Pentacopter 15 Puzzle

Description

Geometry:

Pentacopter 15 is in the same family of puzzles as my previous Tricopter 9 and Tetracopter 12. However, the Pentacopter 15 is based on a pentagonal prism. The curvy cuts combined with the pillowed shape eliminates several parts and allows the geometry to be simplified to it's essence. Pentacopter 15 has a total of fifteen axes, one at every edge. Moves on these axes can be combined in any order, if bandaging allows. The puzzle is very complex to solve due to the constant shape shifting, jumbling, and overhang bandaging.

Please note that the puzzle pieces will come in a sinterbox, which you will need to cut open. The nice thing about this is that you know all the pieces will be there!

Other Items Needed:

Dye: If you want the puzzle to be black, i.materialise does a great job at a very reasonable price. Or you can dye the pieces with a nylon dye such as RIT or Dylon.

Stickers: Please contact me for the sticker template. If you want professionally cut stickers, I recommend Oliver’s Stickers or Chewie's Custom Stickers. Use a hair dryer or other heat source to get the curved stickers to conform to the spherical surfaces.

Screws: Fifteen 12mm M3 pan head screws required, available in hardware stores or on the web.

Springs: Fifteen springs needed, available in web puzzle shops. I get mine from HK Now Store.

Degree of Difficulty:

Assembly: Inside-out core requires some dexterity to assemble.

Solving: Very difficult to solve.

Playability: Pentacopter 15 turns easily once broken in. Be careful to align axes properly before turning to avoid pops.

Have fun!