The Pre-Ordered Pyraminx Crystal have all been sent

[pjk]

I received this email today from Mefferts' mailing list:

Good news we have completed sending all the Pyraminx Crystals, it was an horrendous
task, stretching our manpower to the limits. So in future we are unable to offer a pre-order
service. Again we like to thank you all for your patience.

We now have a New Newsletter Mailing list hosting company which we hope works better.
If this is the first time for you to receive our news letter you can see all previous ones by
clicking on the "News" icon at www.mefferts.com

The Pyraminx Crystal is a beautiful puzzle, actually two puzzles in one, hidden inside is a
Megaminx with an outer layer creating the Pyraminx Crystal. We like to hereby express our
sincere thanks to Aleh Hladzilin for his creativity and help in bringing the Pyraminx Chrystal
into production.

One quick word of advise The Crystal is a puzzle for Advanced Puzzlers and needs to be
handled with loving care especially during the breaking in period of around 1000 turns.
Gently tap one of the 12 sides of the Crystal on a flat surface to fully align the pieces,
(this can be done at anytime during puzzling) hold half the puzzle gently in your left or
right hand and then gently turn one slice with the other hand, never forcing a turn,
always gently reverse a turn slightly should it starts to jam and then continue.

For all you speed-cubist out there, you can easily fine tune the Crystal with a 2mm or 3mm
cross head screw-driver as each screw head is visible inside the center of the 10 triangles
(no center caps to remove) on each of the 12 faces The more even the tension on each face
the better the puzzle will turn. The solution will be available on our site after 1 month, courtesy
of Jaap Scherphuis. we want you all to try hard to solve it on your own first, it is much more
rewarding that way. Ulrich solved it for the first time in around 4 hours. Please post your best
times on our Forum and let us know your comments about the crystal, we hope that you will
just love it as much as we do.

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Happy Puzzling
Ulrich and Uwe

 

[hr.mohr]

I received mine yesterday. It's a very beautiful puzzle, could easily imagine it to be used in competition some day.

 

[pjk]

Awesome. How was it straight out of the box? Was it stiff, or medium, or loose?

 

[Leviticus]

Did you order one Pat?

 

[pjk]

Yeah, I have one coming.

 

[hr.mohr]

It turns very smooth even without lubing. But it should be possible to adjust the tension if it's too tight.

 

[ExoCorsair]

I got mine today. It's an interesting puzzle, for sure...

 

[Leviticus]

Ok i ordered one yesterday How long woulld it take too arrive, a normal 2 weeks? Or because of pre-orderes and what not, longer?

 

[pjk]

The postal people at the address mine was shipped to was received today; they are forwarding it to my current address. It takes approx. 2-3 weeks.

 

[RobinBloehm]

The pyraminx crystal is awesome, the problems described in Meffert's mail did not occur for me. It was easy to turn right out of the box, but it was not balanced perfectly. So I could turn some layers with a single finger and some not (Well, you have to be careful, if you pull the edge instead of the corner, it is likely to fall out). But I loosened some srews a bit and now I really could imagine to use it for a speed competition.

 

[Leviticus]

Nice Robin, i can't wait for mine now

 

[masterofthebass]

I played with one today / last night, and I must say, It's a great puzzle. Can't wait for mine to really see what I can make it.

 

[pjk]

I got home today and picked it up from the PO. It is an awesome puzzle. I can't wait to mess with it more tonight. Nice a loose right out of the package.

 

[Leviticus]

I got mine yesterday, only took a week i think