I remember buying this as my first hanayama puzzle when I was 14 and learning how to take it apart and back together, I took it with me everywhere and repeated the puzzle and its still my favorite.

THANK YOU. I placed this puzzle in a drawer durring a move across country, and it rattled itself into an incoherent mess! You helped me disassemble and reassemble it so I can have a go at it myself!

I’ve had this puzzle sitting in my room all messed up cause I could not for the life of me solve it. It had probably been around 5~6 years of sitting there with me trying time and time again after disassembling it. After looking at this video and following it step by step, I can now say that it is properly assembled. Thank you!

@Tattootin

Ай бұрын

Yea!!!!same! I’m a professional Tattooer, I’ve had it in my shop for YEARS. Nobody has done it. I am bored so I give up.

한국,Korea: 감사드립니다! 이 영상을 처음에 보고는 뭐지? 하고 계속 봤는데 이제 이해가 돼네요!정말로 감사합니다! 영어,English:Thank you so much! What was the first thing you saw when you saw this video? I kept watching and now I get it! Thank you so much!

Tough one! Couldn't do it without your video, tnx..

I got it to the part where everything was out of their mini loops, and just needed to get them out now, fidgeted with it and eventually found a movement that flowed way to well, then got the one piece out easily, but literally struggled so hard on getting the last two separated that I got the two restuck in the mini loop, that was really stupid but eventually I got em lined up and damn that movement for the final separation was really satisfying, doesn’t look like it would work but beautiful craftsmanship…. Great puzzle! Solved in maybe an hour-90 minutes and not bad for only my second puzzle.

I DID IT!!!🎉🎊🎉🎉🎉

@Puzzleguy

4 жыл бұрын

🥳🍾🎉

I agree 100% with the title. This is the hardest Hanayama puzzle I've done too! Took me three days to take apart.

@Puzzleguy

5 жыл бұрын

And one week to assemble it again 😄

@Puzzleguy

5 жыл бұрын

Mine was stuck for a while as well. But i managed to solve it at last

@SteveHofsaess

5 жыл бұрын

3 days is a long time,, considering you solved the level 4 cylinder in 22 seconds

Your reassemble is by far the easiest on the internet to follow! Thank You again for all the help!

It took me a few days to disassemble it, but I don’t count that as “solving”. To me, solving is disassemble and reassemble and understanding it so that I can consistently redo the process. It took me three months to reassemble it and understand how it worked. Three months.

@Puzzleguy

3 жыл бұрын

Vortex is one of the most difficult Hanayama puzzles. 3 month is a good result. Took me a lot of time to understand hot to solve it as well.

@luketorrence6425

3 жыл бұрын

You got more patience than me. I took it apart and refuse to attempt to put it back together. I can't do it

Two days to disassemble it (last part while not watching it and without knowing how) and never reassembled until following your instructions. This puzzle is insane!

@Puzzleguy

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, it is in top 3 difficult Hanayama puzzles. I'm sure i can't solve it now without instructions or it will take me hours to find solution again.

I just solved it in 25 minutes... Now I need to put it back together Dx. I love these puzzles!!!!

Just got this puzzle not looking at the difficulty level was stuck for a few hours 😬 thank you for your video!!!!!!

Thank you! I have to admit this was the first Hanayama puzzle that defeated me, so I am grateful for this video to allow me to reassemble it!

@Puzzleguy

Жыл бұрын

You are not alone. This is one of the most difficult Hanayama puzzles.

@OldManLink

Жыл бұрын

@@Puzzleguy I have about 20 Hanayama puzzles, and I’ve figured them all out by myself - except for this one. My favourite is called “Infinity” and it took me about four or five hours to solve.

@Puzzleguy

Жыл бұрын

@@OldManLink I like the Baroq puzzle. It is one of my favorite from Hanayama. The solution is as elegant as the puzzle itself.

