westerhack
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Ok, so I just learned the Oll's and the PLL's, and I'm thinking to myself, "What would happen if I tried the PLLs and OLLs on the bottom AND top? so, I came up with the Center Band method. I will be trying to illustrate it. I have just developed it, and I still have some kinks to work out, but I am posting it so other people might help with the kinks. The goal of this method is to create two faces that are completely independent, and each can be solved using the PLL and OLL on each.
Step 1:make the cube look like this
Step Two: setting the corners into place
This step is more intuitive. What you are aiming for, is for the top to be in a solveable state (the corners that is)
This isn't solvable:
But this is:
I personally do a R2, then the U, U2, U', D, D2, or D' (or any combination) to line up the corner pieces before doing the R2 to reset it.
Step Three:
You need to position the top layer in a solvable state, (this time the center pieces)
again, this isn't solvable (if the rest of the cube was finished. That is what we are aiming for) :
but this is:
for this case: (E1)
and this case(the color under the blue is yellow) (E2)
I would do D' M D M'
If you end up with the upper layer with three or one pieces (i.e. normally someone would have flipped a piece) like this:
I would do M D M' D' M D2 M'
There, you now have to sides that Oll and PLL can be used on!
(This method is VERY intuitive. There are many ways you can set up each layer, so be creative! If you need help, or if anything isn't clear, just ask)
Have fun, and KEEP CUBING!
-Westerhack
Step 1:make the cube look like this
Step Two: setting the corners into place
This step is more intuitive. What you are aiming for, is for the top to be in a solveable state (the corners that is)
This isn't solvable:
But this is:
I personally do a R2, then the U, U2, U', D, D2, or D' (or any combination) to line up the corner pieces before doing the R2 to reset it.
Step Three:
You need to position the top layer in a solvable state, (this time the center pieces)
again, this isn't solvable (if the rest of the cube was finished. That is what we are aiming for) :
but this is:
for this case: (E1)
and this case(the color under the blue is yellow) (E2)
I would do D' M D M'
If you end up with the upper layer with three or one pieces (i.e. normally someone would have flipped a piece) like this:
I would do M D M' D' M D2 M'
There, you now have to sides that Oll and PLL can be used on!
(This method is VERY intuitive. There are many ways you can set up each layer, so be creative! If you need help, or if anything isn't clear, just ask)
Have fun, and KEEP CUBING!
-Westerhack