This is one of my most recent diversified puzzles, and to confuse you even more I will keep this post relatively short… nyah, nyah, nyah,
… in my family it’s the white ducks that are evil!
From all these 7 pieces
it can be assembled into four different shapes… rectangle, 90° triangle, hexagon and a rhomboid….
... all pieces must be used.
I am fortunate to be able to laser cut, to exploit exact dimensions… which are critical to ensure that all 4 solution shapes are possible, and if you have any benevolence (and a laser or keen eye), supply the 4 set of frames to assist in assembling the solutions into…
or be a bastard (and you would be) and leave them out (even if you have the luxury of a laser)… which without the frame, raises the level of difficulty by about 20%... and is a PITA to keep the pieces together (another 20%).
Just remember that these pieces are not like a jigsaw… a poorly shaped/cut piece will not necessarily fit all 4 combinations neatly.
While I suggest they may be cut using a scroll saw (or a well tuned TS or MS), may I suggest you refrain from alcohol or that wacky tobacky for a day or two, so your eyesight may be a tad more “laser” aligned.
Depending on your cutting prowess, I would suggest cutting from the template, however, cut each piece individually and on the flat sides, sand each edge to level of “perfection”.
If you’re into maths, the shapes can be geometrically cut using the following dimensions,
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but for once imperial measurements make a tad more sense than metric…
Disclaimer: I laser cut and it doesn’t discriminate against imperial… I had no idea what the metric measurements were until I tried to include them for this post.
For anyone interested that cannot discern the measurements, here they are in a PDF. The PDF is A2 and on a 1:1 scale, except for the last page, with the measurements, which is 3:1… though measurements are only relative if you are concerned about the resultant size.
The model is available from the 3DW (OOPS initially linked the wrong model... has been corrected),
and the A4 PDF solution can be downloaded from here.
If interested in any of mine (LBD), measurements can be made available on request for anyone not familiar with SketchUp… though a working knowledge of SketchUp’s navigation (as opposed to its design/use features) and access to 3DW could be of benefit.
All the solutions to my puzzles can be found at this link... Kids love ‘em, and most of us are still kids.
Don’t be crafty Craftisians,... SHARE your craft!
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
Many more to come... have only posted 62 out of a potential 126 I already have in my repertoire (and about another 20 in the pipeline), just taking a breath on this "simpler" one. Unfortunately many are so intricate that they can only be laserable... so off your rrrs and get a cutting laser.
Unfortunately with the packing puzzles it's the pieces and box that are different, the narrative/process is much the same... and I hate repeating myself... much like trying to educate you Yanks about Vegemite,
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
I see another use for my stash of dyed veneer! The color illustrations and much more inviting than the MDF brown! Perhaps a box made with the 4 frames as sides and all the bits stored inside? Spare extra bits would be a bonus!
SplinterGroup commented about 9 hours ago I see another use for my stash of dyed veneer! The color illustrations and much more inviting than the MDF brown! Perhaps a box made with the 4 frames as sides and all the bits stored inside? Spare extra bits would be a bonus!
The dyed veneer may be a great idea for special gifts, but for random freebie give aways is a no-no.... also you'd need to veneer both sides as some parts need to be flipped for some configurations.
However, love the boxed idea... thought this was done and dusted, but I've already got SketchUp fired up,
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
A few extra odd shapes would raise the ° difficulty, however, to have more than 1 solution would require greater investment of time... and for freebies, enough is enough. Though for some puzzles I have put in wrong pieces or duplicated one for a required missing piece for gift to people I'm not too fond of.
For my alphabet puzzle I made 2 sets with two "Z" and no "A"... there was "A"s (7 x "Z" and 5 x "A") in the set but not in a solvable configuration... it took more effort to make up that set than to solve the good ones.
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
Now what I should do is put in 4 sets of the pieces and get the poor bunny to put up all 4 solutions... the recess would be 3mm with 6mm thick pieces... naturally designed with the object face horizontal.
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
Now what I should do is put in 4 sets of the pieces and get the poor bunny to put up all 4 solutions... the recess would be 3mm with 6mm thick pieces... naturally designed with the object face horizontal.
You could put a small magnet on each piece and a layer of metal in each solution pocket. But that gives away which side goes down on each piece. Hmmm...
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