Can't believe it I been working on this for almost 3 days too and I just dropped it and it came apart lol

@Puzzleguy

5 жыл бұрын

Now the most difficult part, put it back together. And you can't do it by dropping the puzzle 😆

@user-jz3vc9kd2j

5 жыл бұрын

Bullshit...

@user-jz3vc9kd2j

5 жыл бұрын

Bullshit

@OTLCellartapes

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-jz3vc9kd2j no - it comes apart pretty easily

@nickysRhythms

3 жыл бұрын

i was trying to take it apart then dropped it then it fixed to its normal state.. w h a t

I have this beauty and it is a devil lock 1st class. Taking it appart is not that big of a problem but i only managed to put it together once while looking at what i was doing. All the rest times i managed to put ut together was going all the way to the last step and placed it in my hand and kept playing/turning it in my palm without looking while my hand found the right way and shape and it suddenly fit together on its own.

This was one of my first and I took it apart in a few minutes. It was left unassembled for multiple years but I have reignited my puzzle interest and managed to get it together in less than 2 days. Took around 90-120 minutes I would say

4:53 the hanayama curve ended up on top of the vortex curve. Any way to fix that?

The odd shape of the 3 pieces makes it extremely hard to visual what part should move whatever way and it could drive you crazy. The designers at hanayama are sadistic af for making this insane puzzle. Looks cool sitting on the shelf with all the other metal hanayama puzzles. They look like little alien devices in my opinion 😂

First puzzle I ever got, somehow took it apart but forgot how to put it back together so it's been sitting on my desk halfway assembled for years. Idk why I bought a difficulty 6 puzzle for my first but oof

@Puzzleguy

4 жыл бұрын

First puzzle and you managed to take it apart? That is impressive 😜

@sarah-janehall5064

4 жыл бұрын

My 7 th but my first was a level 5

@sarah-janehall5064

4 жыл бұрын

Solved in 7 mins

This puzzle was driving me crazy until I watched this. You’re such a big help. Great video, great job. Keep up the good work!

@Puzzleguy

4 жыл бұрын

Cast Vortex is one of the most difficult Hanamaya puzzles. Glad my video was helpful. Like, subscribe, share and leave comment. I have a lot more cool puzzles on my channel.

I've had this puzzle for years, I solved the cylinder easily, and there was another I did easy but I forgot the name. I just found this puzzle in a box of my old stuff and now I need to solve it xD

So my 2 year old asked for this and pulled the thing apart in the back seat on a 10 min drive home. I’ve been trying to put it back together ever sense😂

Your tutorial needs a tutorial

This one actually looks like it's pretty quick to put together.

I took it apart in minutes, and it took me a year to get it back together

You made that look too easy, I'm afraid to take mine apart now!

It took me a couple hours to take it apart, but putting together is so difficult. (I haven't figured it out)

I have eventually mastered this puzzle. I can take it apart and rebuild it in less than a minute. Now I’m looking for another hard puzzle. Any suggestions

I still can't get it.. The ay piece is Infront of the hanayama piece and I watched the video a lot to go through steps but I can't figure it out

@Puzzleguy

6 жыл бұрын

Vortex is the most difficult Hanayama puzzle. It took me a lot of time to understand how to solve it. Put puzzle back together to it's assembled state and start from the very begin. Do exactly as i do on video. Repeat all the moves i do.

@dylanv3915

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I solved it :D

@charlesjacobs3280

4 жыл бұрын

@@Puzzleguy How do you put it back together if it's in the middle??

@Puzzleguy

4 жыл бұрын

@@charlesjacobs3280 That is quite difficult to understand where it is in the middle. Find in my video exact look of your part and try to follow my steps

@charlesjacobs3280

4 жыл бұрын

@@Puzzleguy Ok, I will do so, thank you.

I just did it in 8 minutes.. I can’t believe it!!!

I bought this today lol my first one! I already solved it with no tutorials

I agree this is by far the toughest (although padlock is just as fiddly albeit with less steps required). I struggled to keep up with this video. There is another that takes 40 minutes plus and I only just managed to follow that one. Extremely clever puzzle. How do they come up with these?!

