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Hexalock is a more difficult puzzle box than you would think at first. Most people discover a big compartment in the first few minutes of fidgeting with the box. Once you have found the compartment the box appears solved, but is that really all there is…?

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Hexalock is a more difficult puzzle box than you would think at first. Most people discover a big compartment in the first few minutes of fidgeting with the box. Once you have found the compartment the box appears solved, but is that really all there is…? 

Warning! You will need a laser cutter and a 3D printer in order to make this puzzle box!

The laser cut file for cutting the wood for this puzzle box has a square around it. This will allow you to easily scale the laser cut file for any wood thickness. I used 3 mm wood for making the puzzle box, and it resulted in a box which was 45 mm high and 100 mm from side to side (or 115 from point to point).
The square around the laser cut file is 450 by 275 mm for 3 mm wood. If you want to use another wood thickness, scale the laser cut file accordingly. Be aware that you will also need to scale the 3D printed parts.

Besides the laser cut wood and the 3D printed parts you will need:

  • Glue
  • Sanding paper
  • 1 metal dowel rods with a diameter of 3 mm and a length of 20 mm.
  • 3 screws with a length of 16 mm.
  • 12 magnets with a diameter of 5 mm and a length of 3 mm.

 

The laser cut files have three layers:
A layer for the outer square to scale the file (450 x 275 mm)
A layer for cutting.
A layer for line engraving.