Post here if you recently purchased a Type D/YUGA

[Athefre]

Okay, so my Type Ds arrived this morning. Out of the box, they're absolutely crap, but then again, my "old" white type D was also pretty crap out the box.
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So, bottom line - MY specific batch of so-called "new" Type D cubes is pretty much identical to the "old" cubes. Out the box, both the old and new cubes were useless. But with a core mod and some lube, they both turned out amazing.

My original white Type D is nothing short of heavenly.

Now there is how someone is supposed to give opinions...back them up with proof!

Thanks for taking the time to make all of those pictures and give detailed descriptions. That post gave me hope. Did you order from cube4you? Here, here, and here? Because those are the things I plan to buy, along with a few other types of cubes (I have to be absolutely sure!).

 

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Those are the exact items i purchased, but no black cube. The white cubes are significantly better than the black ones, so i've moved over to only solving with white cubes.

I do have a black Type D, but as i said, the white one is way better.

Glad you liked my post

 

[Athefre]

Well, those are definitely what I'll be buying.....once they are back in stock. I just wish the blacks were as good.

Hmm, maybe they could coat the part of the black pieces you don't see with white plastic!

 

[Unknown.soul]

Or they could paint the outside black (the inverse of the white Eastsheens)

Thank you for doing this DAE_JA_VOO, I was going to get a Type D for Christmas and it's good to know that their stock isn't "inferior" after all.

 

[Cuber2112]

@ dae ja voo

Have you noticed significant differences from the new and the old plastic yet? Afterall, the cubies are the most important parts of the cube. Secondly, would you consider maining these new ones even after ranting how good your old one was.

Also, if it is at all poissible to take pictures of the screw/spring structure, can you do so?

 

[BinomDreher]

Ok, today I also received my package from c4u with a white and a green Type-D (besides some other C cubes).
This post will be about the WHITE Type-D:
First of all, it is nearly needless to mention that the cube was totally crap right out of the box (or rather: the "sealed-plastic-bag-thingy"^^). I already have a white type-D (also one of the "newer" ones), and comparing to that i immediately felt that this cube i just received was somehow...strange. Very stiff, the tension was uneven, locked up every quarter turn etc...
So i decided to completely disassemble it -and heres the result:
It was held together by 3 (three) different types of screws! At first i couldnt really believe it, but i made a photo of the 3 different types (see attachements)

I have 4 screws of "type 1" and obviously 1 screw of "type 2" and "type 3". From the picture you can tell that they have different width and also different height...
The head of the screws of type 1 and 2 are equal, only type 3 has a diffrerent one. I hope you can see it in picture 2 (sry for bad quality).
The 6 springs are all the same i would though.
I can understand that the plastic may have some faults on the edges - but come on - 3 different screws, thats just ridiculous. I will disassemble the green Type D tomorrow, but from the first impression that cube is much better.

Besides I am a little upset , I am merely confused now and I ask myself how i should assemble the cube, cause I dont want to use 3 different screws^^
Do you think I can use the screws from this set http://www.cube4you.com/394_Screw+Washer+Spring.html ? (they are type a screws i believe).

 

[DAE_JA_VOO]

It was held together by 3 (three) different types of screws!

Yeah, one of mine were also held together by a combo like that. Not three though, only two.

Have you noticed significant differences from the new and the old plastic yet?

Nope. I'm still convinced that the plastic and the cubies are exactly the same.

Secondly, would you consider maining these new ones even after ranting how good your old one was.

That all depends on the screw setup. I'll explain now.

Also, if it is at all poissible to take pictures of the screw/spring structure, can you do so?

Yes of course. Here you go:

This is the original core in the "new" Type D cubes:

This is what the screws look like:

The "old" Type D screws look almost exactly the same, but the heads are different.

This is a comparison between the three cores.

The core on the left is the core that had in my original Type D cubes, the "old" Type Ds. The one in the middle is the "new" Type D core. The core on the right is an old Type A core.

As you can see by the following picture, the new cores still have the screw problem:

So, old Type A core in:

Cube finished:

As you can see by the next two images, the cubies do have one or two imperfections, but it's nothing serious:

I've come to realise something disappointing though. The "new" screw/spring structure doesn't work all that well with the old Type A core. The screws seem to come loose. Maybe i just have a bad core though. I've got a few more, so i'll test with them.

 

[BinomDreher]

It was held together by 3 (three) different types of screws!

Yeah, one of mine were also held together by a combo like that. Not three though, only two.

So do you think it makes no difference after assembling if you use a mixture of these screws? I think it does, because my "type 3" is a little more narrow than the others and for that reason the center can move more to each side...(which would make the whole cube more loose if you only used this type of screws)

 

[DAE_JA_VOO]

I just switched the odd screw with an odd screw on another cube. I had one cube that was 5/6 of one type of screw, 1/6 of the other, and another cube that was directly opposite.

 

[BinomDreher]

I just switched the odd screw with an odd screw on another cube. I had one cube that was 5/6 of one type of screw, 1/6 of the other, and another cube that was directly opposite.

That was luck
Dunno what i will do, perhaps the screws of the srew/washer/spring-set from c4u set fit - guess i have to test it -_-

 

[fanwuq]

The screws were keeping on coming loose on my hybrid D cube. I glued them to the core, but now it's not as fast...
And now I can't even find that cube...
So pure Type C is now my best cube.

 

[Lt-UnReaL]

I've come to realise something disappointing though. The "new" screw/spring structure doesn't work all that well with the old Type A core. The screws seem to come loose. Maybe i just have a bad core though. I've got a few more, so i'll test with them.

Yeah, wait another week and you will see that all of your new type D's will loosen/tighten themselves. Eventually an entire side will just fall off onto your floor making a huge mess because of how loose it can get during a solve.
Type A's are the only legit cube in my opinion, all of them are the same quality (no matter the color). Type D's change models unexpectedly and different colors are better than others?...

Also, putting an old type A core in my type D made it almost impossible to turn. :x

 

[Cuber2112]

Where is badmephisto when we need him most for this thread! We need a diagnosis from him and all his 10 new type ds. Serisouly though this kinda sux cuz I dont know what I'm really buying anymore, you know? Who knows, I could find a whole different setup on one if I were to buy one now. I guess as long as these cubes perform just as good as the old ones its no big deal.

BTW the new screws look like the ones you would find from a rubiks DIY.

 

[Littlegupper]

Hey, I have purchased a Type D cube from cube4you.com.
When I read this, this sounds not so well. I wanted to put a old type A core in the type D. I purchased a old type A and a type D. After i have purchased them I saw that you could also buy a single A core. So I found that waste of money that I bought the whole type A cube. Now I read this, maybe I am lucky becus I can also put the whole type a together if my type D will tighten.
My cube will arrive at Friday. Then I'll assemble it and i will post my experience with the new type D

 

[brunson]

I tried adjusting the tension on my black cube and it's a disaster. I backed each of the screws out about 1/8 of a turn and now three of them are stripped, the thing pops incessantly and if it can't be repaired by replacing the core and using some locktite to set the hardware, it's going to have to go in the trash or the ports bin.

The white one I've been using on and off for several weeks and, though it loosened up a bit, still sucks. The tension is too tight to maintain lubrication, it keeps squeezing the silicone out and I end up with a squeaky, sticky cube. I'm going to keep on with trying to break it in more. Especially until I see how the Type A cores work on in the black one.