[Help Thread] Lubrication Thread

[Michael Womack]

1. Fill it
2. Throw it away

Thanks.

 

[rj]

What can I do with my empty bottle of maru lube?

Put wt. 1 in it.

 

[windhero]

Actually, in my experience lubing the ShuangRen does actually slow it down...

It might respond better to lower-viscosity lubes though (I'm using Calvin's High Viscosity and Lubix)

Imo 50k (aka lubix aka calvins high viscosity) is too viscous for 3x3s, not to talk about cubes like the Fangshi shuangren that has gaps that collects the lube. It doesnt slow down smooth surfaced cubes like the dayan because the lube disperses on all surfaces easier and more evenly. The viscosity affects how well the lube disperses on the pieces, which is why you'd use low viscosity on big puzzles with a lot of pieces. In the end the product is the exact same whether it is high or low viscosity. If you put high viscosity in big cubes the lube wont disperse but rather "glue" the light and small pieces it did find and leave the rest of the cube dry. If you put low viscosity in a small cube the lube will just flow through and pour out from the gaps.

And tbh maru on anything smaller than 4x4 is stupid and a waste. It will make a 3x3 uncontrollable and most of the lube will pour out anyway. Just because maru makes the cube fast does not mean it makes the cube good. I thought the introduction of WeiLongs made this clear. I'd say there are very few cubers on this earth that have a TPS to match a speedcube 3x3 lubed with maru.

 

[rj]

Imo 50k (aka lubix aka calvins high viscosity) is too viscous for 3x3s, not to talk about cubes like the Fangshi shuangren that has gaps that collects the lube. It doesnt slow down smooth surfaced cubes like the dayan because the lube disperses on all surfaces easier and more evenly. The viscosity affects how well the lube disperses on the pieces, which is why you'd use low viscosity on big puzzles with a lot of pieces. In the end the product is the exact same whether it is high or low viscosity. If you put high viscosity in big cubes the lube wont disperse but rather "glue" the light and small pieces it did find and leave the rest of the cube dry. If you put low viscosity in a small cube the lube will just flow through and pour out from the gaps.

Wt 1 will lube anything well. It works well on 3x3s too.

 

[windhero]

Wt 1 will lube anything well. It works well on 3x3s too.

As I said, all differential oils are made from the same stuff. Obviously the direct effect is the same. What matters is how it disperses and how long it lasts. What also matters how much you need to lube a cube. I'd say wt 1 is way too runny for a 3x3. A wt 3-4 would disperse much better.

 

[rj]

As I said, all differential oils are made from the same stuff. Obviously the direct effect is the same. What matters is how it disperses and how long it lasts. What also matters how much you need to lube a cube. I'd say wt 1 is way too runny for a 3x3. A wt 3-4 would disperse much better.

I disagree. I like instant results from lube.

 

[windhero]

I disagree. I like instant results from lube.

So you'd rather have a worse overall result because you cant bother to wait to break in the lube for 5 solves? Well that makes sense, my bad.

 

[rj]

So you'd rather have a worse overall result because you cant bother to wait to break in the lube for 5 solves? Well that makes sense, my bad.

And I like the feel better.

 

[Antonie faz fan]

What is the thickest lube ( no mixed lubes justa single type )

 

[Username]

What is the thickest lube ( no mixed lubes justa single type )

Mixing 2 lubes won't make it thicker. Just go search for some really high viscosity differential oil

 

[Antonie faz fan]

Mixing 2 lubes won't make it thicker. Just go search for some really high viscosity differential oil

That wasnt the qeustion ( fail)

 

[Username]

That wasnt the qeustion ( fail)

You didn't ask a question (no question mark)

And also, I answered your question, and I kinda corrected your statement.

 

[windhero]

The thickest I've seen is 500k wt differential oil. Would probably be completely unusable for cubing purposes.

 

[jdbryant]

I had a stickerless ZhanChi that I lubed with Traxxas 50k as per CrazyBadCuber's video- it always felt a little too gummy to me. I'm ordering a new ZhanChi, this time black and DIY. I want this to feel much less gummy. Would lubing the edge and corner pieces less help the cube to be less gummy? Also, I'm getting a MoYu WeiLong. Do most people lube that? Thanks!!

 

[kunparekh18]

I had a stickerless ZhanChi that I lubed with Traxxas 50k as per CrazyBadCuber's video- it always felt a little too gummy to me. I'm ordering a new ZhanChi, this time black and DIY. I want this to feel much less gummy. Would lubing the edge and corner pieces less help the cube to be less gummy? Also, I'm getting a MoYu WeiLong. Do most people lube that? Thanks!!

Just wipe the extra lube off to make it less gummy. Or just solve it again and again until the lube wears off. The weilong is a very good cube from what I've heard.

 

[hobbycube]

I had a stickerless ZhanChi that I lubed with Traxxas 50k as per CrazyBadCuber's video- it always felt a little too gummy to me. I'm ordering a new ZhanChi, this time black and DIY. I want this to feel much less gummy. Would lubing the edge and corner pieces less help the cube to be less gummy? Also, I'm getting a MoYu WeiLong. Do most people lube that? Thanks!!

thats weird i thought some guy in a thread said that a subsitutute for lubix is 50 k diff oil.

 

[jdbryant]

I think it is, it's just for me, that feel is a bit too gummy. I'd like it to be a little more snappy.

 

[windhero]

I'm pretty sure lubix is a 1:1 mixture of 30k and 50k diff oil which makes the viscosity around 42K or 44K if I remember right. 50k alone is thicker than lubix but not by much.

 

[jdbryant]

So would less Traxxas have the same effect as a lower weight diff oil then?

 

[windhero]

So would less Traxxas have the same effect as a lower weight diff oil then?

Traxxas is a differential oil brand. They offer different viscosities of differential oils varying from like 5k to 500k.