Update from Revo HQ 2026

[Lilmike14]

Weekly Update #6 - 7/8/26

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Thank you for your continued patience, loyalty, and support.
Here is the latest update from the workshop, covering production progress and current developments.

VAULTMAZE and Other Projects

There are no changes to report this week.
Design and production planning are ongoing, and we’ll share further updates as soon as progress is made.

Next week, our brass bar order will arrive. This will cover the next 40 brass maze cores.
Expect to see more brass mazes leaving soon!

Leaving the Workshop

This week, we have sent out:

• 1 Aqua Lite in aluminium

• 4 Blue Lites in aluminium

• 5 Green Lites in aluminium

• 3 Grey Lites in aluminium

• 4 Purple Lites in aluminium

• 1 Red Lite in aluminium

• 1 Red Lite in brass

• 1 Bronze Lite in aluminium

• 4 Tool Kits

• 1 1.5 mm hex screwdriver

Customs Information Improvements

This week, Rachel has reviewed the shipping and customs information included on the customs forms and researched the best way to handle international orders.

This has included narrowing down the customs codes for the REVOMAZE puzzle family and checking and updating the descriptions to allow for a smoother transition through customs.

We believe this has already had an impact, as international orders that left HQ last week have made their way through the customs departments of several countries without issue.

International shipping is still reduced for a little while longer while we double-check that everything is progressing as it should be, but it’s looking good from our side.


General Update

While the machine was cutting cores this week, Chris has been production planning for the coming weeks.

Chris has all the material required for next week’s machining and is planning to visit the anodisers to collect the latest batch of sleeves.

This batch includes the sleeves for the Limited Edition Set of four mazes. Provided they are all defect-free, we’ll be able to send out Batch 1, followed shortly by Batch 2.

This means Chris will be away for two days, but the workshop will be left in Charlie’s capable hands.

Work on Gold continues. Chris and Charlie are adding the final touches and conducting internal testing before the first cores are sent to our testers for review.


Our Commitment

We remain committed to transparency, quality, patience, community, and progress.

We’ll keep sharing honest updates, maintaining our standards, giving every puzzle the time and care it deserves, supporting our community, and building something special together.

Thank You

Thank you for being part of the REVOMAZE journey.

The best is ahead.

[Lilmike14]

Weekly Update #7 - 14/8/26

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Revo HQ wrote

Thank you for your continued patience, loyalty, and support.

Here is the latest update from the workshop on production progress and current developments.

VAULTMAZE & Other Projects

This week, Charlie has continued the design work on the remaining VAULTMAZE rings.

There are no changes to report on repairs this week.

The brass bar ordered to fulfil the next 40 brass mazes arrived on Monday, along with our replacement 1.5 mm cutter.

Leaving the Workshop

Mazes will still be shipped this week, with orders due to leave the workshop on Saturday.
Due to staff availability, mazes are currently being picked, assembled, and packed, so there isn’t a final shipping list to share just yet.

We’ll provide a supplementary update on Monday with details of what has left the workshop.

Small Updates

This week contains a variety of smaller updates behind the scenes at HQ.

Chris has made the decision to consolidate all REVOMAZE items in one place. Rather than using an off-site storage unit and making journeys to collect and drop off items, everything will soon be stored at HQ for greater convenience.

The order of operations for machining Lites has also changed slightly.

Diamond cutting is now being completed before the cuts for the O-rings, allowing for a higher degree of accuracy. Previously, the cuts were found to be slightly out of specification, so this change should help improve consistency.

Workshop Update

This week has seen a small but much-needed improvement to the workshop.

Due to the extreme heat currently affecting the area, temperatures inside the workshop had reached around 34°C (93.2°F).

At these temperatures, the compressor was close to shutting down, which would have caused downtime in machining.
To prevent this and improve ventilation and cooling, Chris has installed a larger fan in the workshop door.
This has already made a significant difference, bringing the workshop temperature down to around 25°C (77°F).

Chris and Charlie have also discovered that they can program the machine using a separate device. This means they can work from a cooler environment while allowing the machine to continue operating uninterrupted.

Our Commitment

We remain committed to transparency, quality, patience, community, and progress.

We’ll keep sharing honest, regular updates, never compromise on craftsmanship, give every puzzle the time and care it deserves, put our community at the heart of what we do, and continue building something special together.

Thank You

Thank you for being part of the REVOMAZE journey.

The best is ahead.

[Lilmike14]

Shipping Update - 17/8/26

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Revo HQ wrote

Another batch is on the move!
We’re pleased to have another 39 REVOMAZE Lite puzzles heading out this week, along with 4 Toolkits.

