SMAZ Dino Cylinder Cube (Chrome-plated) Limited editions

SmaZ · **Posted:** Mon Jul 02, 2012 12:12 pm

hi all,
this is the dino cylinder another limited edition.
plastic base and cover is chrome-plated.
the real chrome cover on it.
it will sell on ebay.

youtube: http://youtu.be/dIQ9I0wOPCQ

the chrome-plated is not easy to made it well,
many many step, and the last, need use hand to cut off some small scrap.
another handicraft in my cubes series

anyway, please enjoy it :lol:

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Doug Roth · **Joined:** Sun May 29, 2011 2:56 pm **Location:** New York

That looks great! Beautiful work!

iaroslavski · **Posted:** Tue Jul 03, 2012 6:11 am

Fantastic, it looks like real barrel!

Georges · **Posted:** Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:01 am

That's the one I wanted, Rox!
Nice work, SmaZ!

77mouser · **Posted:** Wed Jul 04, 2012 6:08 pm

Wow! I'd buy one of those in a heartbeat. Now you have to make a gold colored one and also a gold/silver Time Machine too.

otischeng · **Posted:** Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:04 pm

Very beautiful! Hope to have one!

SmaZ · **Posted:** Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:41 pm

77mouser wrote:

Wow! I'd buy one of those in a heartbeat. Now you have to make a gold colored one and also a gold/silver Time Machine too.

maybe a bad news, because it is real metal cover on the cube, the turning worst than plastic, in the time machine case, too many parts running together, the turning maybe too hard.

but I still want a chrome-plated time machine

sasà41 · **Joined:** Tue Dec 21, 2010 10:15 am **Location:** Sicily

yep, i think that the lube can damage the chrome surface

Paradox · **Posted:** Thu Jul 05, 2012 2:41 am

It looks beautiful! Don't know if I could ever handle it without gloves on though, the fingerprints would drive me insane! :lol:

SmaZ · **Posted:** Thu Jul 05, 2012 8:56 am

sasà41 wrote:

yep, i think that the lube can damage the chrome surface

the chrome metal is very hard, the lube can not damage it.

sasà41 · **Joined:** Tue Dec 21, 2010 10:15 am **Location:** Sicily

now i read that is real metal!
so smaz if you can cover also the core parts
should be possible to use a "unlocking lube" (i dont know if this is the correct translation, the lube for cars).
this is too erosive for the plastic (demolished my first rubik's :cry:

), maybe is useful with chrome.....
you want to risk? :lol:

SmaZ · **Posted:** Sat Jul 07, 2012 6:52 am

Pre-Order (Chrome-plated) dino cylinder cube Starting!!

my TP forum PM very full,
please give me email:
smaz2012@yahoo.com.hk

for TP member, only USD 28.00 for each. (special discount)
free registered airmail.

the cube is non lubricant,
please fill a little silicone spray when you start playing

the (Chrome-plated) dino cylinder also has the bag.
some sample cubes will sell on ebay first.
the mass production maybe finished in October.

make the pre-order, only give me your paypal account, and tell me your TP forum name, and how many you need.
when the cube finished, I will send a paypal invoice to you.

thank you very much
SMAZ

SmaZ · **Posted:** Mon Jul 23, 2012 2:02 am

I can not contact Justin Eplett in TP forum,

if anyone know him, please tell him I have a gift to him,
I hope justin get it soon.

thankyou

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Justin · **Posted:** Mon Jul 23, 2012 4:56 pm

...I know him!

I'm back and I've switched on my Private Messaging.

Thank you for autographing a chrome Dino Cylinder for me.

I think you used "Ultra Buffing Technology" for these limited editions

cubeguy314 · **Joined:** Sat Jun 26, 2010 12:06 pm

Oooo... O_o Shiny, shiny...

aleutien · **Posted:** Fri Jul 27, 2012 1:31 pm

I received my two today. Very very nice looking puzzles in the flesh and I was surprised how well they turned (I was expecting them to be pretty stiff). Excellent work Smaz.

