The One-Answer Question Thread [closed]

[Carson]

I bought my Dayan Zhanchi on eBay, and when I received it, its interiors had, and still have, dust in them.
I don't find any oily lubricant in it, so I FEEL that the dust has been added as a lube.
I don't have a good lube at home either, so should I clean it up?
Does anybody else have this situation?

I mean that the dust may be the only lube within the cube... and I don't have a good lube either.
So... what do I do?

I highly doubt that the dust was intentionally introduced into the cube as a lube. All of my Zhanchi's came prelubed, but the lube only lasts for a short time. If your's has been used much, or if is has sat for awhile prior to your purchase, the lube probably just dried up. Honestly, you can get away with using no lube at all on a Zhanchi. It will not turn as well as it would were it lubed, but it will still turn better than most other cubes. I would recommend finding some lube though... look for anything silicone based.

 

[Zaterlord]

Where can I find a guide on how to solve the cub BLD using 3-cycles?

 

[Skyplateau]

Problem with gear shift

Ok so reacently i bought a gear shift from hknow store but it has a problem.

The light orange and uellow side are too loose. When i am rotating the whole puzzle it seperates and when i am trying to independantly spin the layer it shuts.


Its not life changing but its bugging me.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Ickathu]

My solves are 10 seconds avg of12. About X -cross as I said I attach 2 edges to one center correctly and for now(i started to train this few days ago) sometimes I'm trying to attach third edge to another center correctly and then i solve centers what actually solve whole layer.then I perform one last alg.

I'm not sure I understand... Could you make a video and upload it to youtube, or at least take step-by-step pictures? I don't understand the method you are using.

 

[FinnGamer]

I'm not sure I understand... Could you make a video and upload it to youtube, or at least take step-by-step pictures? I don't understand the method you are using.

I'm guessing he's building a 1x2 and build the cross around it and sometimes he builds an almost full belt (3 edges) and puts the corners in to the cross to finish three F2L pairs

 

[zzomtceo]

I talked to Donovan and I will have to get at least 20. I could take anyone's cube to the New Albany comp if they want (unless they don't ship in time.

 

[Noahaha]

I know I posted this in a thread yesterday, but I don't think many people saw it. Does anyone else want a thread for posting solves that they want tips on? I know I wouldn't want to start a new thread just so I can get a few pointers on my solves. Anyone else agree?

 

[Yuxuibbs]

I talked to Donovan and I will have to get at least 20. I could take anyone's cube to the New Albany comp if they want (unless they don't ship in time.

I can't make it but if anyone's driving past Ann Arbor I'm willing to pay for them. I don't really like zhanchi's but I'm willing to give it another shot.

 

[retep]

I know I posted this in a thread yesterday, but I don't think many people saw it. Does anyone else want a thread for posting solves that they want tips on? I know I wouldn't want to start a new thread just so I can get a few pointers on my solves. Anyone else agree?

I think this is a good idea and would participate (post a video). Although it might have to wait a bit, Diablo 3 is going to suck my life for the next few days lol.

 

[Riley]

I know I posted this in a thread yesterday, but I don't think many people saw it. Does anyone else want a thread for posting solves that they want tips on? I know I wouldn't want to start a new thread just so I can get a few pointers on my solves. Anyone else agree?

I would, right now I just post in the OAQT or in the video gallery, but I think one thread for it would really help.

 

[SweetSolver]

I know I posted this in a thread yesterday, but I don't think many people saw it. Does anyone else want a thread for posting solves that they want tips on? I know I wouldn't want to start a new thread just so I can get a few pointers on my solves. Anyone else agree?

Sounds like a good idea. I would probably use it. I think you could start up a thread once you get a few more opinions.

 

[god of rubic 2]

A little help please... just now I was solving on mzrg.com/qqtimer and when I finished the solved I dropped on my keyboard and it refreshed the page, but instead of going back to the timer it said this:

Bad Request

Your browser sent a request that this server could not understand.
Size of a request header field exceeds server limit.

Cookie: session3|1=>; session4|1=1846191>; session1|1=19586,19104,16338,20435,19525,21431,18345,25910,15778,24350,20483,19759,18564,16821,17457,17839,15996,167


errr... I have no idea what this means and I tried refreshing the page again but the same message keeps coming up.
Does anyone know if I can use this timer again and get my times back?

Thanks.

 

[Noahaha]

A little help please... just now I was solving on mzrg.com/qqtimer and when I finished the solved I dropped on my keyboard and it refreshed the page, but instead of going back to the timer it said this:

Bad Request

Your browser sent a request that this server could not understand.
Size of a request header field exceeds server limit.

Cookie: session3|1=>; session4|1=1846191>; session1|1=19586,19104,16338,20435,19525,21431,18345,25910,15778,24350,20483,19759,18564,16821,17457,17839,15996,167


errr... I have no idea what this means and I tried refreshing the page again but the same message keeps coming up.
Does anyone know if I can use this timer again and get my times back?

Thanks.

This is because you have too many times stored. What I do when this happens is go into my browser's cookie settings, find the cookies. In them you should find your times. Then I copy my last 200 or so, clear the cookie and paste them in the newly cleared timer. You could also just clear the cookies if you don't care that much about your times. Hope this helps.

 

[god of rubic 2]

This is because you have too many times stored. What I do when this happens is go into my browser's cookie settings, find the cookies. In them you should find your times. Then I copy my last 200 or so, clear the cookie and paste them in the newly cleared timer. You could also just clear the cookies if you don't care that much about your times. Hope this helps.

Thanks heaps Noahaha, how do I find the cookie settings if I use chrome?

I'm very grateful my times aren't lost, I really appreciate the help

EDIT: OMG, I fixed it! Thanks a lot

 

[TheWitcher]

SS 5X5 or V Cube 5X5?

 

[Ickathu]

SS 5X5 or V Cube 5X5?

Most people like ss, especially if you do Florian's Mod. I hear v-cubes take a while to break in, are more bumpy/clicky, and slightly bigger

 

[cubeone]

My zhanchi's tensions never seem to stay the same. Sometimes a side seems to get too loose, so I then have to tighten it again. I lubed it with lubix in the same general fashion as crazybadcuber did in his youtube tutorial, though I didn't do it as neatly as he did( it was my first time using lubix). Is that normal, or is there some problem with my cube?

 

[brandbest1]

-Should the springs and screws in a shengshou 4x4 be replaced?

-Where else can I get an old meffert's megaminx besides hknowstore?

Bump.

 

[Ickathu]

-Should the springs and screws in a shengshou 4x4 be replaced?

-Where else can I get an old meffert's megaminx besides hknowstore?

I love mine, and it still has the original hardware. I did do the Florian mod on it though, but that just reduced lockups. If it feels slow, try putting in some lubix. You don't need to lube the core (I haven't), just the internal pieces and contact areas.

Don't know about the Megaminx.

 

[PrettyColorBlue]

Dayan Guhong V2

I purchased the Dayan GuHong V2 from CubeDepot ,but the cube cannot cut corners because the corners hooks onto the center piece and its very annoying when solving. Anyone know how to solve this problem with my cube?