Golds are now shipping!
This week includes both Gold Aluminium and Gold Brass Lites.

This shipment includes:

• 2 x Aqua Lite (Alu)

• 3 x Blue Lite (Alu)

• 3 x Blue Lite (Br)

• 1 x Sapphire Lite (Br)

• 2 x Green Lite (Alu)

• 1 x Green Lite (Br)

• 3 x Grey Lite (Alu)

• 1 x Grey Lite (Br)

• 1 x Titanium Lite (Br)

• 1 x Purple Lite (Alu)

• 2 x Purple Lite (Br)

• 3 x Red Lite (Alu)

• 1 x Red Lite (Br)

• 3 x Bronze Lite (Alu)

• 1 x Bronze Lite (Br)

• 3 x Silver Lite (Alu)

• 3 x Gold Lite (Alu)

• 2 x Gold Lite (Br)

We’re continuing to work through the outstanding orders and will keep the updates coming as more puzzles make their way out of the workshop.

Thanks as always for your patience and support. It’s great to see more REVOMAZE puzzles heading out!

The Puzzle Workshop

[Lilmike14]

My apologies for the delay in getting these next few blogs up.

Workshop report 21/8/26

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Revo HQ wrote:

Thank you for your continued patience, loyalty, and support.

Here is the latest update from the workshop on production progress and current developments.

VAULTMAZE & Other Projects

VAULTMAZE has its own update this week, which you can read below.

There are no changes to report on repairs this week.

We’d also love to hear from you. What else would you like to see included in our weekly updates? We’re always open to suggestions.

Leaving the Workshop

This week, we have sent out:

• 1 Aqua Lite in aluminium

• 1 Blue Lite in aluminium

• 2 Sapphire Lites in aluminium

• 1 Green Lite in aluminium

• 1 Emerald Lite in aluminium

• 4 Grey Lites in aluminium

• 1 Titanium Lite in aluminium

• 3 Purple Lites in aluminium

• 2 Red Lites in aluminium

• 1 Bronze Lite in aluminium

• 1 Silver Lite in aluminium

• 1 Gold Lite in aluminium

VAULTMAZE

This week brings good news for everyone waiting to hear about the VAULTMAZE project.

As of today, all of the designs for VAULTMAZE are complete, marking an important milestone for the project. The next step is to verify the mazes before machining of the rings can begin.

There has been a pause on this project, so it’s essential that we approach this stage carefully and methodically to ensure there are no further errors before moving onto machining. Taking the time to check everything thoroughly now will help ensure the next stage can progress as smoothly as possible.

Once the verification stage is complete, we’ll be able to move forward with the machining process. We look forward to bringing you more news as the project progresses.

Workshop Update

This week has consisted largely of arranging orders and keeping production moving, with the shipping of the Golds being a major development for us at HQ.

There have been two postal events this week, one on Monday, which was delayed from last week, and one today. Alongside this, Charlie has been running off brass and aluminium cores in the workshop to help complete more orders and keep things progressing.

The workshop has remained focused on getting components produced and ready for the next stages of assembly and fulfilment. With orders continuing to be worked through, the machining of brass and aluminium cores will continue next week as we keep building up stock and preparing further pieces for completion.

Overall, it has been another busy week of production, order preparation, and shipping, with good progress being made across several areas.


Our Commitment

We remain committed to transparency, quality, patience, community, and progress.

We’ll keep sharing honest, regular updates, never compromise on craftsmanship, give every puzzle the time and care it deserves, put our community at the heart of what we do, and continue building something special together.

Thank You

Thank you for being part of the REVOMAZE journey.

The best is ahead.

[Lilmike14]

Workshop status report 30/8/26 - Delayed from 28/8/26

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Revo HQ wrote:

Thank you for your continued patience, loyalty, and support.

Here is the latest update from the workshop on production progress and current developments.

VAULTMAZE & Other Projects

VAULTMAZE has its own update below.

There have been no changes to repairs this week.

Leaving the Workshop

Mazes due to be shipped during the week commencing 17th August will be shipped during the week commencing 31st August.

This is due to staff availability on Friday, as well as the bank holiday weekend in the UK, including 31st August.

VAULTMAZE

During the week beginning 17th August, all of the VAULTMAZE designs were thoroughly inspected in preparation for the next steps of the project. This was to ensure the designs were ready to move forward and that any potential issues could be identified before machining begins.

This coming week, Chris and Charlie are programming the machine to make a template of the VAULTMAZE ring before applying the maze design to each ring. This process will also be repeated for the start and end rings.

