Seriously tough puzzles
Wooden puzzles are beautiful to look at but can be large and heavy. Puzzles are meant to be played with and shared. These 3D printed puzzles in tough nylon or solid stainless steel are great to play with and easy to carry around in a pocket. The puzzles range in difficulty from quite easy to fiendishly difficult and, unless stated, are all my own design. Puzzles work best in White, Strong and Flexible material.
If you would prefer coloured puzzles then you have three choices:
- Order in one of Shapeways standard seasonal colours
- Order white ones and dye them yourself
- Order directly from me through my Etsy shop.
Please note that Shapeways only print the pieces. You will need to work out how to fit the puzzle together. YouTube videos are available for many puzzles to help you with this.
Wooden puzzles are beautiful to look at but can be large and heavy. Puzzles are meant to be played with and shared. These 3D printed puzzles in tough nylon or solid stainless steel are great to play with and easy to carry around in a pocket. The puzzles range in difficulty from quite easy to fiendishly difficult and, unless stated, are all my own design. Puzzles work best in White, Strong and Flexible material.
If you would prefer coloured puzzles then you have three choices:
- Order in one of Shapeways standard seasonal colours
- Order white ones and dye them yourself
- Order directly from me through my Etsy shop.
Please note that Shapeways only print the pieces. You will need to work out how to fit the puzzle together. YouTube videos are available for many puzzles to help you with this.
richgain is selling 10 products in 5 x 5 x 5 cubes section
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richgain
The 5 cm Switch cube now presented in the more open (and cheaper) hollow format.
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richgain
This 3D printed puzzle is one of my most complex and lovely designs.
It takes thirteen steps before the first piece comes free. The 'switch' is flicked at step 5. When reassembling the puzzle, it may be easier to slide the switch piece with a pair of tweezers or a small pointy thing. One of the steps in the solution is a rotation, which makes it harder for computer programs like Burr Tools to find the solution.
This 5 cm hollow version has been optimised to provide maximum puzzle size at minimum cost. It is also ideally suited to being dyed in a variety of colours.
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richgain
You can now get a 4 cm Switch Cube for the same price as the original 3 cm cube!
I have started the process of revisiting some of my older puzzles and redesigning the models using the larger hollow format. This gives a significant increase in size for no increase in price. Great for people who are not so keen on tiny puzzle pieces. Look out for photos of the dyed version soon.
The Switch Cube is a 5x5x5 interlocking cube puzzle made from 9 pieces of varying sizes. You can see a partial solution to this puzzle in the video below.
I have now added the full solution to the Instructions page in the Community Forum
One of the pieces has to be moved like a switch, half way through solving the puzzle - you may find that a small tool, like a pair of tweezers, will help to grip the switch as you slide it across.
I have started the process of revisiting some of my older puzzles and redesigning the models using the larger hollow format. This gives a significant increase in size for no increase in price. Great for people who are not so keen on tiny puzzle pieces. Look out for photos of the dyed version soon.
The Switch Cube is a 5x5x5 interlocking cube puzzle made from 9 pieces of varying sizes. You can see a partial solution to this puzzle in the video below.
I have now added the full solution to the Instructions page in the Community Forum
One of the pieces has to be moved like a switch, half way through solving the puzzle - you may find that a small tool, like a pair of tweezers, will help to grip the switch as you slide it across.
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richgain
This is Quinsequential Gamma (2.4 cm) the third version of the Quinsequential design. Quinsequential Alpha required 9 separate moves before the first piece came free. Quinsequential Beta improved that to 11 moves, and now Quinsequential Gamma is ready for public viewing with a respectable 13 moves for first removal.
As far as I know, this is a record for a 5x5x5 cube, so I am laying down the gauntlet!
I have given the design a nickname of 'The Switch Cube' - you'll understand why when you've solved it!
Available in four sizes to suit all budgets.
