Master Face Turning Octahedron (finished)

Timur · **Posted:** Wed Nov 17, 2010 5:48 am

Hi!

I've finally finished the puzzle that was started half a year ago

The old topic about it: http://twistypuzzles.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=17663

The white Smooth Cast 300 pieces have been dyed with black RIT Powder dye and the result is very nice.

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Sigurd · **Posted:** Wed Nov 17, 2010 5:54 am

WOW!! Congratulations on finishing this Timur!!

also, would this be the first time someone dyed smoothcast pieces? It looks really good!

But why not use Onyx if you want black?

RubixFreakGreg · **Posted:** Wed Nov 17, 2010 6:46 am

Now that's amazingnessation :wink:

! Now if you don't mind I'm off to clean up my brain off the wall :lol:

stardust4ever · **Posted:** Wed Nov 17, 2010 6:51 am

I am most impressed at you! Job well done! How stable are the corners during mid rotation? Can we expect to see this on Shapeways sometime?

I assume that like the FTO and Pyraminx Diamond (or Junior FTO), only colors from nonadjacent faces can reside together on a single face? I prefer the four color sticker schemes for that exact reason, LOL!

PS -> Kudos on getting the Vulcano/Tigris produced

JeongEC · **Posted:** Wed Nov 17, 2010 7:18 am

Fantastic puzzle. Amazing work, Shim!

merlintocs · **Posted:** Wed Nov 17, 2010 8:19 am

Wow, that is just awesome. I've been hoping that this puzzle was physically possible. Great job!

Tony Fisher · **Joined:** Sun Mar 27, 2005 7:37 pm

Outstanding work.

Garrett · **Posted:** Wed Nov 17, 2010 11:46 am

Wow, amazing! Looks like it functions really well. Definitely looks better when it's all cleaned up and dyed. Nice work!

pirsquared · **Posted:** Wed Nov 17, 2010 11:47 am

That turns amazingly well! Great work, as usual. How did you dye the SmoothCast parts? Did you use the same method as for WSF printed parts?

-pi (Eitan)

Luke · **Posted:** Wed Nov 17, 2010 11:49 am

This is great! Well done Shim. I hope we'll be seeing this on Shapeways in the future. :wink:

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

Looks to me like the corners are just barely held in! Fantastic work, Timur

Monopoly · **Posted:** Wed Nov 17, 2010 4:04 pm

I simply love this puzzle! I need to ask, is this practical for mass-production? I'd love to own one but cannot afford a custom one. Great job on this puzzle! Great to see it finished (:
by the way, is this a completely different puzzle from the white one, or are they the same puzzle, just this one is dyed??

great job again, sj

MonkeyZ · **Joined:** Tue Aug 11, 2009 3:59 pm **Location:** NJ

Great job! It turns amazingly well and looks great! Is there a reason why this was casted?-Price, quality, etc...?

Ps. Congratulations on getting the Trignis/Vulcano being produced.

MonkeyZ · **Joined:** Tue Aug 11, 2009 3:59 pm **Location:** NJ

Great job! It turns amazingly well and looks great! Is there a reason why this was casted?-Price, quality, etc...?

Ps. Congratulations on getting the Trignis/Vulcano being produced.

fbgrac · **Posted:** Wed Nov 17, 2010 5:01 pm

Fantastic! Congratulations!!
I hope these new puzzles can be available sooner!

Konrad · **Posted:** Wed Nov 17, 2010 5:39 pm

Conratulations Shim! Any chance to get that mass-produced or at least at Shapeways?
Wonderful puzzle!!!

Chilen · **Posted:** Wed Nov 17, 2010 7:03 pm

Great! I love it. Your puzzles are always amazing.

Timur · **Posted:** Thu Nov 18, 2010 3:46 am

Thank everyone for nice feedback!

Sigurd wrote:

But why not use Onyx if you want black?

Unfortunately Onyx was not available at the local distrubutor.

stardust4ever wrote:

How stable are the corners during mid rotation?

Actually the corners are the most stable outer pieces, because they are screwed to the inner core.

stardust4ever wrote:

Can we expect to see this on Shapeways sometime?

Currently I don't have plans to put this on Shapeways as I think that it will not sell well due to high price.

pirsquared wrote:

How did you dye the SmoothCast parts? Did you use the same method as for WSF printed parts?

Yes, it was exactly the same method - boiling in dye for 20-30 min. I guess the material got a bit softer for the time of boiling, because at 2 pieces (that apparently had air cavities close to the surface) I observed collapsed craters that I had to fill with Apoxie Sculpt. I'm not sure, but boiling might be a good means against sticker bubbling later on.

Monopoly wrote:

is this practical for mass-production?

It might be practical from the mechanical point of view, but I don't expect it would sell like hot cakes due to high solving difficulty. The second is a very important requirement for the puzzle to be mass-produced.

Monopoly wrote:

by the way, is this a completely different puzzle from the white one, or are they the same puzzle, just this one is dyed??

Most of the pieces are the same and some have been recast.

MonkeyZ wrote:

Is there a reason why this was casted?-Price, quality, etc...? Ps. Congratulations on getting the Trignis/Vulcano being produced.

Thank you. There are relatively many similar parts so it cost me much less being cast (but of course it took more work). As for the quality - 3D printed pieces would have been much more precise and accurate.

konsassen wrote:

Any chance to get that mass-produced or at least at Shapeways?

I don't mass produce

This is always a decision of a person who decides to invest in it. The price at Shapeways would be relatively high even without mark-up, I doubt that more than 1 or 2 will be sold there.

Sharon · **Joined:** Fri Jul 16, 2010 8:25 pm **Location:** Israel

Timur wrote:

The price at Shapeways would be relatively high even without mark-up, I doubt that more than 1 or 2 will be sold there.

So give it a try, you got nothing to loss.

RubixFreakGreg · **Posted:** Thu Nov 18, 2010 4:22 am

Sharon wrote:

Timur wrote:

The price at Shapeways would be relatively high even without mark-up, I doubt that more than 1 or 2 will be sold there.

So give it a try, you got nothing to loss.

Totally agreed!

Sigurd · **Posted:** Thu Nov 18, 2010 9:30 am

RubixFreakGreg wrote:

Sharon wrote:

Timur wrote:

The price at Shapeways would be relatively high even without mark-up, I doubt that more than 1 or 2 will be sold there.

So give it a try, you got nothing to loss.

Totally agreed!

aGREED!

Darren Grewe · **Posted:** Tue Nov 23, 2010 3:55 pm

Looks awesome! How durable is it?

kastellorizo · **Posted:** Tue Nov 23, 2010 4:56 pm

Timur, EXCEPTIONAL!

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