Once this is done, providing there are no issues, over the coming weeks we can machine a complete batch of rings for testing and quality assurance. This will allow us to thoroughly check the rings before progressing further with the project.


Anodising & Production Update

Unfortunately, there are currently some delays with the anodisers.

Recently, there has been some major plant downtime due to new installations, heat outages and staffing. The backlog of work, including ours, is taking a significant amount of time.

We have been informed that work is now being processed and we’re currently planning a trip this week to collect any completed sleeves. This will be a full day of travel for Chris; however, day-to-day running of HQ will continue as normal.

Once this journey has been completed, we will report back on what sleeves have been picked up and what’s still to be anodised.

All outstanding orders are scheduled, and machining of the cores will be continued while we wait for the sleeves to arrive, in order to build up stock ready for shipping.

We are working to get all orders out as soon as possible.


Resolutions

We are currently working with some of our customers to find the best solutions to issues they’ve had with regards to delays in receiving their orders or refunds.

We are doing our very best to sort this, while maintaining a restrictive cashflow until we have all orders shipped.

We appreciate our customers’ patience during this difficult time. Thank you.


Thank you for being part of the REVOMAZE journey.

The best is ahead.

[Lilmike14]

Workshop Status Report 04/09/2026

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RevoHQ wrote:

Thank you for your continued patience, loyalty, and support.

Here is the latest update from the workshop on production progress and current developments.

VAULTMAZE & Other Projects

VAULTMAZE has its own update below.

There have been no changes to repairs this week.


This week’s shipping selection is smaller due to a lack of sleeves.
We hope to ship more next week.

Leaving the Workshop

This week we have shipped:

• 1 x Aqua Lite (Alu)

• 1 x Blue Lite (Alu)

• 1 x Sapphire Lite (Alu)

• 2 x Green Lites (Alu)

• 1 x Emerald Lite (Alu)

• 1 x Grey Lite (Alu)

• 1 x Titanium Lite (Alu)

• 2 x Purple Lites (Alu)

• 1 x Purple Lite (Br)

• 2 x Gold Lites (Br)

• 1 x Ruby V3

• 1 x Toolkit

VAULTMAZE

This week we have been setting up the machine to allow us to rapidly change the tools needed to cut the VAULTMAZE rings.

We’ve made these modifications due to the sheer amount of time we spent adjusting tools after a changeover. Now, each tool is ready for a changeover that takes seconds rather than minutes. This should provide us with a large increase in efficiency when machining the VAULTMAZE rings.

Originally, the plan this week was to complete the test ring program. However, Charlie has been away, so this will now happen next week.

Workshop Update

We have some excellent news to share. Next week, on Monday, Chris is collecting a large batch of anodised sleeves.

The anodising company had previously suffered a major plant failure and overheating due to the hot summer. These significantly delayed their workflow and contributed to delays on our part.

Next week’s newsletter will include pictures of the newly collected sleeves.

In the meantime, work has continued on core production, and more orders have been shipped.

Next week we will continue to work on assembling and shipping orders.

Thank You

Thank you for being part of the REVOMAZE journey.

The best is ahead.

[Lilmike14]

Workshop Status Report 11/09/26

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RevoHQ wrote:

Thank you for your continued patience, loyalty, and support.

Here is the latest update from the workshop on production progress and current developments.

VAULTMAZE & Other Projects

VAULTMAZE has its own update below.

There has been no changes to repairs this week.

Leaving the Workshop

This week we have sent out

• 1 x Blue Lite (Alu)

• 1 x Red Lite (Br)

• 2 x Toolkit

Shipping will continue as normal next week.

VAULTMAZE & Anodisers

Charlie’s been writing the template program for the VAULTMAZE rings. This requires several lengthy tool changes. To make the process more efficient we’ve set up a new tooling system.

This system has a set of tools, already in collets, pre-measured and ready for a quick change. Something that took several minutes before, takes seconds now.

The anodisers have now completed our latest batch of sleeves (651) containing 23/24 colours from the series, Chris collected these on Monday.

The recent downtime at the anodisers was caused by a fire at a substation in the area. This shut down the anodisers, and due to large power requirements for anodising, they were unable to find temporary electrical cover for the downtime.

The substation has been rebuilt, and the anodisers are now back up to speed.


Workshop Update

On Tuesday, Charlie had visit, in the form of a review, from the college. They’rereally pleased with his progress. The Summer holidays are over now in the UK, Charlie will be returning to college next week.

We’ve been waiting for these sleeves to arrive to assemble our next mazes ready for shipment. However, each sleeve arrived individually wrapped, therefore quality checking all 651 sleeves has taken substantially longer than we expected.

