Lattice X - now with video

olz · **Posted:** Thu Dec 31, 2009 11:25 am

I hope it isn't to late for a nomination to puzzle of the year?? :roll:

it's 6.5h left here in sweden at least.

For those of you that doesn't remember do did a guy ask me to design ia combination of a 2x2 and a lattice cube a while ago.
I made the design and he built it,
but he coudln't make it turn and blamed it on me.

But I was so sure on the design that I bought the masters from him to make one for my self,
and here is the resault

all stickers are handcut

VIDEO

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places this puzzle has been mentioned before,
http://twistypuzzles.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=14387
http://twistypuzzles.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=189509#p189509
http://twistypuzzles.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=190846#p190846
http://twistypuzzles.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=192957#p192957
http://twistypuzzles.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=15789

DoUd0uN3 · **Joined:** Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:43 am

nice job ^^

Luke · **Posted:** Thu Dec 31, 2009 11:27 am

It looks really cool. Looks like a challenge to solve

DragonCuber · **Joined:** Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:37 pm **Location:** UK

I can't think of a proper word to describe it, so... it's fantasmically-flabbergastingly-superbuler!

Well done, nice to see it worked out in the end. What was the problem with the other guys?

joey · **Joined:** Thu Nov 23, 2006 6:02 pm

I really really really want that.

Clay n Eva Creations · **Joined:** Sun Dec 14, 2008 9:17 pm

finally its alive!!

greeneye · **Posted:** Thu Dec 31, 2009 12:32 pm

cant wait to see how the turning is

APJ · **Joined:** Sat Jul 11, 2009 1:09 pm **Location:** My House

Amazing.

Alex

squabpuzzles · **Posted:** Thu Dec 31, 2009 12:51 pm

I believe this has a great shot at puzzle of the year.

Edit: What are those metal balls in the corners for?

funmonkey54 · **Posted:** Thu Dec 31, 2009 1:30 pm

joey wrote:

I really really really want that.

I believe this sums it all up right here!

theVDude · **Posted:** Thu Dec 31, 2009 1:35 pm

squabpuzzles wrote:

I believe this has a great shot at puzzle of the year.

Edit: What are those metal balls in the corners for?

I do believe those are screws holding the corner in.

pirsquared · **Posted:** Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:03 pm

Wow! I love all these puzzle combo's coming out recently! Sometime this week I'll be posting my own version of one of those combo's, but unfortunately it's a dud.

I can't wait to see a video!

-π (Eitan)

RoboticFresca · **Posted:** Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:13 pm

This is amazing! Great work!

olz · **Posted:** Thu Dec 31, 2009 4:24 pm

thanks for all great response

DragonCuber wrote:

What was the problem with the other guys?

probably to long screws on the 3x3,
they locks the rest of the puzzle if they stick up.

Clay n Eva Creations wrote:

finally its alive!!

been waiting??

greeneye wrote:

cant wait to see how the turning is

crappy...

squabpuzzles wrote:

What are those metal balls in the corners for?

screws..

elijah · **Joined:** Sat Mar 29, 2008 12:55 am **Location:** WA, USA

Is is more squishy than the super-x? I know that puzzle looks very squishy in the video.
I think you should redo the design and take drews approach if the turning is bad.
That is: put some magnets under the 2x2 and under the lattice pieces just strong enough to keep them alligned.

merlintocs · **Posted:** Thu Dec 31, 2009 10:33 pm

Fantastic, olz!!

Leslie Le · **Posted:** Fri Jan 01, 2010 9:56 am

wow! i love it!!

i saw it in this thread http://twistypuzzles.com/forum/viewtopi ... =9&t=14387 and thought it was unable to come up again.

Congrats!

Leslie

Sigurd · **Posted:** Sat Jan 02, 2010 1:43 pm

wow!!! I LOOOOVE it Ola! great job!

I have skethced this up just for the looks, once. But I imagined the cuts to go thru the edges actually. No idea of mech

wouldnt this puzzle work (be hard) if the 2x2x2 function wasnt there? Cus I really love the looks of this puzzle

Kapusta · **Posted:** Sat Jan 02, 2010 1:48 pm

This is one of your best, Olz. I would never had expected this to come around, with so few Lattice Cubes/ Master Dinos in existence to begin with.

olz · **Posted:** Sat Jan 02, 2010 7:46 pm

the VIDEO is up

elijah · **Joined:** Sat Mar 29, 2008 12:55 am **Location:** WA, USA

oh man, I don't want to be a jerk, but that is TRULY horrible turning... it looks actually worse than the 7x7x5.
I did get a quick out of the ending though when you tried to put it on the stand.

Really though, I think, some magnets, the way drew used them in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuiYN4FiWRs
may just solve the problem.
Plus, maybe some tightening of the screws.

I think this puzzle has alot of potential with a little tuning.

olz · **Posted:** Sat Jan 02, 2010 8:04 pm

elijah wrote:

oh man, I don't want to be a jerk, but that is TRULY horrible turning... it looks actually worse than the 7x7x5.
I did get a quick out of the ending though when you tried to put it on the stand.

Really though, I think, some magnets, the way drew used them in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuiYN4FiWRs
may just solve the problem.
Plus, maybe some tightening of the screws.

I think this puzzle has alot of potential with a little tuning.

I know it turns like crap,
but the 7x7x5 is worse..

I allso think I have found out why it turns like crap,
I missed a piece when designing it, a piece on the inside that will keep the pieces in place.
I will make that piece and see if it works or not.

otherwise so will you see a v2 in the future

DoUd0uN3 · **Joined:** Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:43 am

what about putting some magnets ?

elijah · **Joined:** Sat Mar 29, 2008 12:55 am **Location:** WA, USA

exactlly what I've been trying to say in my last two posts! :lol:

olz · **Posted:** Sun Jan 03, 2010 12:53 pm

I will try magnets some time,

If I can find any that fits ofcourse :lol:

Drewseph · **Joined:** Mon Feb 04, 2008 8:57 pm

It does seem that the turning is horrible. but that because the mechanism for the super X alone is prone to many directions of motion. the Lattice x is by nature even more unstable. however your execution in design is very well done!

The lattice X I designed back in July uses lots of magnets to help stabilize everything, unfortunately I felt that even then the puzzle would be so unstable I chose not to produce it.

I think you could also do a good job of closing up the gaps between the parts before filleting.

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