Gus's Brilicube - Video Added

Gus · **Posted:** Tue Feb 28, 2012 3:44 pm

I thought I'd do an "oldie" but good mod, the Brilicube, first done in 2008:

VIDEO

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The core is made from a 30x30x30mm keychain cube. The add-on parts were designed in Google Sketchup, printed by Shapeways in WSF, dyed using black Rit dye and sprayed with 3M Spray Fix Gloss (which I found in a drawer at work, and thought I'd give it a try).

The stickers were hand cut from a template which I printed with the pieces. To cut the rounded corners I used two types of "wobbly edge" scissors, used to cut fancy edges in card. This is much easier that trying to do it with straight edge scissors.

It turns well considering the low quality of the keychain cube. It is 57mm on a side, the same as a standard 3x3x3. Now just 300 mods to do and I'll be finished :lol:

Sigurd · **Posted:** Tue Feb 28, 2012 3:48 pm

Very nice! I like it alot!

oxymoronicuber · **Joined:** Wed Apr 13, 2011 4:17 pm

Looks great Gus.

Ducttapemaster48 · **Joined:** Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:42 pm **Location:** My House

Excellent.

I like it.

Luke · **Posted:** Tue Feb 28, 2012 4:05 pm

Excellent puzzle Gus. I love the simple puzzles like these, and I would love to own one (wink wink). Well done

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cisco · **Joined:** Sun Feb 17, 2008 2:32 pm

I love this puzzle, and yours looks great. Congratulations

Gus · **Posted:** Tue Feb 28, 2012 5:26 pm

Thanks for your comments guys. I have contacted Aleh to see if I could put these parts into my Shapeways shop.

clauswe · **Joined:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 1:05 am

Wow, you mutated to a CAD experts.

It will come the day I trapped you for the cell in my basement.

Great puzzle.

Gus · **Posted:** Wed Feb 29, 2012 5:30 am

clauswe wrote:

Wow, you mutated to a CAD experts.

It will come the day I trapped you for the cell in my basement.

Great puzzle.

I am both appalled and excited :shock:

Letti · **Joined:** Tue Dec 06, 2011 7:19 pm

Me likes.

Gus · **Posted:** Wed Feb 29, 2012 9:48 am

I've checked with Aleh and he is OK about my selling the parts on Shapeways or complete cubes. I'll update my shop ASAP.

Andreas Nortmann · **Posted:** Wed Feb 29, 2012 10:39 am

This definitely deserves to be remade.

Ducttapemaster48 · **Joined:** Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:42 pm **Location:** My House

Gus wrote:

I've checked with Aleh and he is OK about my selling the parts on Shapeways or complete cubes. I'll update my shop ASAP.

Yes! This is awesome.I can't wait.

Gus · **Posted:** Mon Mar 05, 2012 4:20 am

I have updated my Shapeways Shop with the Brilicube add-on pieces. You need a 30mm keychain cube as a core. There are two Brilicube models - one includes a sticker template for those of you who want to make your own, and the stickers should also be available from Oliver's Sticker Shop - just send him an email quoting "Gus's Brilicube".

EMI94100 · **Joined:** Sat Jan 15, 2011 10:22 am

Cool!
One demand though: Could you please also offer just single masters? That would make it really cheap for me 8-)

I am wondering why you used a Rubik's key chain cube. There are much better ones like this one:
http://lightake.com/detail.do/sku.3x3x3 ... lack-28028
and especially this one:
http://witeden.com/goods.php?id=419

Gus · **Posted:** Mon Mar 05, 2012 8:14 am

EMI94100 wrote:

One demand though: Could you please also offer just single masters? That would make it really cheap for me 8-)

No problem, but although the pieces would be very cheap the P&P is still the same

EMI94100 wrote:

I am wondering why you used a Rubik's key chain cube. There are much better ones like this one:
http://lightake.com/detail.do/sku.3x3x3 ... lack-28028
and especially this one:
http://witeden.com/goods.php?id=419

I used the keychain cube because I had some lying around. You're right, the ones you linked to are much better quality, as long as they are really 30mm in size. I might use these if anyone orders a complete puzzle.

Gus · **Posted:** Mon Mar 05, 2012 4:05 pm

I have updated my shop so you can buy just two parts so you can make moulds to cast your own pieces

RubixFreakGreg · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2012 7:54 am

Could you please post a video, I'd really like to see that.

Gus · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2012 1:13 pm

RubixFreakGreg wrote:

Could you please post a video, I'd really like to see that.

VIDEO added! Note that the turning on this one is a bit loose because I used a cheap mini cube which I had lying around. If I do another one I'd use the cubes recommended by EMI94100 in his post above.

RubixFreakGreg · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2012 7:02 pm

Not bad ! even better than i expected =)

Gus · **Posted:** Wed Mar 07, 2012 3:51 am

RubixFreakGreg wrote:

Not bad ! even better than i expected =)

High praise indeed from Claus's CubiodDroid :lol:

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