Thread: Hanayama cast iron puzzles

Today I finally got my first Hanayama cast puzzles... I ordered them in canada and I think somebody personally swam across the ocean to deliver them.. it took nearly two months to get here..

Cast Equa at Puzzle Master Inc.
Cast Ring at Puzzle Master Inc.
Cast Spiral at Puzzle Master Inc.

love those brain teasers..

Maarten

My approach to such things involves either a hammer, pliers, or scissors, depending on the type of puzzle.

Seriously. These things are not for me. I can spend hours and hours and days debugging a truly complex problem and I like it. But these things get on my nerves after less than a minute.

Originally Posted by Bruno

My approach to such things involves either a hammer, pliers, or scissors, depending on the type of puzzle.

Seriously. These things are not for me. I can spend hours and hours and days debugging a truly complex problem and I like it. But these things get on my nerves after less than a minute.

Well now i know what to get you for your birthday and Christmas! They only take a little patience and skill... This might also explain why you are having issues in your martial arts classes.

but if the only tool you know how to use is a hammer you will always think of problems as nails, or for you screws.

Originally Posted by syslight

This might also explain why you are having issues in your martial arts classes.

but if the only tool you know how to use is a hammer you will always think of problems as nails, or for you screws.

I think I don't get your meaning. Could you expand on that?

i love these types of puzzles! very neat. the only thing that is disappointing about figuring one out is that the challenge is permanently over. you can't mix it up and try to figure it out again. very cool though.

The spiral is easy if you know the trick but the equa isnt all that easy.. I managed to assemble and disassemble it once but now still puzzling on how I did that..

The good thing about the cast iron puzzles is that they wont break if you use a hammer or screwdriver. The bad thing is that it will not fix the puzzle either...

Maarten

I've got Radix and NEWS, and they're real brain teasers (I'm almost a bit ashamed to confess I had more problems solving the Radix then the NEWS one, though...)
Malngstr I was already thinking to buy the equa, you triggered my curiosity even more, so my mantra for today will be : "you need to buy a strop, don't waste money in puzzles!you need to buy a strop, don't waste money in puzzles!you need to buy a strop, don't waste money in puzzles!"

That post cracked me up
lol I thought I didnt have patients , but less than a minute ? that is very funny

Originally Posted by Bruno

My approach to such things involves either a hammer, pliers, or scissors, depending on the type of puzzle.

Seriously. These things are not for me. I can spend hours and hours and days debugging a truly complex problem and I like it. But these things get on my nerves after less than a minute.

The cast rings is an easy one. The problem with me is I will stick with it untill I figure it out . if it means me staying up all night and taking the next day off work. Someone recently gave a 2,000 piece jigsaw puzzle, I stayed in all weekend because I wanted to see it finished, never got dressed, I had chineese food delivered and finished the puzzle 11:00 Sunday night, then had to work the next morning. What a waste of a weekend , lol