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Mine is gravitas on tracks, weight 3 on pieces, and then some gan magic lube(idk)
A smooth fast feel
Weird because of the gan lubd
A smooth fast feel
Weird because of the gan lubd
Some time later, I did something that TOTALLY changed the feel. I have clear magnets and clear springs, but put weight 6 into the plastic-encased springs. This made it sooo smooth, and then put gravitas on the tracks, and some weight 3. This is much better than the last setup, i love it. And no do not add gan lube, it makes it less smooth, even though in general the lube works very well on other Qiyi cubes, like the MS or the Xman volt. I also find the green springs to work well, but the cube got too flexible at one point.I just got a Valk 3 Elite M. I HATE the feel of it. I know part of it is just that it takes time to be “broken in,” but it just doesn’t feel right, even if I change the settings. (I currently have the red springs with the clear magnets, which I so far like the best.)
I have some Gan lube. I’m thinking of putting a drop or two on. Question: would that have negative effects, considering it came lubed with something (standard QiYi lube?) already?
Also, does the corner cutting seem to be a bit lacking to anyone else?
Some time later, I did something that TOTALLY changed the feel. I have clear magnets and clear springs, but put weight 6 into the plastic-encased springs. This made it sooo smooth, and then put gravitas on the tracks, and some weight 3. This is much better than the last setup, i love it. And no do not add gan lube, it makes it less smooth, even though in general the lube works very well on other Qiyi cubes, like the MS or the Xman volt. I also find the green springs to work well, but the cube got too flexible at one point.
Weight 3 and 6 are silicone lubes, weight 6 being heavy, and good for the springs. It is available at most cube stores, and for sure at the cubicle and speedcubeshop. I recommend using something else, like max command or a premium lube from the cubicle, but weight 5/6 works well(the only one I have). If you have any non-water based heavy lubes, put it inside the spring in the Valk elite, and it will be very good. I put weight 3 in the cube since it is controllable yet does not slow down the cube, unlike weight 5/6.Thanks for the reply! I’m not familiar with weight 6 or weight 3. Is that something I can buy? Is it a lube for springs?
Thanks for putting up with my dumb questions.
The corner twists are not present on mine, probably because of the tighter settings. My setting is before on this thread, very good.I have the red center magnets in mine and I believe that I put DNM-37 and Lubicle Speedy in mine. My problem with it is that it corner twists way too easily.
This doesn't just help with spring noise, it also helps with smoothness and control.Just done this with another cube I own and DAMN .. it's suddenly not creaking every time i turn a face .. time to break out the Valk and go again!
I used to use Green magnets, where IMO slice turns are very smooth, since the center magnet system is not good for slices(cfop cube).For now the thing I'm noticing the most is the lack of spring noise.. there is none, it's amazing!
I plan on doing an average or two later / this evening so I'll likely notice the stability upgrade then.. although it's definitely already smoother on slice turns now.
I used to use Green magnets, where IMO slice turns are very smooth, since the center magnet system is not good for slices(cfop cube).
I used to use green with green, but it was too unstable(even with slow lubes), so I recommend clear with clear, or clear with green magnets. I switch between the 2, but clear magnets give me more stability. When I'm turning slowly, the clear magnets feel way too strong, but are perfect during a solve. In terms of feel, the green is my favorite.As a follow up, I’ve been experimenting with the different settings. Right now I’m loving the green-on-green feel. Also, it seems whatever lubricant came in it has now fully spread to the rest of the cube, as it’s turning much smoother now.
lol i actually went outside and fell asleep on a hamoc, when i woke up it was rainingPoor choice, cubing and the outside world never go together!
Anyway, I'm now running green-green with 50k inside and out (springs) and I flipping love it.
idk, i sleep indoors. jkjk if its raining use the case that came with the valk elite, very good. I didn't keep on using it though becuase it was hard to open and close and put a scratch on the cube.lol i actually went outside and fell asleep on a hamoc, when i woke up it was raining