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Step 3- The Middle Layer Edges
Here is where things should get somewhat easier than the previous
steps, because I can be more specific on what to do. Take a look at the
Middle Layer. Since the centers are already "solved" (they always are)
and since there are no corners in the Middle Layer, then all we have in
this layer to solve are the edges.Just like the First Layer Corners, we are going to insert each piece (in this case, edge) individually. You only need to learn one algorithm (along with a very similar "mirror algorithm") for the Second Layer. There are some faster, more complicated ways to insert the Middle Layer edges, but this one is the easiest to understand. First, locate a Middle Layer edge that is already in the last layer. I'm going to use the blue-red edge for this example. Now, position the blue-red edge piece so that the color of the edge that's on the side of the cube (blue in this case) is below the same-colored center. Now, you need to perform the following algorithm: D L D' L' D' F' D F. If the blue-red edge piece was flipped the other way so that the blue side of the edge was on the bottom instead of the red, you need position the red side of the edge under the red center. Then, perform the following algorithm: D' F' D F D L D' L'. After the required steps are done, your cube should look like the flash cube below. To get the edge into the Last Layer, simply use either of the algorithms used above on this page, then continue by follow the instructions where they apply for the current state of you cube after you perform the algorithm. Now, perform all of these steps to every edge in the Middle Layer individually. When this step is done, your cube should look like the one below, with two layers solved. |