can cover the different things I would want to do with them (speed up, slow down, core, etc) I’m thinking I get the balance bundle (cosmos and comet), along with weight 4/5/6 (whatever is in stock), and lunar (because it seems lunar speeds up cubes better than comet). Would these four mean I would basically be able to cover most feels and tweaks I want to do with my cubes? 2x2-5x5, skewb, pyra, mega

 

[lvcuber]

Hey! I have a variety of different cubes and I’m looking to get a few different scs lubes that can cover the different things I would want to do with them (speed up, slow down, core, etc) I’m thinking I get the balance bundle (cosmos and comet), along with weight 4/5/6 (whatever is in stock), and lunar (because it seems lunar speeds up cubes better than comet). Would these four mean I would basically be able to cover most feels and tweaks I want to do with my cubes? 2x2-5x5, skewb, pyra, mega

I would opt out of getting comet, as it's not very effective in speeding up puzzles and doesn't have a particularly long duration. Cosmos and lunar are essentially opposites, so these two are very effective. Weight 3-8 is effective as core lube, but you probably want weight 5 due to its versatility in core lube and piece lube. Vortex is a good core lube, but it's a bit thicker, so it may take a bit more effort. I think Lunar and weight 5 are the bare minimum for lube, but cosmos and vortex are also good add-ons. (Stardust is also great for big cubes).

 

[Nooby-Cuber]

I would opt out of getting comet, as it's not very effective in speeding up puzzles and doesn't have a particularly long duration. Cosmos and lunar are essentially opposites, so these two are very effective. Weight 3-8 is effective as core lube, but you probably want weight 5 due to its versatility in core lube and piece lube. Vortex is a good core lube, but it's a bit thicker, so it may take a bit more effort. I think Lunar and weight 5 are the bare minimum for lube, but cosmos and vortex are also good add-ons. (Stardust is also great for big cubes).

Thank you! I think I'll get Cosmos, Lunar, and Weight 4 because SCS is out of stock on both Weight 5 and 6. As for Stardust, I know it's extremely fast but doesn't it have a very short duration? Thanks for letting me know about Comet!

 

[Garf]

Thank you! I think I'll get Cosmos, Lunar, and Weight 4 because SCS is out of stock on both Weight 5 and 6. As for Stardust, I know it's extremely fast but doesn't it have a very short duration? Thanks for letting me know about Comet!

Well, mixed with another lube like Lunar and it lasts a long time without the speed going down so much.

 

[Nooby-Cuber]

Well, mixed with another lube like Lunar and it lasts a long time without the speed going down so much.

Ah, ok. So would you recommend getting both lunar and stardust for 4x4 and 5x5?

 

[Luke Solves Cubes]

When I put stardust in my big cube, it slows down after a few solves and I don't think you should put it in a big cube.

 

[Garf]

Ah, ok. So would you recommend getting both lunar and stardust for 4x4 and 5x5?

Oh yeah! That would be the best lube combo for big cubes, so yes!

 

[Garf]

When I put stardust in my big cube, it slows down after a few solves and I don't think you should put it in a big cube.

That is why you should also put in another lube, like Lunar.

 

[Nooby-Cuber]

Oh yeah! That would be the best lube combo for big cubes, so yes!

Thank you! The tornado v2 m, qiyi ms pyraminx, mgc 2x2, Weight 4, lightspeed bundle (stardust and lunar), and cosmos brings me in at just a couple dollars over free shipping which is what I was aiming for

 

[UncleFrank]

Is there a real difference between Weight 5 and Traxxas 50k? Is one thicker than the other? I see a lot of people say they're similar, but then I see other people say one is gummier than the other.

 

[JagLaser]

I am looking at getting rs3m 2021. Since itnis maglev, does it need lube? I've looked at silk, dnm 7, mystic, stardust, weight 5, and lunar as possibilities if so. Which would be best? Or, would an rs3m 2020 be better?

 

[Garf]

I am looking at getting rs3m 2021. Since itnis maglev, does it need lube? I've looked at silk, dnm 7, mystic, stardust, weight 5, and lunar as possibilities if so. Which would be best? Or, would an rs3m 2020 be better?

It still needs lube to keep fast!
Put some lunar and stardust in it, and weight-5 in the tracks. Speed and stable.

 

[JagLaser]

It still needs lube to keep fast!
Put some lunar and stardust in it, and weight-5 in the tracks. Speed and stable.

Ok, thanks!

 

[Nevan J]

so I have been thinking of getting lube since my weight 1 from cubelelo got finished, but I am confused which one should I buy

for 3x3 I main the rs3m 2021, which is a pretty fast cube, so DNM-37 probably won't work, but I also don't want to slow it down a lot, so which lube should I buy for this?

i main the yj mgc 4x4 so which lube is good for this?

i dont really care about what lube in 2x2, but I'm thinking of upgrading to the MGC Elite so idk which lube is the best

Again, I don't want my cubes to get slow, as I'm a person who likes fast cubes. I didn't consider speedcubeshop lubes, but that's because its somewhat unlikely I'll buy from there (because of shipping cost) and cubelelo has cubicle lubes as well, so please help me in what lube I should get for each of these puzzles

 

[DuckubingCuber347]

so I have been thinking of getting lube since my weight 1 from cubelelo got finished, but I am confused which one should I buy

for 3x3 I main the rs3m 2021, which is a pretty fast cube, so DNM-37 probably won't work, but I also don't want to slow it down a lot, so which lube should I buy for this?

i main the yj mgc 4x4 so which lube is good for this?

i dont really care about what lube in 2x2, but I'm thinking of upgrading to the MGC Elite so idk which lube is the best

Again, I don't want my cubes to get slow, as I'm a person who likes fast cubes. I didn't consider speedcubeshop lubes, but that's because its somewhat unlikely I'll buy from there (because of shipping cost) and cubelelo has cubicle lubes as well, so please help me in what lube I should get for each of these puzzles

When in doubt, get Silk.

 

[Nevan J]

When in doubt, get Silk.

Isn't it a slow lube?

 

[eyeoh]

Isn't it a slow lube?

If you don't overdo it and don't have your tensions too tight, it won't be slow. Silk isn't as thick as Traxxas 10K or 50K, yet I use my RS3 M 2020 with only Traxxas 10/50K even though I have DNM-37 and Silk available as options. I run it quite loose (weakest compression setting with about 1 screw thread exposed as far as tensions go) with only a few drops of Traxxas and the cube still feels looser/faster than many other setups people prefer. I save my bottles of Silk and DNM for bigger cubes.