Tom's Dino Skewb

This is a demonstration of my new Dino Skewb puzzle. It was made using SLS 3D printing by Shapeways.
The Dino Skewb is a combination of the Dino Cube and Skewb puzzles. The puzzle has exactly the same face pattern as the Lattice Cube (Master Dino) but turns differently.
A Lattice Cube turns like a Dino Cube with turning tips. My Dino Skewb does not have those turning tips but, contrary to the Lattice Cube, it does have the deep cut of a Skewb.

Mechanically, the Dino Skewb is related to my Tetrahedral Twins. The puzzle is a build-up from the Twins' mechanism, a fully functional Tetrahedral Twins (minus the trivial tips) is present on the inside of the Dino Skewb. Twistypuzzles.com forum member wwwmwww suggested this build-up when he saw the Tetrahedral Twins, and I rediscovered it when I was trying to design a Master FTO (or Master Skewb Diamond). But that project is on hold for now as I doubt it can be done.
Going from the inside out, there's a Skewb, Tetrahedral Twins and finally the outer Dino Skewb layer. Quite complicated

The turning on the Skewb cuts is great, the Dino cuts have a little click to them because I needed the pieces to overlap a little to prevent gaps from appearing. I choose aesthetics over functionality in this case. But it isn't bad at all. The puzzle can be a little squishy at times, Overall I'm very pleased with the result.

The puzzle is currently for sale ($300/€265): http://www.shapeways.com/model/114027/dino_skewb__300____265.html
You can also buy some of my other puzzle from my shop: http://www.shapeways.com/shops/puzzles

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• master
• skewb
• dino
• cube
• lattice
• okamoto
• petaminx
• rubik's
• custom
• puzzle
• 3d
• printing
• shapeways
• printer

[john17972]

Atleast you allow comments unlike that COWARD, Tony Fisher!

[Crazy56U]

Are you going to make a Master Dino Cube?

[artman40]

If it wasn't a title, I would have first thought that it was Master Dino Cube since they're stickeralikes.

Congrats for making his puzzle work well.

[Tripleyou]

I am so close to ordering this puzzle. Its.. So... Epic

[kylerv3]

Beautiful Puzzle Tom. Excellent work.

[ndgamer4life]

i love you

[cuberuber]

beast!

[101Cuber]

EPICNESS!

[wwwmwww]

Nice!!!!