6 corners of the world (2x2x2 octahedron)

Olivér Nagy · **Posted:** Thu Dec 23, 2010 4:42 am

Finnaly I'm ready with my own first 3D printed puzzle.
It is just an extension of the mini ES 2x2x2 cube.

The Idea came from an image I have found on the internet. It is the same image, just it was not a puzzle, it was made from paper.

I have downloaded the images, and ask one of my costumers (Grégoire Pfennig aka RubixFreakGreg on TP forum) to design the extension pieces for me.

Finally I ordered the pieces from Shapeways and made the stickers.
Before stickering the pieces I have used some sanding paper, and also I have polished the pieces.

And the result is this:

I hope you like it.

VIDEO

My Shapeways shop

Luke · **Posted:** Thu Dec 23, 2010 4:45 am

Yay! Greg's (Sorry! Grégoire :lol:

) shown me this before. It's a very nice puzzle.

RubixFreakGreg · **Posted:** Thu Dec 23, 2010 4:50 am

Yay! I'm so happy the extensions fit this nicely

This puzzle must be really fun to solve 8-)

And last, but not least: I've never seen such amzing stickering. It looks like a painted puzzle!!!

If you can sell it, do I get a discount? :mrgreen:

Could you upload a video, please?

- Greg

P.S:

Quote:

(Grégoire Pfennig aka RubixFreakGreg on TP forum)

Andreas Nortmann · **Posted:** Thu Dec 23, 2010 5:23 am

Cool!
[please insert here 7 additional lines of praise]

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

Wow, that looks so cool. I love the stickering and really hope you can release for sale.

Alex

Kapusta · **Posted:** Thu Dec 23, 2010 8:05 am

Holy moley jabberdonkey! That's crazy!

JeongEC · **Posted:** Thu Dec 23, 2010 8:32 am

Crazy!

PuzzleMaster6262 · **Joined:** Sun Jun 13, 2010 1:00 am **Location:** Colorado

Great job with the stickers! :mrgreen:

Adman234 · **Posted:** Thu Dec 23, 2010 1:19 pm

Cool idea! must have been tough to get those stickers to stick to the curved WSF! :lol:

One small thing, is the title suppored to be 8 CORNERS OF THE WORLD? just wondering. I know it doesnt matter but whatever...

Cool puzzle!

Olivér Nagy · **Posted:** Thu Dec 23, 2010 1:39 pm

thanks for the encouraging words!
I'll try to keep on making puzzles like this.

Adman234 wrote:

One small thing, is the title suppored to be 8 CORNERS OF THE WORLD? just wondering. I know it doesnt matter but whatever...

Sorry!
I know, I have a lot to learn in English...

Adman234 wrote:

must have been tough to get those stickers to stick to the curved WSF!

I thought it will be hard, but it only took me 1-1,5 hours to polish them.

mitchblahman · **Posted:** Thu Dec 23, 2010 10:10 pm

sorry to nag but there are six corners

8 faces but only six corners
simply putting that out there

otischeng · **Posted:** Thu Dec 23, 2010 10:13 pm

Great cube! But as I can see....it should be 6 corner of the World^^May be 8 pieces of the world?^^ just kidding.

RubixFreakGreg · **Posted:** Thu Dec 23, 2010 10:16 pm

We can't say the world has faces, but the 6 corners of the world coul be Europe, Asia, Africe, Oceania, America, Antarctica

And please don't make this into an Franco-Anglo-American debate where some consider america as 2 continents or antarctica as 0 continent :lol:

- Greg

Olivér Nagy · **Posted:** Fri Dec 24, 2010 3:27 am

mitchblahman wrote:

sorry to nag but there are six corners

8 faces but only six corners
simply putting that out there

It looks I'm bad at math too (Not just in English)...

I have changed the title...

monker59 · **Joined:** Fri Jan 22, 2010 8:31 pm

Did you extend the 2x2 pieces and then cut down or did you start with a larger 2x2?

Luke · **Posted:** Fri Dec 24, 2010 9:46 am

monker59 wrote:

Did you extend the 2x2 pieces and then cut down or did you start with a larger 2x2?

Olivér Nagy wrote:

I have downloaded the images, and ask one of my costumers (Grégoire Pfennig aka RubixFreakGreg on TP forum) to design the extension pieces for me.

Finally I ordered the pieces from Shapeways and made the stickers.
Before stickering the pieces I have used some sanding paper, and also I have polished the pieces.

DLitwin · **Posted:** Sun Dec 26, 2010 11:58 pm

An inverted octahedron! I love it.

Dave

Olivér Nagy · **Posted:** Thu Dec 30, 2010 5:19 pm

I have received the permission from the designer of the original artwork to sell it.
So, as soon as I can open my shapeways shop, the puzzle will be available.

RubixFreakGreg · **Posted:** Fri Dec 31, 2010 4:49 am

DLitwin wrote:

An inverted octahedron! I love it.

Dave

I don't mean to nag, but it's a normal octahedron crossed with an inverted rhombic dodecahedron :wink:

- Greg

Olivér Nagy · **Posted:** Sun Jan 02, 2011 7:38 am

Olivér Nagy wrote:

I have received the permission from the designer of the original artwork to sell it.
So, as soon as I can open my shapeways shop, the puzzle will be available.

Finally I was able to open my Shapeways shop:
http://www.shapeways.com/shops/oliverspuzzles

So now you can buy the puzzle there, and the stickers from me directly.

Namegoeswhere · **Joined:** Fri Feb 20, 2009 1:45 pm

If you would put it up for sale as all 8 of them in one part that would save a buyer 10,50 dollar, because shapeways asks 1,50 startup costs for every print.

RubixFreakGreg · **Posted:** Sun Jan 02, 2011 9:31 am

I'm sorry but he can't, I had a virus on that day and had to restore the memory to the day before. So I lost all the files. I could redesign, but i'm not sure it would be exactly the same and therfors the stickers would have to be redone.

As the designer i'll just tell you ha barely put markup on the parts, so 40$ is a really acceptable price for such a beautiful puzzle!

- Greg

Olivér Nagy · **Posted:** Sat Jan 22, 2011 3:08 pm

Finally I was able to take a video from the puzzle:

VIDEO

6 corners of the world (2x2x2 octahedron)

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