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[HavoCentral]

lube the screws with lubix

I have a Lingyun lubed with lubix, and you dont lube the screw, you lube the contact point between the core piece and the washer. I learned that from the How to lube the core lubix video

Just started working on color neutrality, normal avg of 12 on white cross is 20-22ish, first avg of 12 on yellow cross was 28.34

Is that good considering this is the first time I have used a color besides white for cross.

Just got a Meffert's megaminx, what should I do to it?
Also, for megaminx, I'm comfortable with EO and CP, what's the easiest method for EP and CO?

EP - 5 algs - really 3 since two are inversed - 2 are pretty much sune. and the others are sorta based off sune.
CO- 3 algs - really one since it has stupmoves to change it

EP -
* Rotate 3 adjacent edges clockwise (U/R -> U/BL -> U/BR):
(R+ U++) (R- U-) (R+ U- R-)
* Rotate 3 adjacent edges counterclockwise (U/R ->U/BR -> U/BL):
(R+ U+) (R- U+) (R+ U-- R-)
* Rotate 3 non-adjacent edges clockwise (U/R -> U/BR -> U/L):
(R+ U+) (R- U++) (R+ U++ R-)
* Rotate 3 non-adjacent edges counterclockwise (U/R -> U/L -> U/BL):
(R+ U--) (R- U-) (R+ U-- R-)
* Swap an adjacent pair, and a non-adjacent pair of edges (U/R <-> U/L and U/BR <-> U/BL):
(R+ U+) (R- U+) (R+ U-) (R- U++) (R+ U++ R-)

CO-
* 2 adjacent corners - Rotate U/F/R C and U/R/BR CC:
(R+ BR+) (BL- BR-) (R- BR+) (BL+ BR-)
* 2 adjacent corners - Rotate U/F/L counterclockwise (CC) and U/F/R clockwise (C):
L- (R+ BR+) (BL- BR-) (R- BR+) (BL+ BR-) L+
* 3 non-adjacent corners - Rotate U/F/L, U/L/BL, and U/R/BR CC:
F+ (R+ BR+) (BL- BR-) (R- BR+) (BL+ BR-) F-


This is what I use. With a little work you can do CO in two algs. Just learn the way each alg works.
I have other algs if you need them and here is a link to a complete megaminx alg list.

 

[freshcuber]

look at thrawst's tutorial

Or lancetheblueknights tutorial

 

[ilikecubing]

Can I try vegetable oil on my guhong.I know there are good lubes like silicone spray,lubix and jigaloo are there but i dont have time to order them cuz there is a competition arriving soon.I have vaseline but i dont want to destroy the plastic of my guhong

 

[AvidCuber]

Can I try vegetable oil on my guhong.I know there are good lubes like silicone spray,lubix and jigaloo are there but i dont have time to order them cuz there is a competition arriving soon.I have vaseline but i dont want to destroy the plastic of my guhong

Sure you can, but maybe you shouldn't. I did that on one of my cubes and this happened. Vegetable oil is also said to deteriorate the plastic of cubes. Maybe you could find something else, you could probably find silicone of some kind where you live.

 

[RyanReese09]

@Havoc, first time doing yellow cross I got 19 ao12, normally average 17. So..it's not terrible. Everyones different.

 

[ilikecubing]

Sure you can, but maybe you shouldn't. I did that on one of my cubes and this happened. Vegetable oil is also said to deteriorate the plastic of cubes. Maybe you could find something else, you could probably find silicone of some kind where you live.

Can u mention some daily use products or household products or products which can be found in general stores which have silicone in them

 

[AvidCuber]

Can u mention some daily use products or household products or products which can be found in general stores which have silicone in them

Where do you live? Certain products have different availabilities depending on where you're located.

EDIT: Oh, and you can find all you need to know about lubricants here.

 

[RyanReese09]

OH COLL, what alg do you guys recommend for
http://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/in...iew&view=default&puzzle=3&group=ZBLL-U&cid=37

That case. I was thinking when adding rotations in, the potential good OH COLL could come from the 2nd one in that link, or
http://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/in...iew&view=default&puzzle=3&group=ZBLL-U&cid=38

The 2nd one there, or this one.
http://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/in...iew&view=default&puzzle=3&group=ZBLL-U&cid=39

I know of this one
L R' U L2 U2 R U' R' U2 L2 R U2 L' , and The L R' in the beginning is very slow, and the general feel of the alg sucks. And don't tell me to ask the kitten.

