Wil Strijbos!!!

[Chyron]

I got First Box, Tritalon, and Wil's Aluminum Cylinder last night. I've figured all of them out already but they all are amazingly well made. Very pleased. But I think I may have made Tritalon stuck resetting it!

Wow! That was quick work on Wil's first box... that's a tricky one!

I've managed to get Tritalon stuck a few times too, particularly if it was warm when I reset it.

It was luck, I didn't realize what I did until It opened up. Awesome puzzle though!

Any tips for un-sticking Tritalon? I mean, it's one heck of a puzzle now, but it's kind of not fair

-_- Maybe I'll try a freezer.

[TheWaddler]

damn, well done!! i've gotten further but its still not open ..... yet.

the Tritalon is a bit temperamental, freezer might work and/or a rubber glove

[Chyron]

I was thinking that too

[BarnDoor]

Well, I solved Wil's Cola Bottle #4. ( I think it is #4 ) What a great puzzle - a nice mixture of thinking and dexterity. I really enjoyed this one.

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[allardwza]

...try not to cheat when reassmebling!

[Paradox]

...try not to cheat when reassmebling!

And if you do end up using a pencil or something definitely don't tell Wil!

[BarnDoor]

...try not to cheat when reassmebling!

And if you do end up using a pencil or something definitely don't tell Wil!

Yes, quite right. It's actually been re-asembled now, but using the correct method

[Alimorris]

...try not to cheat when reassmebling!

And if you do end up using a pencil or something definitely don't tell Wil!

What fool would use a pencil?
Who would be even more foolish to tell Wil???

[y2khappens]

FOR SALE, CHEAP!!! Wil Strijbos Washer Cylinder Puzzle.
I ordered a washer cylinder puzzle and let a friend try it
out before I had opened it. He proceeded to lock it up
so that the cap would not turn. I proceeded(no brain/no
pain) to "loosen" it up by putting a cloth on top & base
so as not to scratch it up and used two channel locks to
break it free. I still ended up gouging the aluminum surface
and only making it worse. I have read elsewhere that the
tolerances are so close in this puzzle that even a small
piece of aluminum filing can jamb it so the cap won't turn.
I have read that others also had this problem, but didn't
say how they resolved it. Now I have a very expensive
cylinder of aluminum that is worthless. I don't like this
puzzle. boo hoo

[RichAE91]

Just to be clear have you managed to open the cylinder? as seizing of the mechanism shoudnt prevent you from opening it! when mine seized up it opened effortlessy it was just freeing the mechanism that allowed the cap to turn freely that was the hard part.