All sleeves have cleared inspection, been safely boxed up and are currently awaiting final assembly.

Finally, today, the air filter for the Emco developed a leak. This has unfortunately rendered the machine temporarily inoperable.

Chris has been to the local pneumatic shop to try and source a new filter, unfortunately they had none in stock. A new filter has been ordered and will arrive next week, however it means that no machining has been done today.

Thank You

Thank you for being part of the REVOMAZE journey.

The best is ahead.

[Lilmike14]

Workshop Status Report 18/09/26

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RevoHQ wrote:

Thank you for your continued patience, loyalty, and support.

Here is the latest update from the workshop on production progress and current developments.

VAULTMAZE & Other Projects

There have been no changes to VAULTMAZE or repairs this week.

Leaving the Workshop

This week we have sent out

• 3 x Blue Lites (Alu)

• 1 x Sapphire Lite (Alu)

• 1 x Green Lite (Alu)

• 1 x Emerald Lite (Alu)

• 2 x Grey Lites (Alu)

• 1 x Titanium Lite (Alu)

• 1 x Purple Lite (Alu)

• 2 x Red Lites (Alu)

• 2 x Bronze Lites (Alu)

• 2 x Toolkits

Machine & Workshop

Last week, we had an issue with the machine’s air pressure system. This affected the compressor and pressure regulator.

The replacement part arrived on Wednesday and has now been installed. While the machine could resume normal use once fitted, we chose to take the time to carefully work through the machine setup, inspecting the turret, chuck, tailstock and pressure system to ensure that nothing else was damaged and that everything is working correctly.

The compressor pressure is currently being monitored at 7.5–8 bar, and we’re keeping an eye on the regulator, drain and some of the plastic components where corrosion and cracking can occur.

We apologise for the downtime, but these things need to be done correctly both for the safety of the machine and the people using it.

Charlie & CAD / Production & Assembly

This week Charlie returned to college. He’s there on Tuesdays, and spends Wednesdays and Thursdays at HQ, where he’s continuing to work through the latest design changes.

He’s also been making use of Fusion 360, the full version of which is included in the course, to create technical drawings as part of his studies. This will be useful as we continue developing our designs and machining processes. The course runs for a further year.

The sleeves collected last week have now been unpacked and quality inspected. Thankfully, only a small number of sleeves were found to be unsuitable for customers. These have been put aside for testing purposes.

With everything being inspected, and now working as it should, we’re returning our focus to production, assembly and shipping.

Thank You

Thank you for being part of the REVOMAZE journey.

The best is ahead.

[Lilmike14]

Workshop Status Report – 25 September 2026

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RevoHQ wrote:

Thank you for your continued patience, loyalty, and support.

Here is the latest update from the workshop on production progress and current developments.

VAULTMAZE & Other Projects

VAULTMAZE has its own update below.

There have been no changes to repairs this week.

Leaving the Workshop

Lites are currently being assembled, with the next batch yet to ship.

We’ll be sure to share an update once they’ve shipped.

VAULTMAZE & Anodisers

This week Charlie has made some excellent progress with Autodesk Fusion.

He has transferred the skills and knowledge he has developed into setting up the VAULTMAZE drawings, with the aim of producing machine-ready output that we can test directly.

This has the potential to significantly streamline the route from maze design through to production. It enables a faster, more efficient process and gives us considerably more flexibility when creating and testing future designs.

Another significant development this week has been our work with Sinumerik Subroutines. We have now worked out how we want to implement these within our machine programs.

Instead of maintaining a completely separate machining program for every maze, we can create one master program for producing the main core, with the individual maze programs acting as subroutines.

This means the common machining operations remain the same within a single program, while the maze itself becomes a variable element.

The big advantage is that if we need to make a small improvement to the standard core machining process, we can make that change once, rather than having to modify every individual maze program.

This should make production considerably more efficient while also reducing the possibility of programming errors.

Workshop Update

Last week the input air filter for the maze machine arrived and was installed.

We took things slowly to ensure everything was as it should be, but can now confirm that the machine is fully operational.

This means that we can continue to produce maze cores for the large batch of sleeves, while also continuing to process our outstanding orders.

Getting orders completed and shipped remains an important priority while we introduce these production improvements.

Packaging Area Improvements

There has also been some very physical work happening behind the scenes at HQ!

At the weekend, Chris started building the base for a new shed. This will allow us to move items currently stored in our container into a permanent space onsite, reducing the time needed to go and fetch packaging materials.

The ground is considerably more uneven than anticipated, so preparing a solid and level base is taking a little longer than expected.

