Mini Revomaze
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Re: Mini Revomaze
I've pretty much given up on truing to get the pin to drop on my one. I've tried tapping it, flicking it, shaking it, and even freezing it as a last resort... still no joy. For the time being I've just left it sat sticker-down hoping that it'll drop at some point.
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Re: Mini Revomaze
I'm guessing the pin is too light for gravity to overcome the lubricant in there. If the pin is steel, sticking a strong magnet under the body might help ...
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Re: Mini Revomaze
I've managed to get mine free - it is *very* tricky indeed. and boy the pins are TINY! make sure you do this on a table!
So the method I used. On our table, Places a beer mat or something similar to prevent damage to the outer sleeve. Held the maze label down in my left haft between my finger and thumb about 1-2 mm above the mat, I then applied very firm tapping with finger from my right hand.
In effect accelerating it down onto the mat and getting a sudden stop. Acceleration is the key.
also I used a firm mat so that the Stop was sudden.
It's worth noting that the game pin has a shoulder(the part in the maze is narrower than in the sleeve) - so if you pull the maze out too far/not far enough - the wider part of the pin cannot drop into the exit as the shoulder will end up resting on top of the maze wall.
Also if you rotate the maze slightly to far - it will not drop.
Alignment and acceleration are key! then tap tap tap tap! test, align taptaptap TAP!
Hope that makes sense.
The internals are exquisite. I'll take some pictures and post them up...In the blue complete area I guess(chris - that sound reasonable?)
So the method I used. On our table, Places a beer mat or something similar to prevent damage to the outer sleeve. Held the maze label down in my left haft between my finger and thumb about 1-2 mm above the mat, I then applied very firm tapping with finger from my right hand.
In effect accelerating it down onto the mat and getting a sudden stop. Acceleration is the key.
also I used a firm mat so that the Stop was sudden.
It's worth noting that the game pin has a shoulder(the part in the maze is narrower than in the sleeve) - so if you pull the maze out too far/not far enough - the wider part of the pin cannot drop into the exit as the shoulder will end up resting on top of the maze wall.
Also if you rotate the maze slightly to far - it will not drop.
Alignment and acceleration are key! then tap tap tap tap! test, align taptaptap TAP!
Hope that makes sense.
The internals are exquisite. I'll take some pictures and post them up...In the blue complete area I guess(chris - that sound reasonable?)
RevoMaze 1 - Open
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Open - How long is that!?
Open - Sneaky.
Open - My thumbs hurt.
Open - TWO of the little bleeders!!!
Lime "Infinite" - Open(first)
Open - Happy now
That'd be like giving a cat a reach-around
Open -

Open - How long is that!?
Open - Sneaky.
Open - My thumbs hurt.
Open - TWO of the little bleeders!!!
Lime "Infinite" - Open(first)
Open - Happy now
That'd be like giving a cat a reach-around
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Re: Mini Revomaze
Good work! I've just had a PM from someone else saying that they've managed to get theirs apart too. So the dilema I have now is, do I spend my evening trying to finish opening the Mini.... or the R2.... ?

Yup, that's cool.matrixagent wrote:...The internals are exquisite. I'll take some pictures and post them up...In the blue complete area I guess(chris - that sound reasonable?)
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Re: Mini Revomaze
You have an R2 already? O_Obluesign2k wrote:Good work! I've just had a PM from someone else saying that they've managed to get theirs apart too. So the dilema I have now is, do I spend my evening trying to finish opening the Mini.... or the R2.... ?![]()
Yup, that's cool.matrixagent wrote:...The internals are exquisite. I'll take some pictures and post them up...In the blue complete area I guess(chris - that sound reasonable?)
RevoMaze 1 - Open
Open -
Open - How long is that!?
Open - Sneaky.
Open - My thumbs hurt.
Open - TWO of the little bleeders!!!
Lime "Infinite" - Open(first)
Open - Happy now
That'd be like giving a cat a reach-around
Open -

Open - How long is that!?
Open - Sneaky.
Open - My thumbs hurt.
Open - TWO of the little bleeders!!!
Lime "Infinite" - Open(first)
Open - Happy now
That'd be like giving a cat a reach-around
Re: Mini Revomaze
Umm... You have a working R2?
Peter
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Re: Mini Revomaze
It's a prototype and it's not a Mercury, but yeh it's an R2.
I'm a third of the way through it at the moment and it's beginning to get tricky
There are some things I would change but I've spoken to Chris and everything I've mentioned has already been addressed for the production versions.
I'm a third of the way through it at the moment and it's beginning to get tricky

There are some things I would change but I've spoken to Chris and everything I've mentioned has already been addressed for the production versions.
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Re: Mini Revomaze
So how is it that 1 r2 is ready and no others have gone out? Joseph told me that they were being made in batches so that must mean that others are ready surely? 
Edit: Ah that explains it. Ill just sit here twiddling my thumbs still then

Edit: Ah that explains it. Ill just sit here twiddling my thumbs still then

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Re: Mini Revomaze
Sounds like its a prototype.
Sorry, redundant unnecessary post.
Sorry, redundant unnecessary post.

Peter
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Re: Mini Revomaze
At last!!! I've opened my Revo Mini and wow it's spectacular.
I will also try and upload a photo into the Blue open group later.
I am now really pleased I bought one of these.
I will also try and upload a photo into the Blue open group later.
I am now really pleased I bought one of these.

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BU01111 O GR01111 O BR01111 O AG01111 O AU00111 O TI (SE) 14-50 O Mini O. PU04

BU01111 O GR01111 O BR01111 O AG01111 O AU00111 O TI (SE) 14-50 O Mini O. PU04