DeeDubb
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It seems possible. I've never heard of anyone having a gummy cube without lubing. Or it could be defective somehow. Maybe your idea of "gummy" is different than mine. Maybe try a little lube and see if it helps or makes it worse.
[Review] Moyu Aolong 3x3x3 - Version 1
It seems possible. I've never heard of anyone having a gummy cube without lubing. Or it could be defective somehow. Maybe your idea of "gummy" is different than mine. Maybe try a little lube and see if it helps or makes it worse.
DeeDubb
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I think he washed it in the dishwasher.
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Usually what I do for all my cubes it take out 3 or 4 pieces and coat the exposed sides in a thin layer of traxxis 50K. It starts off a little gummy, but after a few 5 to 10 minutes of random turning or straight up solves it's pretty well worked in. Fast forward 2 week, it's really fast and not gummy at all. And it'll likely still be a while before I have to reapply.
Traxxis 50K can get gummy pretty quickly so I've had to learn to apply traxxis sparingly. But $20 of traxxis has lasted me AND another cubing buddy for over a year so far. I still have over half a bottle left.
I didn't feel like taking the whole thing apart to lube the core, so I just put a drop of 25ct shock oil underneath all the screws, and let random solves and time work it down to the washers. It didn't completely get rid of the springy noises, but it did good enough.
I'm pretty tolerant of the springy noises, I guess.
Traxxis 50K can get gummy pretty quickly so I've had to learn to apply traxxis sparingly. But $20 of traxxis has lasted me AND another cubing buddy for over a year so far. I still have over half a bottle left.
I didn't feel like taking the whole thing apart to lube the core, so I just put a drop of 25ct shock oil underneath all the screws, and let random solves and time work it down to the washers. It didn't completely get rid of the springy noises, but it did good enough.
I'm pretty tolerant of the springy noises, I guess.
sk8erman41
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I love this cube! The SS Aurora has been my main for a long time (I even have multiple in different places) but I believe it has now been dethroned. At first when I got the cube it really reminded me of the FangShi ShuangRen (a cube I do not personally like) and I was a bit skeptical. It had the same scratchy feeling and corner twist issues. I broke it in a bit and then disassembled, wiped it off, lubed the core, and tightened it up a bit (it was SUPER loose out of the box). Now this thing is nothing short of amazing! It does have a slightly different feel and when you get used to it everything else feels super square, but I cannot help but pick it up first out of all the other cubes in my collection. A+
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What about an oven ( i know im being lame)
Haha I melted my Weilong by setting it next to the exhaust vent on my laptop (because it was the only open area of my desk at the time). It started to get really slow, and my running theory is that it melted. I still have it somewhere, but it's such complete and total crap I haven't touched it in a year (I think I have three or four weilongs, now).
Is traxxis the standard now? I have lubix at home somewhere, is that still used? Or would it be a better idea to get Traxxis? I hate having to do maintenance on my cubes, so I haven't actually lubed a cube in over... several years.
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Oh okay, well I already have Lubix, so I'll just use that then.
If it really is similar to FangShi in feeling then I will love it.
sk8erman41
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It feels like it only out of the box but after lubing and breaking in it feels nothing like the ShuangRen.
kcl
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+1, very dry and scratchy out of the box. It turns into a broken in aosu feeling.
Mine was really nice and lubed out of the box.
Ive broken in, and relubed my cube now...
My first impression was that it was really nice. Then for the first few hundred solves I was not too happy with it, but I felt its potential.
Now that it´s broken in it´s really really nice. I have all the other cubes, and this one is the nicest by far. I do alg´s the fastest on this one, it has never popped, and only a couple of corner twists, and only during scrambles.
Super fast, super stable, and super fun to solve. Its got the "snappiness" that the other Moyus doesn´t.
5/5
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Ive broken in, and relubed my cube now...
My first impression was that it was really nice. Then for the first few hundred solves I was not too happy with it, but I felt its potential.
Now that it´s broken in it´s really really nice. I have all the other cubes, and this one is the nicest by far. I do alg´s the fastest on this one, it has never popped, and only a couple of corner twists, and only during scrambles.
Super fast, super stable, and super fun to solve. Its got the "snappiness" that the other Moyus doesn´t.
5/5
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Petro Leum
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i dis-and reassembled my new aolong and it seems one of the screws doesnt have threads. wtf?
is this normal? how does it work?
EDIT: i guess this belongs in the one answer question thread. mods plz move?
is this normal? how does it work?
EDIT: i guess this belongs in the one answer question thread. mods plz move?
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PJKCuber
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Where the puzzle was purchased: SCMU
When the puzzle was purchased: 4 days ago
Thoughts on the puzzle: I got the same dry feeling out of the box. But surprisingly after breaking in it has become smooth like a Zhanchi
When the puzzle was purchased: 4 days ago
Thoughts on the puzzle: I got the same dry feeling out of the box. But surprisingly after breaking in it has become smooth like a Zhanchi
Nilsibert
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Got mine today, lubed and tensioned it. I have to say it's a huge dissapointment. It's flimsy, unstable and uncontrollable. I tightend it quite a bit, but no improvement. I guess that's just me? I can't really keep the layers aligned when solving, thus I lock up a ton. Maybe I just need to get used to it, I don't know :/
DeeDubb
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Do you own a Zhanchi? Because mine feels nothing like my Zhanchi, other than being pretty fast. It's a lot more like my Weilong, but slightly more bumpy.
My friend said my AoLong felt flimsy like it would fall apart, but of course it doesn't. It's just very fast and loose feeling. Maybe you will get used to it, or maybe it's just not for you. What cube did you come from? I think WeiLong to AoLong is more natural than like a Guhong to AoLong.
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PJKCuber
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No, I don't own a Zhanchi, but I tried one out at a competition. My Aolong has its own smooth and blocky kind of feeling. I love smooth cubes, so :tu
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Wait so you don't own a Zhanchi? Why are you comparing and Aolong to a cube you don't own? Doesn't seem like you would be able to give an accurate comparison.
Also I have been wondering something. Under your avatar, your join date says "Mar 2014" yet your signature says "cubing from May 10 2014". You joined speedsolving for 2 months before you started speedsolving?.. seems odd.
As for the Aolong. I prefer it to the Dianma, Shuangren, and Sulong, but I don't like it at all compared to the Weilong, Zhanchi, Maru CX3, and Yulong.
Aolong is too loose feeling. It is a fast cube but feels too loose for me. Feels like the 55mm Gans in a way for looseness.
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