Once completed, this new space will be turned into our dedicated packing area.

This will give us more room inside the workshop for manufacturing while providing a separate area for order preparation and packing.

It is a small, yet important part of improving the overall workflow at the Puzzle Workshop.

Gold Lite – Update & Testing

During the week, a large proportion of our time has been spent concentrating on our mazes.

In particular, the Gold Lite has been our main focus, following detailed feedback from our tester, Mike.

We have machined and are currently testing and reviewing an updated version of the Gold Lite.

We’re working through the maze from beginning to end to ensure that the points identified during testing have been correctly addressed.

Testing and refinement are an important part of our development process as we continue to improve the design and prepare it for ongoing production.

Once testing and review is complete, we’ll separately share our planned next steps with customers already in possession of their Gold Lites, and a wider update for the rest of the community.

There is a great deal happening behind the scenes. The improvements we are making now, from maze design and testing, through to programming, machining and packaging, are all aimed at creating a more efficient production process as we continue to move forward.


Thank You

Thank you for being part of the REVOMAZE journey.


The best is ahead.

[Lilmike14]

Workshop Status Report – 02 October 2026

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RevoHQ wrote:

Thank you for your continued patience, loyalty, and support.

Here is the latest update from the workshop on production progress, testing and current developments.

VAULTMAZE & Other Projects

VAULTMAZE has its own update below.

There have been no changes to repairs this week.

Leaving the Workshop

On Monday, we will be sending out:

• 1 × Aqua Lite (Alu)

• 2 × Aqua Lites (Br)

• 3 × Blue Lites (Alu)

• 1 × Green Lite (Alu)

• 1 × Grey Lite (Alu)

• 1 × Titanium Lite (Alu)

• 1 × Purple Lite (Alu)

We’ll continue working through production and outstanding orders in batches as more Lites are completed.


Production Progress

Work has now started on manufacturing the first batch of 8 sets.

At the current rate of production, each set takes approximately 4.5 hours to produce, with brass taking slightly longer. This allows us to work through roughly two sets during the working day.

One of the biggest improvements to production has been the way our production programs are now organised.

By using programs, subroutines and defined machine cycles, we can reuse common elements across different components and only make changes where they are needed.

This has significantly improved the efficiency of the process and reduced the amount of time required to set up and run different components.

These improvements have also been applied to VAULTMAZE, making the rings in particular more efficient to produce. A review of these changes for VAULTMAZE will take place over the coming week.

We’re also hoping to review the wider production schedule soon. Once this is in progress, we’ll allocate time for repairs, VAULTMAZE and other workshop-related work while continuing ongoing Lite production.


Knurling Improvements

We have also been looking closely at the consistency of the knurled finish.

We’re currently refining the knurling process and will be using a 0.5 mm wheel rather than the 1 mm wheel used in older mazes.

This produces a finer finish and gives the components a cleaner appearance while maintaining their functionality.

We’ll continue to improve this area as production progresses, with the aim of ensuring the finished parts are functional, visually consistent and comfortable during use.


Storage & Packing Area

The base for the new storage and packaging shed has now been prepared and is ready for concreting.

Chris is hoping to complete this over the weekend, weather permitting. This will allow us to move forward with the next stages and free up some additional space in the workshop.


New Testing Sleeve

A new clear testing sleeve has been developed specifically for the Lites.

Previous attempts at a testing sleeve used a similar pin setup to the production Lites, with a can housing the pin and spring. However, because of the size of the can, visibility of the maze path was obscured.

The new sleeve has been designed to overcome this problem, giving testers a much clearer view of the path and pin while testing. This should make the testing process considerably easier and more effective.

The new testing sleeve will be sent to our testers alongside the Grandmaster Lites. This will allow a full test to be carried out in the same way as the testing previously completed with the Gold.

Testing of the Gold identified a few issues, which have since been corrected. A working version of the Gold will now be shipped out.

Testing remains an important part of the production process, and with the latest programming and efficiency developments, we’re now able to run and program a maze when required.


Computer & Software Development

Unfortunately, there was a fault with the desktop PC used for drawing our components, which resulted in a system failure.

A new PC has now been built and updated, providing faster performance and allowing us to move from Windows 10 to Windows 11.

There have been some driver-related issues to work through, but we’re working towards getting everything operating as intended.

In the meantime, development has continued using Autodesk Fusion 360, including the ability to produce work directly for the machine.

Charlie has also been working on applying new coding techniques to further improve the production process.


Thank You

Thank you for being part of the REVOMAZE journey.


The best is ahead.