[Help Thread] Puzzle Choice Thread

[Petezorzz]

Yes, I have taken the torpedoes out but I haven't lubed it. I haven't got any good cube lube.

I have also modded it;
- Corner stocks
- Center pieces

But I would still like a new cube

 

[CheesePuffs]

I am new and what would be good for a first cuboid or cubic puzzle. 3x3x4. Or 3x3x5. Could you also list some shapeshifting cuboid puzzles as well?

 

[benskoning]

I am new and what would be good for a first cuboid or cubic puzzle. 3x3x4. Or 3x3x5. Could you also list some shapeshifting cuboid puzzles as well?

persnally i would start with a 3x3x2 you can get here: http://www.amazon.com/QJ-QJ233-3x3x2-Puzzle-Cube/dp/B003OT6HVA/ref=pd_sim_t_5

Its QJ but its not a KO

 

[maxyso]

I'm looking for a new 3x3.
I currently have a Zhanchi and it's not the greatest for me :S

I want to know which of the Dayan cubes are the smoothest.

I would get a modded guhong or zhanchi from lubixcube.com or thecubicle.us , their zhanch silk is nice.

You should probably buy a ghosthand i have heard that it i a pretty quiet cube and is also pretty decent. You can save your lingyun for later at it is uncontrollably fast.

My ghosthand is uncontrollably fast. it will do easy u3s

 

[FlyingFingers]

V-cube 5 or 6?

Heres the problem, I have a crappy rubiks 5x5, but.. I'm thinking of getting a better one.
I also have a v-cube 7, So I'm thinking of getting a 6x6 I've heard that the 6x6 requires ALOT of modifing check out MMAP
Buget-wise I have 40$ Enough for me to get a 6x6/5x5 (My parents will pay the shipping.) Also the 5x5 requires little modifying.
Thanks for helping

 

[BlueDevil]

I would buy Shengshous. They are good without any modding, and you might be able to get both for $40, depending on how much shipping costs to where you live.

Unless you are very into 5x5 and 6x6, and are willing to do a lot of modding, shengshous are the best option

 

[TheMastaBlasta]

What is the fastest cube with the worst corner cuts?

Looking for a cube that can be solved fast as long as each move is done properly. I rely way to heavily on my dayan's corner cutting ability and I want to clean up my solves, any recommendations?

 

[LarsN]

Looking for a cube that can be solved fast as long as each move is done properly. I rely way to heavily on my dayan's corner cutting ability and I want to clean up my solves, any recommendations?

JSK

 

[RubikMouse]

Looking for a new OH cube

Hello!

I am currently making up an order for some new cubes, I do OH most of the time.


-coloured Guhong
-stickered Guhong (not sure which colour yet )

However, I want a third cube in my order The problem is, I am not sure which one to get.

I am getting either a FII or a zanchi. I know Zhanchi is a good cube, but something says to me that it isn't proper for OH, and FII is...

What do you think and why?

Thanks in advance!

 

[YrMyKnight]

Guhongs and Zhanchis are best for OH as they are for two handed.
I heard really good reviews on the zhanchi silk from the chubicle

 

[RubikMouse]

Thanks, yes I have read/watched a lot of reviews about both cubes aswell, still not sure what to do, at the moment FII has the most preferences.

 

[Ickathu]

I hate my zhanchi for OH. I use a lingyun v2 or a guhong v1 (haven't tried a v2 yet).

 

[RubikMouse]

I hate my zhanchi for OH. I use a lingyun v2 or a guhong v1 (haven't tried a v2 yet).

What do you think of the lingyun v2, is it better then the 1st?

 

[Cheese11]

Don't know if this should go here

What would be the top three cubes for Roux? (M-Slice Orientated)

I personally enjoy the f-II, ZhanCHi, and the GuHong.

 

[ThomasJE]

Don't know if this should go here

What would be the top three cubes for Roux? (M-Slice Orientated)

I haven't tried any other cubes, but my ZhanChi with a little Lubix is amazing for M-slices. I only use them for correcting cross and H and Z perms though.

What do you think of the lingyun v2, is it better then the 1st?

I haven't tried them, but as far as I know, the only difference is that the edge 'gaps' are longer so the Dayan torpedos fit. This is why Lubix made torpedos that fit the V1 (same for the GuHong).

 

[Ickathu]

What do you think of the lingyun v2, is it better then the 1st?

I love it. It's small, fast, crispy. It cuts corners great - I can do line-to-line with OH, 45 with two. It reverse cuts about 2/3 of a cubie. It will NOT pop, no matter how hard you try.
I haven't tried a lingyun v1, but from what I've heard, it's just as good, maybe a tad bit faster, except it pops like heck.

I personally enjoy the f-II, ZhanCHi, and the GuHong.

Lingyun v2 is good for M slices as well - its cuts the middle layer like no other cube I've used.

 

[Cheese11]

Lingyun v2 is good for M slices as well - its cuts the middle layer like no other cube I've used.

I've never used one before so I wouldn't know. How much does it cut?

 

[maxyso]

whats is the feeling of a mf8 legend?

 

[Godmil]

whats is the feeling of a mf8 legend?

MF8's are supposed to be really really fast, but with terrible corner cutting, so it's not favoured by anyone (that I can think of) for speed cubing.

 

[Ickathu]

I've never used one before so I wouldn't know. How much does it cut?

With M slice cutting, it goes 2 ways - U layer misaligned doing M and M layer misaligned doing U. Reverse/Forward cuts do not exist because each one is really both.
I can cut about 3/4 of a center piece (i.e., do part of a M' then cut by doing a U). If I do a (partial) U first, it can do about 2/3 of a cubie, 3/4 on some sides.