From cube-lovers-errors@mc.lcs.mit.edu Tue Apr 27 18:45:51 1999 Return-Path: Received: from sun28.aic.nrl.navy.mil (sun28.aic.nrl.navy.mil [132.250.84.38]) by mc.lcs.mit.edu (8.9.1a/8.9.1-mod) with SMTP id SAA28703 for ; Tue, 27 Apr 1999 18:45:51 -0400 (EDT) Precedence: bulk Errors-To: cube-lovers-errors@mc.lcs.mit.edu Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 13:23:11 -0700 (PDT) From: Tim Browne To: cube-lovers@ai.mit.edu Subject: Square-1 problem Message-Id: Hey there. I've got a problem with my Square-1 puzzle. A few days ago, I got a whole bunch of sugar grains stuck inside which are screwing up the mechanism big time. At first it seemed as though the it was getting better as the sugar was ground down and flushed out during each rotation, but now it's getting affected by the dampness and the sugar's turning into a pretty decent adhesive. The only real solution seems to be to take the puzzle apart, clean it, dry it, and reassemble it. Someone on rec.puzzles suggested soaking it in water, but given that the stickers are laminated paper instead of plastic and the possibility of rusting the mechanism, I'd rather not do this. Besides, I'd really like to see the internal workings of this Machiavellian torture machine. :-) If anyone on this list knows how to disassemble/reassemble the puzzle, I'd really appreciate it if you could let me know how to do it. :-) Thanks in advance. L8r. Cubic Puzzles - The SIMPLEST Solutions http://www.victoria.tc.ca/~ue451/solves.html