 

[Julian]

EP - 5 algs - really 3 since two are inversed - 2 are pretty much sune. and the others are sorta based off sune.
CO- 3 algs - really one since it has stupmoves to change it

EP -
* Rotate 3 adjacent edges clockwise (U/R -> U/BL -> U/BR):
(R+ U++) (R- U-) (R+ U- R-)
* Rotate 3 adjacent edges counterclockwise (U/R ->U/BR -> U/BL):
(R+ U+) (R- U+) (R+ U-- R-)
* Rotate 3 non-adjacent edges clockwise (U/R -> U/BR -> U/L):
(R+ U+) (R- U++) (R+ U++ R-)
* Rotate 3 non-adjacent edges counterclockwise (U/R -> U/L -> U/BL):
(R+ U--) (R- U-) (R+ U-- R-)
* Swap an adjacent pair, and a non-adjacent pair of edges (U/R <-> U/L and U/BR <-> U/BL):
(R+ U+) (R- U+) (R+ U-) (R- U++) (R+ U++ R-)

CO-
* 2 adjacent corners - Rotate U/F/R C and U/R/BR CC:
(R+ BR+) (BL- BR-) (R- BR+) (BL+ BR-)
* 2 adjacent corners - Rotate U/F/L counterclockwise (CC) and U/F/R clockwise (C):
L- (R+ BR+) (BL- BR-) (R- BR+) (BL+ BR-) L+
* 3 non-adjacent corners - Rotate U/F/L, U/L/BL, and U/R/BR CC:
F+ (R+ BR+) (BL- BR-) (R- BR+) (BL+ BR-) F-


This is what I use. With a little work you can do CO in two algs. Just learn the way each alg works.
I have other algs if you need them and here is a link to a complete megaminx alg list.

Thanks, Havo, since my minx is still unlubed and crap, I'm just doing FRU for EO, then sune and antisune for EP, then RDRD () for CO, then in out in out for CP.
Once I get comfortable with my minx and start fingertricking, I'll learn better stuff. Thanks again, though.

 

[HavoCentral]

Thanks, Havo, since my minx is still unlubed and crap, I'm just doing FRU for EO, then sune and antisune for EP, then RDRD () for CO, then in out in out for CP.
Once I get comfortable with my minx and start fingertricking, I'll learn better stuff. Thanks again, though.

Thats exactly what I do and I avg 2:30ish, but I also never solve mine, I have a chinaminx :O
Dont know what the RDRD is, commutators? lol

 

[Rpotts]

He's probably referring to using R' D' R D x 2 and D' R' D R x 2 with U moves in between to do pure CO ala rubik's booklet method (dan brown)

 

[da25centz]

Or lancetheblueknights tutorial

they are actually the exact same method
thrawst's is just much easier to understand and better made

 

[MrRobot111]

I used to average 1.10 with Dan Brown's beginner method. I learnt badmephisto's intuitive f2l and average 50 seconds to 1 minute. I keep practicing but my time doesn't improve, should I try algortithm f2l instead, any other help would be appreciated as well. Thanks.

 

[RyanReese09]

It'll go down even more. Practice. Learn algorithms for the hard f2l cases.

Learn 2Look OLL+PLL. Use that for LL.

 

[Julian]

He's probably referring to using R' D' R D x 2 and D' R' D R x 2 with U moves in between to do pure CO ala rubik's booklet method (dan brown)

Yep. Except I do a z2 and then R U R' U' * 2 or U R U' R' * 2, like AvGalen mentioned in another thread.

 

[Cubing321]

Why are lightake's cubes gone?

 

[Erzz]

Why are lightake's cubes gone?

Cause of the GuHong-Verdes thing I think

Is the 2 gen Z-perm sub-1able?

 

[Rpotts]

yup. both the mu 2 gen and the ru one

 

[ahmedkl]

I see threads and post which have this F2L and ZZ , what is this ZZ ? is it any related to f2l or some modified version of it?

 

[sa11297]

maybe this is a dumb question but whats the best 3x3 cube