But ... be very careful with signature. I literally turned mine a dozen times and the signature had rubbed off completely. I actually thought it was engraved into the chrome initially - my bad for not cchecking properly. Glad I bought two now, one for display only and the other to play around with.

sasà41 · **Joined:** Tue Dec 21, 2010 10:15 am **Location:** Sicily

yoo , so they are ready or yours is a special delivery? (mp in october?)

SmaZ · **Posted:** Sun Jul 29, 2012 3:38 am

aleutien wrote:

I received my two today. Very very nice looking puzzles in the flesh and I was surprised how well they turned (I was expecting them to be pretty stiff). Excellent work Smaz.

But ... be very careful with signature. I literally turned mine a dozen times and the signature had rubbed off completely. I actually thought it was engraved into the chrome initially - my bad for not cchecking properly. Glad I bought two now, one for display only and the other to play around with.

thank you for like my works.

sorry for the signature, I don't know how to keep the signature for long life. :oops:

I only know that how to turn smoothly. :lol:

SmaZ · **Posted:** Sun Jul 29, 2012 3:43 am

sasà41 wrote:

yoo , so they are ready or yours is a special delivery? (mp in october?)

actually not too much order, so I ship the cubes first.

Kattenvriendin · **Posted:** Sun Jul 29, 2012 5:56 am

How about a clear sticker covering it?

That is the only way I can think of. You can mess with clear nail polish, but a clear sticker works better IMHO.

It's beautiful by the way!

SmaZ · **Posted:** Sun Jul 29, 2012 7:37 am

Kattenvriendin wrote:

How about a clear sticker covering it?

That is the only way I can think of. You can mess with clear nail polish, but a clear sticker works better IMHO.

It's beautiful by the way!

good idea

but I don't have the super bright transparenc stickers.
I will find it :lol:

Justin · **Posted:** Wed Aug 01, 2012 6:12 pm

Received mine today. Thanks SmaZ!

Turns very well

SmaZ · **Posted:** Sat Aug 04, 2012 12:40 pm

Justin wrote:

Received mine today. Thanks SmaZ!

Turns very well

the best thing is you made some friend with your twisty puzzle,
I know my english very worst, I hope you know my meaning :lol:

Puzzlemad · **Posted:** Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:53 am

Received mine on Saturday! Beautiful shiny puzzle!! Thanks SmaZ!

Admired it on the shelf all weekend but didn't play with it as intended to try something else!
Every time I put my hand out to my Prof Pyraminx, I suddenly shy away! I am petrified of it!

Instead I ended up scrambling the Dino cylinder - it moves well and apart from a little wobble when I couldn't remember how the colour scheme went, I solved it in about 20 minutes!

Very nice puzzle - the shape shifting makes it look much tougher than it is!

Thanks again SmaZ! Well worth the very small fee!

RubixFreakGreg · **Posted:** Mon Aug 06, 2012 10:35 am

I have sent you a PM a while ago asking you for a copy, but you haven't answered. Any update ?

JasonSmith · **Posted:** Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:57 am

SmaZ wrote:

Justin wrote:

Received mine today. Thanks SmaZ!

Turns very well

the best thing is you made some friend with your twisty puzzle,
I know my english very worst, I hope you know my meaning :lol:

Smaz, after visiting Korea for a week and feeling like I could not communicate with anyone at all without an English speaker at hand, I want to say I know how you feel. But you're doing very well with English, so I can't say that.

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

Smaz kindly sent me one the other day. It looks fantastic. I lubed it with petroleum jelly (yeh yeh I know) along the edges where it rubs. It now moves really well.

SmaZ · **Posted:** Thu Aug 09, 2012 12:56 am

stickers update:

the green color sticker seem not to match the chrome cylinder.

The green sticker will be replaced by the black color sticker.

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SmaZ · **Posted:** Sat Sep 01, 2012 4:49 am

sign update

I found a new material signatures to keep more of the time.

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