Wrong Alignment

[mattangel]

Is the pin made of the same material as the casing?

[adamwest]

nope

[ReVoMaster]

FYI.


Sleeve is 6082 Aluminum while the shaft is Brass. The pins are 303/304 Stainless Steel as is the draw.

[zrd467]

FYI.


Sleeve is 6082 Aluminum while the shaft is Brass. The pins are 303/304 Stainless Steel as is the draw.

The plating on the shaft must be nickel or a nickel alloy, right? Something's slightly ferromagnetic. The pins are a little bit ferromagnetic too. The draw is only magnetic on the larger diameter, not the smaller diameter or the ends. Maybe a little bit of the shaft's plating transfers to the draw where they are in contact?

(I was trying to find my lost pin using a strong magnet. Alas, no luck with that. Of course if it's really caught in a Tholian web as I suspect, a magnet wouldn't help...)

[ReVoMaster]

Yep I watched that episode too ... At the same time I was having a go at my sisters spirograph

Without a tractor beam you have no chance in recovering it

(Platting is Nickel by the way )

[rygD]

There have been many technological advances since then, I am sure there are other options that are readily available.

[sternotherus]

I've tried freezing, gently tapping the puzzle, and allowing it to stay upside down overnight and it still won't open. I'm located in Canada, where can I ship it for repairs?

Thanks

Matt

[hadem]

I just got the dots to align on my blue as well. I have turned it upside down (so the Revomaze label is facing down) and tapped the puzzle but nothing. I can still turn the inner shaft towards me, but that feels like a reset. Rather not reset it just after I aligned the dots.

I don't want to beat this thing too hard. I have hit it as hard as I have seen in the one or two YouTube videos I have seen.

Suggestions...?

EDIT: Never mind, sorry. I found that if I held just the outer sleeve and then did the taping, came right out!