Edge Turners
Prisms that turn on axes going through the edges. Often pillowing is required to allow all pieces to maintain contact with the core.
Pentacopter 15
Pentacopter 15 is based on a pentagonal prism. The curvy cuts combined with the pillowed shape eliminates several parts and allows the geometry to be simplified to it's essence. Pentacopter 15 has fifteen axes, one at every edge. Moves on these axes can be combined in any order, if bandaging allows.
Purchase Pentacopter 15 in my i.materialise shop.
Buy it ready to play at Chewie's Puzzles.
Tetracopter 12
Tetracopter 12 is based on a square prism. The curvy cuts combined with the pillowed shape eliminates several parts and allows the geometry to be simplified to it's essence. The puzzle has octahedral symmetry, so it does not jumble, but it certainly shape-shifts! Moves on the 12 axes can be combined in any order, if bandaging allows.
Purchase Tetracopter 12 in my i.materialise shop.
Buy it ready to play at Chewie's Puzzles.
Tetracopter 12XD
Tetracopter 12XD is similar to my previous Tetracopter 12 puzzle. However, the Tetracopter 12XD has deep cuts on the 90 degree axes where the Tetracopter 12 has shallow cuts. Like the previous puzzle, Tetracopter 12XD does not jumble, but it certainly shape-shifts!
Purchase Tetracopter 12XD in my Shapeways shop.
Buy it ready to play on Etsy.
Pentacopter 10D
Pentacopter 10D has 10 axes, one located at each of the edges adjacent to the pentagonal faces. The axes are deeper, and intersect at the centers of the two pentagonal faces. Each axis can turn to any one of six different positions. The puzzle shapeshifts and bandages constantly, making it extremely complex.
Purchase Pentacopter 10D in my Shapeways shop.
Buy it ready to play on Etsy, or at Chewie's Puzzles.
Hexcopter 12D
Hexcopter 12D is an edge-turning hexagonal prism. The puzzle has cuts at a depth which creates the simple slice patterns you see on the faces of this puzzle. Despite the apparent simplicity of the puzzle, there are many hidden pieces, and with the jumbling and shape-shifting, Hexcopter 12D will be quite a challenge to solve!
Purchase Hexcopter 12D in my i.materialise shop.
Hexcopter 12 Curvy
Hexcopter 12 Curvy is a 12 axis edge turning hexagonal prism. Each 90 degree edge of the prism has one of the 12 turning axes. Curved cuts were used to allow all parts to maintain contact with the core of the puzzle.
Purchase Hexcopter 12 Curvy in my Shapeways shop.
Buy it ready to play at Chewie's Puzzles.
Bicopter 6
Bicopter 6 is the result of a thought experiment. My "HeliPrism" series of puzzles started with three-sided prisms, then four-sided, five-sided, and upwards (potentially infinitely). But what if the number of sides of the prism were reduced below three? One possible answer to this question is the Bicopter 6, a pillowed two-sided prism with six axes of rotation.
Purchase Bicopter 6 in my Shapeways shop.
