Wil Strijbos!!!

[jerryloo71]

I had another go at the "First Box" today. I opened it, and then worked out how to lock it up again . Repeat solves are easy and reliable. It is really well made. Another good puzzle from Wil.

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BarnDoor, wow you are lucky, you got one with a cute brass rod!

[allardwza]

[I think they're gold annodised aluminium...saith the pedant]

[BarnDoor]

BarnDoor, wow you are lucky, you got one with a cute brass rod!

Yes Jerry, I had to wait for batch two, and I think they all came with the gold anodised rod, with a smiley face on one end and an unhappy face on the other. Of course, as received, it had the sad face peeping out of the hole in the side of the box.

It might be worth emailing Wil to see if he has any spare ones.

[jerryloo71]

BarnDoor, wow you are lucky, you got one with a cute brass rod!

Yes Jerry, I had to wait for batch two, and I think they all came with the gold anodised rod, with a smiley face on one end and an unhappy face on the other. Of course, as received, it had the sad face peeping out of the hole in the side of the box.

It might be worth emailing Wil to see if he has any spare ones.

Good idea....the normal rod looks so nondescript

[TheWaddler]

YAY!! i'm on Wil's mailing list

Can i just ask, is his Aluminium Cylinder also sometimes called First Cylinder?? Because he's put First Cylinder in his August B Newsletter, but with a linky to Oli's Aluminium Cylinder blog post.

[Rdroege]

YAY!! i'm on Wil's mailing list

Can i just ask, is his Aluminium Cylinder also sometimes called First Cylinder?? Because he's put First Cylinder in his August B Newsletter, but with a linky to Oli's Aluminium Cylinder blog post.

Yes they're the same, the other one is the washer cylinder. I don't have that yet but I can say from experience that the First Cylinder is great. One of my favorites to give to people to try.

[Paradox]

Yep, same puzzle. And still one of my favourites!

[TheWaddler]

cool, i thought it was, just wanted to check first, thanks yeah i might get the washer cylinder after i have the first cylinder and the Alcyl

[Paradox]

I'd personally choose the Washer Cylinder over AlCyl. AlCyl has a clever design to it, but the Washer Cylinder is much better as a puzzle.

[TheWaddler]

I'd personally choose the Washer Cylinder over AlCyl. AlCyl has a clever design to it, but the Washer Cylinder is much better as a puzzle.

Thanks for the advice, but i'll probably end up getting them all at some point anyways (provided they are still available come that time )