Humphrey Wittingtonsworth IV | Project Fluonium: Cubicle Labs Chemistry Lesson #4: Colloidal Suspensions of PTFE/Molybdenum @HumphreyWittingtonsworthIV | Uploaded February 2017 | Updated October 2024, 7 hours ago.
I'm really tired from work and I tell you about one of the projects I've been working on.
Basically, if you experiment with industry standard, lab-grade, engineering lubricants on rubik's cubes, some of them work pretty well. Cool stuff happens when you get the particle size down to microns, and then you suspend them in silicone.
Fluonium Advantages (PTFE):
1. You can have high viscosity with low coefficient of friction, that means you can have gummy and soft but still fast.
2. Micron-sized PTFE will lodge itself into gaps and grooves, and restore old, worn-out cubes. This will also prolong the longevity of your cube.
Fluonium Disadvantages:
1. Very narrow range of tolerances. If you use too much, it feels too slow and gummy. You have to be accurate and careful with how much you use.
FluoniumBLACK Advantages (Molybdenum Disulfide):
1. Excellent coefficient of friction for lubing the screw/spring/core, very very good for metal surfaces.
2. Lasting lubrication, excellent for puzzles with high surface area.
FluoniumBLACK Disadvantages:
1. Not as good as Fluonium for puzzles with low surface area.
2. The colour is kinda ugly.
3. Very marginal advantage.
I'm really tired from work and I tell you about one of the projects I've been working on.
Basically, if you experiment with industry standard, lab-grade, engineering lubricants on rubik's cubes, some of them work pretty well. Cool stuff happens when you get the particle size down to microns, and then you suspend them in silicone.
Fluonium Advantages (PTFE):
1. You can have high viscosity with low coefficient of friction, that means you can have gummy and soft but still fast.
2. Micron-sized PTFE will lodge itself into gaps and grooves, and restore old, worn-out cubes. This will also prolong the longevity of your cube.
Fluonium Disadvantages:
1. Very narrow range of tolerances. If you use too much, it feels too slow and gummy. You have to be accurate and careful with how much you use.
FluoniumBLACK Advantages (Molybdenum Disulfide):
1. Excellent coefficient of friction for lubing the screw/spring/core, very very good for metal surfaces.
2. Lasting lubrication, excellent for puzzles with high surface area.
FluoniumBLACK Disadvantages:
1. Not as good as Fluonium for puzzles with low surface area.
2. The colour is kinda ugly.
3. Very marginal advantage.
