From @mizzou1.missouri.edu:HOWSER@LUA6.LU.EDU Wed Oct 6 01:40:53 1993 Return-Path: <@mizzou1.missouri.edu:HOWSER@LUA6.LU.EDU> Received: from MIZZOU1.missouri.edu by life.ai.mit.edu (4.1/AI-4.10) for /com/archive/cube-lovers id AA18037; Wed, 6 Oct 93 01:40:53 EDT Received: from LUGATE.LU.EDU by MIZZOU1.missouri.edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with TCP; Mon, 04 Oct 93 17:25:31 CDT Received: from LUA6.LU.EDU (p) by LUGATE.LU.EDU (4.1/6.2); Mon, 4 Oct 93 17:20:27 CDT Date: 04 OCT 93 17:32 From: To: Subject: Stiff and/or misaligned cubes Comments: Automatic Return Receipt Requested Message-Id: Back in the 'good old days' when cubing was very popular, I had a cube that was very prone to hanging up when you turned it in certain directions. I solved the problem by disassembling the cube and working on the cublets individually to remove any excess plastic and to smooth any rough spots by scraping with a razor blade and/or sanding with model car sandpaper. I raced many people with that cube and still have it after all these years. I found that the time I spent working on the bad cublets has lead to that cube wearing much more evenly than the ones I have that I never got around to working on. I also find that it gets more consistant in its movements as time goes by. As it was one of the first cubes on the market (before the BIG craze, actually) it is rather heavy but not as precisely made as the later cubes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gerry Howser INTERNET: howser@lua6.lu.edu Postmaster@lua6.lul.edu Monet01@umcvmb.missouri.edu (Alternate) VOICE: (314) 681-5400 FAX: (314) 681-5566 ------------------------------------------------------------------------