What is wrong with my Dayan Cubes

[BuzzardKiller]

Hello speedcubers,

I have recently bougth this cubes from one shop of my country (Portugal):
-Dayan Guhong
-Dayan Ling-Yun II
-Dayan ZhanChi

And all I have to say is: they are the most awful cubes I have ever seen. They are very hard to move, like a rubik's. There is no cut corning. I spend over 45 € in three peaces of crap.

What can I do, can anybody help me out?

I have already talked to the director of the shop, and he said that it is normal. He said that all the Dayan Cubes dont come lubed from their factory and that they must be lubed so that they turn very well.
But then I looked up on a First Impression video of ZhanChi from "Thraswt" ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2j-dHbeOlU) and I saw that they did come lubed and they did turn well.

I am very disapointed with my cubes and now I can't make anything, I dont have a lube with me. I tried to talk once again with the director of the shop. He said "If you pay me 12 € I can lube your cubes and modify them". Should I be "stolen" from him again?


HELP ME, PLEASE

 

[waffle=ijm]

dayan = sucks without lube.

 

[Goosly]

Off course they need lube. Dayan cubes without lube are very bad.
Buy this from Ebay. Only 7 dollars, and you can lube ALOT of cubes with it.

 

[BuzzardKiller]

so what are the best lubes to Dayan cubes?

 

[jrb]

Dayan cubes normally don't come prelubed. I watched the video you linked to and I didn't hear Thrawst say that his cube came prelubed. What spot in the video did you hear him say it at?

 

[onlyleftname]

Lubix, CRC, and Shock Oil work very well. Check out http://lubixcube.com/Lubix_Cube/Instructions.html and follow the instructions, applies only to Lubix and Shock Oil, CRC, you just take the whole cube apart, spray it down, and wait for it to dry, then reassemble.

 

[Itchy Cacti]

I reccomend you buy http://www.speedcubeshop.com/apps/webstore/products/show/2590039 as it is cheap, works really well, and it can lube many cubes.

 

[cityzach]

Dayan cubes normally don't come prelubed. I watched the video you linked to and I didn't hear Thrawst say that his cube came prelubed. What spot in the video did you hear him say it at?

1:39 - 1:49. he doesnt actually say it came prelubed, but he does say the green side feels oily, and what else could possibly be on the cube besides lube?

 

[BuzzardKiller]

When I lube the cubes. Should I get torpedos off?

 

[Cheese11]

When I lube the cubes. Should I get torpedos off?

Naww, it's finee. What lube did you buy/get?

 

[zmikecuber]

Im assuming you bought them assembled... I dont know why they wouldnt be lubed.

Just get CRC, lubix, shock oil, or Jigaloo.

 

[Tim Major]

1. lube.
2. ?????
3. ?????
4. ?????
5. store owner's profit!

 

[mrw]

lubix if you can and tensioning. if you are thinking about modding it, do that before lubing.

 

[Photon]

hold on, I got a dayan cube just yesterday... I'm pretty sure it hasn't been lubed, but it definitely doesn't seem to need it either.

 

[TimMc]

Every assembled Dayan cube that I've received (over a hundred) has been pre-lubed. I think the current RRP for a Zhan Chi is around US$19 assembled.

Did the 45 euro include shipping? Were the cubes assembled by the store owner?

Lube: Lubix. Thai Hair Silk (Bualuang). CRC 808 Silicon Spray.

Just prepare the cubes:

• Disassemble the cube;
• Put 12 edges on the table;
• Put 8 corners on the table;
• Take one centre cap off and unscrew that piece from the core;
• Remove the screw from that piece and put a bit of lubricant on the washers;
• Put the screw (spring, washers) back into the core (screw it in until there's two notches of the thread visible when you pull the centre piece back);
• Repeat the previous three steps for the remaining centre pieces;
• Assemble the cube;
• Solve the cube if it has stickers;
• Take the corners and edges out from one face;
• Rub some lubricant into the exposed face;
• Assemble that face again;
• Repeat the above three steps for each face (find an optimal way of doing this, the inner parts should look polished and not be sticky).
• Remove the centre caps again from the solved cube;
• Tighten every face by turning the screw 1/4;
• Repeat the above until you're happy with the tension.

A lazy alternative is just to put the nozzle of a CRC 808 can into a cube and spray for about a second, then solve it a couple of times. To each their own.

Tim.

 

[YrMyKnight]

Is it really that bad?
I should get lube service then

 

[TimMc]

Is it really that bad?
I should get lube service then

You should get some lube so that you can service cubes yourself.

Tim.

 

[BuzzardKiller]

Every assembled Dayan cube that I've received (over a hundred) has been pre-lubed. I think the current RRP for a Zhan Chi is around US$19 assembled.

Did the 45 euro include shipping? Were the cubes assembled by the store owner?

Lube: Lubix. Thai Hair Silk (Bualuang). CRC 808 Silicon Spray.
(...)

Is Shock oil a good lube for Dayan? I found out its the only lube of these that can be found on Portuguese stores. We suck at speedcubing !

The three cubes cost: Dayan Ling-Yun 2 (15.49 €) + Dayan ZhanChi (14.49 €) + Dayan Guhong (11.49 €) + shipping (3 €)

I think that the store owner didnt assemble the cubes. they just came like that from the factory.


Thanks for all your opinions. I will defenitly do this by myself. After that I will post here the results. It may take a little weeks because school work is killing me.

 

[cubelover111]

i suggest u buy this lube
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Traxxas-513...Accessories&hash=item336cd873eb#ht_4736wt_952

 

[BuzzardKiller]

Every assembled Dayan cube that I've received (over a hundred) has been pre-lubed. I think the current RRP for a Zhan Chi is around US$19 assembled.

Did the 45 euro include shipping? Were the cubes assembled by the store owner?

Lube: Lubix. Thai Hair Silk (Bualuang). CRC 808 Silicon Spray.

Just prepare the cubes:

• Disassemble the cube;
• Put 12 edges on the table;
• Put 8 corners on the table;
• Take one centre cap off and unscrew that piece from the core;
• Remove the screw from that piece and put a bit of lubricant on the washers;
• Put the screw (spring, washers) back into the core (screw it in until there's two notches of the thread visible when you pull the centre piece back);
• Repeat the previous three steps for the remaining centre pieces;
• Assemble the cube;
• Solve the cube if it has stickers;
• Take the corners and edges out from one face;
• Rub some lubricant into the exposed face;
• Assemble that face again;
• Repeat the above three steps for each face (find an optimal way of doing this, the inner parts should look polished and not be sticky).
• Remove the centre caps again from the solved cube;
• Tighten every face by turning the screw 1/4;
• Repeat the above until you're happy with the tension.

A lazy alternative is just to put the nozzle of a CRC 808 can into a cube and spray for about a second, then solve it a couple of times. To each their own.

Tim.

so, I have just ordered this lube from Ebay:" Team Associated Silicone Shock Oil 20wt 2oz ASC5421" - http://www.ebay.com/itm/400252757500?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

Can I do what you say here, or this lube trick doesn´t work at all with this lube? If no, can somebody tell me how I can make my Dayans fly