Logic Interlocking Puzzle

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Great puzzle to get kids thinking and using logic/brain-power to solve this puzzle. This is a great "Thingi" to keep on your desk at school or coffee table at home for people to try complete. Challenge your friends and family to see if they can put the puzzle together. Refer to "Steps" section belowhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rclzr24nS4 Print Settings Printer Brand: RepRap Printer: Prusa i3 Rafts: No Supports: No Resolution: 0.2mm Infill: 15% Notes: Slicer Used: CuraEngine (RepetierHost) Print Speed: 30mm/s NOTE The success of building this puzzle depends on the accuracy of your printer. Some parts maybe be a tight fit if your printers is not calibrated well. I've scaled the gaps up a tiny bit to compensate for that. How I Designed This Idea I modeled this according to a wooden puzzle I have at home. I enjoy building little puzzles like this so I thought I'd make a 3D model and print one. Design I used a free/open-sourced 3D modelling program developed by a community of software developers. It's called HeeksCNC. It's a great free program with alot a great features. It can also be used for CNC mills/routers and creating Gcode files. I, however, only used to for the 3D modelling side and saved it as an STL file. Project: Logic Interlocking Puzzle Objectives Students can learn to think outside the box. Using common sense together with logical think, this puzzle will co-ordinate brainpower along with physical manipulation of the pieces in-order to achieve the end result. Audiences Ages 10 and up should be able to attempt this puzzle, however they might need some guides. This would really suit teenagers or highschool kids. NOTE Look in the "" section for a video if you require the solution to complete the puzzle. Preparation All that is needed to complete this puzzle is some logical thinking together with a good attitude. See the picture below for the complete set of printed parts. Steps I have provided a video (not made by me) showing the solution to this puzzle. I would definitely recommend trying it first before watching the video :D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rclzr24nS4 Results Students should have completed a "cross-shaped 3D cube" once complete. Everything should be symmetrical once completed no matter which side you look at it from. See the image below for a completed picture.