As far as I know, this is a record for a 5x5x5 cube, so I am laying down the gauntlet!
I have given the design a nickname of 'The Switch Cube' - you'll understand why when you've solved it!
Available in four sizes to suit all budgets.
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richgain
The Inside Out Cube is the first miniature cube puzzle from microcubology.
This is a real working interlocking cube puzzle that requires both skill and dexterity to solve. This version of the Inside Out Cube is 1.5 cm in size. Why is called the Inside Out Cube? Because the whole puzzle can be rebuilt inside out leaving a 3x3x3 hollow on the inside and all the interlocking legs on the outside.
In its life this puzzle has had three different names. As well as the 'Inside Out cube', which probably describes it best, it has been known as Triple Mirror, because three of the pieces are mirror images of the other three. And before that I used to call it the Tiresias cube. I'll leave you to figure that one out for yourselves!
© Richard Gain 2007
This is a real working interlocking cube puzzle that requires both skill and dexterity to solve. This version of the Inside Out Cube is 1.5 cm in size. Why is called the Inside Out Cube? Because the whole puzzle can be rebuilt inside out leaving a 3x3x3 hollow on the inside and all the interlocking legs on the outside.
In its life this puzzle has had three different names. As well as the 'Inside Out cube', which probably describes it best, it has been known as Triple Mirror, because three of the pieces are mirror images of the other three. And before that I used to call it the Tiresias cube. I'll leave you to figure that one out for yourselves!
© Richard Gain 2007
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richgain
A much larger version of the popular Switch Cube, made possible by the new version of Burr Tools which supports hollow pieces.
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richgain
This is Quinsequential Gamma (3 cm) the third version of the Quinsequential design. Quinsequential Alpha required 9 separate moves before the first piece came free. Quinsequential Beta improved that to 11 moves, and now Quinsequential Gamma is ready for public viewing with a respectable 13 moves for first removal.
As far as I know, this is a record for a 5x5x5 cube, so I am laying down the gauntlet!
I have given the design a nickname of 'The Switch Cube' - you'll understand why when you've solved it!
Available in four sizes to suit all budgets.
As far as I know, this is a record for a 5x5x5 cube, so I am laying down the gauntlet!
I have given the design a nickname of 'The Switch Cube' - you'll understand why when you've solved it!
Available in four sizes to suit all budgets.
by
richgain
This is Quinsequential Gamma (1.5 cm) the third version of the Quinsequential design. Quinsequential Alpha required 9 separate moves before the first piece came free. Quinsequential Beta improved that to 11 moves, and now Quinsequential Gamma is ready for public viewing with a respectable 13 moves for first removal.
As far as I know, this is a record for a 5x5x5 cube, so I am laying down the gauntlet!
I have given the design a nickname of 'The Switch Cube' - you'll understand why when you've solved it!
Available in four sizes to suit all budgets.
Please note that this tiny version will require the use of tweezers.
As far as I know, this is a record for a 5x5x5 cube, so I am laying down the gauntlet!
I have given the design a nickname of 'The Switch Cube' - you'll understand why when you've solved it!
Available in four sizes to suit all budgets.
Please note that this tiny version will require the use of tweezers.
by
richgain
This is Quinsequential Gamma (3.5 cm) the third version of the Quinsequential design. Quinsequential Alpha required 9 separate moves before the first piece came free. Quinsequential Beta improved that to 11 moves, and now Quinsequential Gamma is ready for public viewing with a respectable 13 moves for first removal.
As far as I know, this is a record for a 5x5x5 cube, so I am laying down the gauntlet!
I have given the design a nickname of 'The Switch Cube' - you'll understand why when you've solved it!
Available in four sizes to suit all budgets.
As far as I know, this is a record for a 5x5x5 cube, so I am laying down the gauntlet!
I have given the design a nickname of 'The Switch Cube' - you'll understand why when you've solved it!
Available in four sizes to suit all budgets.
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