Ryan's District Boards

The Petaminx
         


            
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            This is my completed Petaminx based on Andrew Cormier's design.  It is entirely custom built and contains almost 1000 moving parts.

This puzzle is being sold in this EBay auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/The-Petaminx-Custom-Made-Rubiks-Style-Puzzle_W0QQitemZ330313988201QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item330313988201&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1309%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

You can read about its construction with photos:
http://www.puzzleforge.com/

This project took place over two months, including:

20 hours on masters and molds.
12 hours casting parts.
30 hours cleaning up parts and sanding (!!)
7 hours assembling all 1000 parts
6 hours stickering.


Visit the Twisty Store for puzzles built by me and other designers:
http://www.thetwistystore.com

For more info, please visit the twisty forums:
http://twistypuzzles.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=12690
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               Added: February 28, 2009

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