Don't try to sand it, I did it to one of my cubes and it totally ruined the whole cube.
--- In [email protected], matteo miller-nicolato <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > i also have a 25th anniversary cube that was very > tight the first days or so.... just take the thing > apart and spray the center mechanism with silicone, > let it dry and put it back together.. you dont have to > mess with the other parts. you should also consider > buying better stickers as the crappy 25th anniversary > ones rip off easily. > > --- stuarthall_ct <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > For Christmas I got myself a 25th anniversary cube > > from FAO Shwartz > > (with regular colors including a white side), and I > > have never played > > with a cube that rotated as smoothly. > > > > Today I went to Walmart and bought a 25th anniverary > > edition with a > > silver side instead of white. This was to be my work > > practice cube. I > > excitedly ripped it out of the plastic casing only > > to try to turn it > > and it is so stiff! I can barely turn each side. > > > > Being a newbie and only able to compare the two > > cubes, I am sorely > > disappointed with the new cube. Should I return it, > > or is it worth > > taking it apart, sanding the cubies a little and > > adding some silicon > > spray? > > > > For the price it wasn't bad, $9.97, and the store is > > not far away. I > > think there were another 5 or 6 on the shelf... > > maybe I just got a bad > > one? Or do they all need a little work to get them > > just right? > > > > Thanks for the advice. > > > > > > > > > > > > > im too cool for y'all!!! > > i am matteo arthur luigi thorsteinn miller nicolato > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/speedsolvingrubikscube/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
