New 3x3x3 variation, and needs a name

sausage · **Posted:** Sat Mar 15, 2003 12:26 pm

I finished this one a few weeks ago but only finally got stickers onto it this weekend just gone. It's a natural progression from the half-trunc, but is a lot harder to make.

This one is being given to a good home, so I won't have one for myself for a while.

Carter · **Posted:** Sat Mar 15, 2003 8:37 pm

Outstanding! I love it!

Tyler · **Joined:** Sat Nov 24, 2001 8:31 am **Location:** New York

Very Very nice Wayne... Good job. Is it molded or do you sand each piece?

sausage · **Posted:** Sun Mar 16, 2003 11:51 am

Thanks, guys, yeah I was thinking of either full-trunc or truncated trajber seeing that's essentially what it is. Maybe a vote is needed for Sandy's database on http://www.twistypuzzles.com. you're got it in one. It's a grinded puzzle and when you do the first set of cuts like the half-trunc, your point of reference starts to disappear. Accuracy is tougher to achieve.

Robert Webb · **Posted:** Sun Mar 16, 2003 12:26 pm

Nice! The shape is a truncated octahedron, although the edges aren't all equal length, so it's not quite the Archimedean version, but it is still a truncated octahedron none the less.

Jin H Kim · **Posted:** Sun Mar 16, 2003 2:06 pm

I assume that you are filling the pieces? I was bouncing around the idea of using polyester to fill some pieces before cutting/grinding them. Just a touch of solid black dye would make it match well. Did you use polyester as well?

James East · **Joined:** Sun May 27, 2001 7:03 pm

beautiful! thanks for the scrambled pics. i also like that the centres are squares.

TM-MaxWiz · **Posted:** Sun Mar 16, 2003 9:40 pm

Another great puzzle! Nice colours too. As for a name, I'm not sure. Truncated octahedron is correct but there are others that can also be called that. How about full-trunc or over-trunc because it has deaper truncation than the cubeoctahedron?

When you get a chance, could you take a pic of all your 3x3x3 mods lined up. Thats something I would like to see ;)

Why is this one so much harder than the half trunc? Is it because its harder to see when to stop grinding?

David J · **Joined:** Tue Mar 04, 2003 11:17 am

Beautiful puzzle.
How about calling it "Wayne's Whirl"?

Tyler · **Joined:** Sat Nov 24, 2001 8:31 am **Location:** New York

Very Very nice Wayne... Good job. Is it molded or do you sand each piece?

sausage · **Posted:** Mon Mar 17, 2003 2:06 pm

Yep, polyester is the filler. Mix the proper black dye when it's in resin form and you won't have to do any colouring after.

Sandy · **Posted:** Wed Mar 26, 2003 1:50 am

I'm ready to add this guy... any decision on a name yet!?

Sandy

Jake · **Posted:** Wed Mar 26, 2003 2:19 am

Wayne's Wippersnapper

Vadim · **Posted:** Thu Mar 27, 2003 2:19 am

Twisty Megapuzzle or
Wayne's Twisty Megapuzzle

New 3x3x3 variation, and needs a name

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