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by Pio2001
May 24th, 2014, 8:40 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Puzzle conservation
Replies: 24
Views: 42468

Re: Puzzle conservation

Hi, Here is Vinco's plum, exposed to direct sunlight during 6 hours with a black mask hiding the center of the piece. The side on the left was facing the sun. The side on the right was not directly facing the sun. http://3141592.pio2001.online.fr/pictures/casse-tete/20120220-woods/Plum.jpg Plum defi...
by Pio2001
May 9th, 2014, 5:33 pm
Forum: Puzzle Reviews
Topic: Double Cible and NOLO (Chomine)
Replies: 3
Views: 11611

Re: Double Cible and NOLO (Chomine)

Hi !
You can see the details following the links "Pieces" at the bottom of my post :

http://puzzlewillbeplayed.com/664Ring/DoubleCible/
http://puzzlewillbeplayed.com/664Ring/NOLO/

If I had to choose between the two designs, I would keep the NOLO.
by Pio2001
May 9th, 2014, 2:18 am
Forum: Puzzle Reviews
Topic: Steuerrad and Uhrwerk (Constantin)
Replies: 1
Views: 8186

Re: Steuerrad and Uhrwerk (Constantin)

By the way, if you need to reassemble an Uhrwerk puzzle, the picture I posted above is nearly correct. The puzzle works properly in this configuration, but it is better to have the upper left wheel rotated one more tooth counter-clockwise, so that the notch (that is hidden in the picture) doesn't co...
by Pio2001
May 9th, 2014, 2:04 am
Forum: Puzzle Reviews
Topic: Steuerrad and Uhrwerk (Constantin)
Replies: 1
Views: 8186

Steuerrad and Uhrwerk (Constantin)

I've been wanting to get one of these beautiful laser-cut puzzle for quite some time. I eventually ordered Jürgen Reiche's Safe in Puzzle Paradise, and was very happy with it. But with Jean-Claude Constantin publishing more and more great designs, I decided to try something else. I ordered Steuerrad...
by Pio2001
May 9th, 2014, 12:07 am
Forum: Puzzle Reviews
Topic: Double Cible and NOLO (Chomine)
Replies: 3
Views: 11611

Double Cible and NOLO (Chomine)

http://3141592.pio2001.online.fr/pictures/casse-tete/20140503-triche/IMG_5865_1.jpg I got these two puzzles from Stéphane Chomine at the 2014 french puzzle meeting . He made them himself, and though he hasn't got the necessary tools to reach a high quality level, the finish is very clean and they l...
by Pio2001
May 5th, 2014, 9:26 pm
Forum: General
Topic: 5th french puzzle meeting
Replies: 22
Views: 45415

Re: 5th french puzzle meeting

Hello, Christian asks me to correct a little mistake in my explanations. The pieces of his cubic dissection puzzle can't be used to build the 5 platonician polyhedrons, as I said, but the 5 polyhedron that can fill space by translation, that are the cube, the hexagonal prism, the truncated octahedro...
by Pio2001
May 5th, 2014, 12:14 pm
Forum: General
Topic: 5th french puzzle meeting
Replies: 22
Views: 45415

Re: 5th french puzzle meeting

Hi Chris, Here are the pictures taken by Maurice. I have not disassembled my copy yet :) As you can see, the whole puzzle is smaller than a 1 eurocent coin. And he even managed to bevel the pieces ! http://3141592.pio2001.online.fr/pictures/casse-tete/20140503-triche/DSC03360.JPG http://3141592.pio2...
by Pio2001
May 4th, 2014, 11:53 pm
Forum: General
Topic: 5th french puzzle meeting
Replies: 22
Views: 45415

Re: 5th french puzzle meeting

Oh, I forgot to talk about the strange large 6-piece burr standing on the right side of Gregory. It is a puzzle made by Philippe Cichon . Its external look is the same as a traditional 6-piece cross, but it was designed in the most complicated possible way, so that it is practically impossible to op...
by Pio2001
May 4th, 2014, 11:24 pm
Forum: General
Topic: 5th french puzzle meeting
Replies: 22
Views: 45415

5th french puzzle meeting

Hi ! The fifth annual french puzzle meeting was held on 3rd May at Lyon. It was a real pleasure to see old friends as well as new faces. Jean-Baptise Jacquin, who is a voluntary of the association " Moi-j-m-en-Fous-je-Triche " proposed us to join him at 10 in the morning so that we could help him to...
by Pio2001
April 20th, 2014, 2:06 am
Forum: General
Topic: Puzzle videos
Replies: 2
Views: 5961

Puzzle videos

Hi,
Joe Pieczynski has published a capture of a TV show about the puzzles that he makes in his factory. We can see some of his iterated japanese crystals in aluminium and brass, and also the largest burr in the world : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hqYyPWSltk