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Anything ShengShou...
Kattenvriendin
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Currently.. non modded: v-cube 4
When SS modded with just konsta mod: both
When SS modded with konsta and florian mod: v-cube 4
I like them equally
If you don't mind modding just get the Shengshou, if you don't want to take cubes apart get the v-cube 4.
Out of the box the v-cube beats the Shengshou
When SS modded with just konsta mod: both
When SS modded with konsta and florian mod: v-cube 4
I like them equally
If you don't mind modding just get the Shengshou, if you don't want to take cubes apart get the v-cube 4.
Out of the box the v-cube beats the Shengshou
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The SS is a pain to assemble.
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What about dayan + mf8 4x4 compare to the other two ?
Kattenvriendin
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The SS isn't a pain to assemble.. at least it wasn't for me. 
The dayan mf8 is 1 bigger, and 2 isn't as good.
It's a good cube, don't get me wrong, but the outer layers catch a lot.
The dayan mf8 is 1 bigger, and 2 isn't as good.
It's a good cube, don't get me wrong, but the outer layers catch a lot.
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Should i get a new cube?
Hey guys, im extremely new to solving 3x3 rubiks cube and my fastest is 1:15mins with beginner method a "dayan2" guhong 3x3 stickerless (bought it on ebay) and after having it for about 3-4weeks the cube starts to move parts that i dont want to turn for an example: when i do the sexy move algorithm R U R´ U´ when i do the U´ the up face gets stuck with the middle part of the cube so i cant perform them in rapid succession, and whenever i try to solve it fast it feels like its always going to pop and sometimes it happens, so i cant go full speed. Should i lube it? Or buy a new cube?I´ve thought of buying zhanchi. Is it durable?(doesnt pop)
Should i post a video to showcase the problem?
Another question, whats the difference between stickerless and with stickers?
Hey guys, im extremely new to solving 3x3 rubiks cube and my fastest is 1:15mins with beginner method a "dayan2" guhong 3x3 stickerless (bought it on ebay) and after having it for about 3-4weeks the cube starts to move parts that i dont want to turn for an example: when i do the sexy move algorithm R U R´ U´ when i do the U´ the up face gets stuck with the middle part of the cube so i cant perform them in rapid succession, and whenever i try to solve it fast it feels like its always going to pop and sometimes it happens, so i cant go full speed. Should i lube it? Or buy a new cube?I´ve thought of buying zhanchi. Is it durable?(doesnt pop)
Should i post a video to showcase the problem?
Another question, whats the difference between stickerless and with stickers?
Sticker-less are generally smoother but not allowed in competitions whereas sticked cubes are,
sounds like you either need to lube it, loosen it or just clean it out, if it's a sticker-less cube then you can take it completely apart and rinse it in the sink with soapy warm water then leave to dry on a radiator and that should help. If it doesn't then yeah get another cube though if your at that speed i'd say get a shengshou wind instead of a zhanchi so you can learn to be accurate at turning and it also never pops (zhanchis do pop if your not used to such a fast cube and they can really explode when they do)
sounds like you either need to lube it, loosen it or just clean it out, if it's a sticker-less cube then you can take it completely apart and rinse it in the sink with soapy warm water then leave to dry on a radiator and that should help. If it doesn't then yeah get another cube though if your at that speed i'd say get a shengshou wind instead of a zhanchi so you can learn to be accurate at turning and it also never pops (zhanchis do pop if your not used to such a fast cube and they can really explode when they do)
cubingawsumness
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Stickerless and stickers is virtually the same - some say stickerless is smoother but it definitely won't improve or deprove the actual performance of the cube.
No need to buy a zhanchi because a guhong is pretty much just as good (at least until you are insanely fast). Post a video and we'll try to help you make it better.
JohanAR
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IMHO slice moves are much easier on ZhanChi (well, on my cubes at least. I have 1 GH, 1 ZC and 1 ZC stickerless), but you're probably right in that it will make a minimal impact on a beginner's times.
DavidCubie
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I have Zhanchi and i tried to clean it using Speedcubing World tutorial on youtube. I put pieces in hot water and put some dish washer, and after that i didnt rinse it with cold water... 
Now my cube is slower that it used to be.
I tensioned it to loose tension and put torpedos to prevent poping but it still pops because of loose tension. I'm planning to buy guhong v2. Can someone give me some advice to improve turning of my Zhanchi, is it slowed by hot water or what? thanks all
Now my cube is slower that it used to be.I tensioned it to loose tension and put torpedos to prevent poping but it still pops because of loose tension. I'm planning to buy guhong v2. Can someone give me some advice to improve turning of my Zhanchi, is it slowed by hot water or what? thanks all
TP
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I have Zhanchi and i tried to clean it using Speedcubing World tutorial on youtube. I put pieces in hot water and put some dish washer, and after that i didnt rinse it with cold water...
I tensioned it to loose tension and put torpedos to prevent poping but it still pops because of loose tension. I'm planning to buy guhong v2. Can someone give me some advice to improve turning of my Zhanchi, is it slowed by hot water or what? thanks all
Did you lube the cube after cleaning it? If not, that is likely the problem.
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Lube it, tighten it. Even with torpedoes cubes are not completely unpoppable, and at loose tensions Zhanchi's tend to be very explosive.
DavidCubie
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I lubed with sillicone spray and it's still slower then it used to be. I think that hot water ruined that plastic on corner pieces.
The hot water probably warped the pieces slightly, only ever use warm water at most :/
JohanAR
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And just to cover all possibilities, did you properly lube the core (i.e. screws, washers and inside of centers) and not just between the cubies? I don't know how silicone spray is, but if you use too much it might slow down the cube. Well, you probably know this stuff, just checking..
DavidCubie
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I just lubed between the cubies. Should i put some spray in in screws, washers and inside centers? Will it corode washers and screws?
I just lubed into screws and washers and cube seems nice. But it's oily
I just lubed into screws and washers and cube seems nice. But it's oily
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JohanAR
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That's the most important place to lube
I've never used silicone spray but unless it has some strange additives I don't think there's any risk of corrosion. The kind I have is high viscosity, comes in a syringe and you need a really small amount of it; just a tiny tiny drop on each side of the washer, under the screw head and the thinnest possible line of lube along the rest of the screw. Check youtube if you can find any instructionals for how to lube a cube with spray..
