I have spared yazall the pain of my puzzles for what seems like an eternity (to me), however, after a few vinos, my docile feminine side faded and with my gut casting a lasting shadow on the floor in front of me, I decided to unleash my vindictiveness on the anti-puzzle lobby.
Dutchy emailed me (so blame him!) the link to this puzzle, which got my creative juices replace the infused vino ones.
As the pieces used the “standard square/cube puzzle pieces” concept, with a bit of reverse engineering, I used SketchUp to design the 2 shapes
and then designed the container box
using the same dimensions with an additional 1mm to provide wiggle room.
After a 2 second contemplation, I finally deciding to use my laser and redesigned the two pieces to build up the form based on 24mm cubes
made out of 4 x 6mm MDF laminations,
dowel aligned,
Then it was a case of outlaying for laser processing,
followed by the eventual cutting and critically following the diagrams to assemble the layers in the right order (… several times).
Bit the bullet and sanded the box sides and buffed the inside before assembly…
hoping the CA will get a grip on the slick surfaces… it worked… this step saved the “after assembly sanding” and damaging the “patina” of the laser cut edges of the mortise and tenon joins
Then it was the case of trying to solve it.
Fortunately I took the time of incorporating the solution into the SketchUp model,
which still continues to render assistance to me… not only in the assembly
but the dis-assembly…
which being backwards, was not easier even residing upside down in Aussieland.
Building the pieces is no biggie, however, the critical part is to have enough clamps
, an assembly surface (mini-benchtop) for in-house operations
away from the 6°C winter workshop temperatures and making the retaining box
small enough to not make it easy/sloppy, but big enough to provide sufficient wriggle room… SketchUp was a great assist.
For anyone interested, the model with the built in solution is available from the 3DW here,
and if you use the “Tape Measure” tool, all you Philistines can sacrilegiously resize it to your favourite imperial dimensions… which will keep the box size in sync… though the actual measurements may finish up in fractions you can only nightmare over.
Anyone just wanting the solution in PDF, can download it from here… the un-solution from assembled, is just a case of turning the pages with your left hand (backwards).
R'Gi, if you are into puzzles or have family/friends that are interested these are easy to "mass produce" on the laser. I just find SketchUp easier to design... any other CAD package (free or otherwise) makes it simple... The advantage of SketchUp is that if you know it, you can easily resize to imperial if you so desire.
Unfortunately a lot may be surprised at how many people "like" puzzles... it's just making them that most hate.
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
Corelz125 A lot of steps involved with this one Duck
Just wait for the ones I have in the pipeline to be posted... out of the 97 I have on record, only 20 have been posted... yet... someone get Pottzy a defib! Some are variants of others so I may only have 60 to post.
Jim Jakosh Cool and so accurate with the laser. What wattage is your laser, Ducky??
Because of their accuracy (down to 0.2mm... approx kerf size) is the reason I predominantly use MDF... easier to predict thickness... and no wastage in dressing down solids... though from China (I presume), the MDF thickness is starting to vary outside my comfort zone.
My laser is 30W.
Some of my smaller puzzles that I give away for free, I mass produce in lots of 72... it takes over 100 times as long to package them into sets than to create.
This was a swag of different puzzles I ran off ( and grouped) for a friend so he and his grandson could then individually package them as prezzies, (Some of the "less simple" ones were in less than lots of 72.)
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
oh lord duckie, puzzle over load man 🤪😵😵😵 in all fairness though, you are a master at teaching and showing what you do and how to do it ! i am the complete opposite 🤣🤣🤣
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
and it's also simpler being north of the equator, being as up is up rather than down is up. Just trying to help, mostly. If you are on the wrong side of the time line is left right and right left? See, that is what is causing all of the confusion.
Most puzzles are fun, you don't need to be twisted to enjoy... just look at the WORDLE participants... or maybe?
I try to keep my puzzles in the realm of "solvibility"... no Houdini cages.
Earl and it's also simpler being north of the equator, being as up is up rather than down is up. Just trying to help, mostly. If you are on the wrong side of the time line is left right and right left? See, that is what is causing all of the confusion
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