Making a Chinese Ring Puzzle

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Making a Chinese Ring Puzzle

A Chinese ring puzzle originally has 9 rings. However, to unlock those rings, we need a lot of time.
So in this web-page, a puzzle which only consists of 5 rings will be made. It is believed that once
you can solve a 5-ring puzzle, you will understand the algorithm to solve the original puzzle.

Materials :
6 3/4 inch brass rings
5 pieces of 3-inch wire
1 piece of 15-inch wire
Tools:
a pair of pliers
a ruler

Step 1

Step 2

Make a hook with the pliers on one end of the

3-inch wire.

Put one ring onto the hook. Close the gap with
the pliers.

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Step 3

Step 4

Make 4 more in the same way.

Make a longer hook at the other end. The

length from the bottom of the ring to the bottom
of the hook should be about 2 inches. Repeat
for the other 4.

Step 5

Step 6

Using the sixth ring as the base, put the hook of Repeat with the fourth ring, making sure to pass
the fifth ring into the sixth ring and close the gap the wire through the ring of the fifth, connecting
with the pliers.
it to the sixth ring and closing the gap.

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Step 7

Step 8

Repeat with the third ring but making sure to

pass the wire through the ring of the fourth
avoiding passing through the fifth ring.

Do the same to the second and first.

Step 9

Step 10

Take the 15-inch wire and bend it in half. Push Bend the wire into a T-shape so that the
the two ends of the wire through the 5 rings.
verticals measure 4 inches from base to top.
Make sure the wire of the rings is between the 2
ends of the 15-inch wire.

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Step 11

Step 12

Bend the arms of the T so that they form a

sword shape.

Secure the ends.

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Step 13

Finish

Bend back the ends with the pliers to avoid

sharpness.

The objective of this game is to "pull" the

"sword" out of the rings.

Click here to download the solution

Original page by LEUNG CHI KIT

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