@Puzzleguy

4 жыл бұрын

Puzzle designers are insanely clever. Watch Hanayama Hourglass video. It is the most difficult Hanayama puzzle so far.

@liamburford3264

4 жыл бұрын

@@Puzzleguy Thanks for the recommendation! I really enjoy the Hanayama puzzles and not yet tried Hourglass...looks very tough! I often solve by intuition then end up watching your videos to understand what it was I actually did! Any other manufacturers you particularly recommend also?

@Puzzleguy

4 жыл бұрын

@@liamburford3264 There are a lot of amazing puzzles out there. All depends on how much money do you want to spend on a puzzle and if you have any preference. Yuu Asaka's puzzles are awesome. Jigsaw 29, Jigsaw 19. I have both of them solved on my channel. Most of the puzzles made by Jean Claude Constantine and Siebenstein-Spiele are great. Watch my latest video where i solve 3d Wooden Sudoku cube. Great puzzle in my opinion. If you like high quality wooden puzzles, watch my videos about puzzles made by Pelikan.

@liamburford3264

4 жыл бұрын

@@Puzzleguy Thanks! Will be sure to check out your website. Keep up your great work :-)

Help! My puzzle is stuck in some werid crease and I can’t get it to get back on track to get untangled... i made it more tangled and don’t know what to do

@Puzzleguy

5 жыл бұрын

Send me 2-3 pictures of your stuck puzzle, I'll try to help you.

@colewilson-

5 жыл бұрын

Puzzle guy how do you want me to send them to you? Can

@Puzzleguy

5 жыл бұрын

Facebook, twitter, Instagram, or e-mail. kzread.infoabout

I just wondering is this harder puzzle than hourglass for you and so far hardest hanayama puzzle I solve is Rotor and I will try hour glass and vortex next week and I also want to know what is your top three hardest hanayama puzzle so I can some idea and challenge it

@Puzzleguy

3 жыл бұрын

You named all puzzles from my top 3. Hourglass is the hardest. Vortex is next and Rotor is the 3rd.

@avexlee5949

3 жыл бұрын

@@Puzzleguy thank you and that’s very fast reply!

Very good😊😊

Around 8:00 it starts getting frustrating to figure out what to do, which I hope wouldn't happen.

So I'm not as bad at this one as I thought cause at one point I watched the first few steps just to get started, and ended up doing what I was supposed to. Almost anyhow.

Took me 30min to solve it but putting it back together ....that's another story

thk u so much omg it so difficult

@Puzzleguy

2 жыл бұрын

It is one of the most difficult Hanayama puzzles.

we gift Hanayama Puzzles to our Son (18yo) - this puzzle took weeks , yes it is the hardest so far.

I think somehow, a piece mightve moved how it wasn't supposed to and I might be stuck sadly

This puzzle cost me over $50k ,, First I threw the puzzle and broke the TV, I lost my job and I am getting divorced and need to pay child support, but I almost disassembled the puzzle. Only 18 more steps

@Puzzleguy

5 жыл бұрын

Prepare yourself to spend more. That is only half of the job. Next you have to assemble it. 😱

@SteveHofsaess

5 жыл бұрын

@@Puzzleguy Is the Hanayama Radix much easier, because that is the one I am working on now

@Puzzleguy

5 жыл бұрын

Radix is difficult as well, but not as complicated as Vortex.

@SteveHofsaess

5 жыл бұрын

@@Puzzleguy thank you for the great videos,, I have the cylinder, and radix,, can you suggest another great puzzle

@Puzzleguy

5 жыл бұрын

You have only Hanayama puzzles, do you want to stick to Hanayama. or try something else?

Which is harder, Hourglass or Vortex

@Puzzleguy

5 жыл бұрын

I would say Hourglass since solution requires much more steps to solve it

literally solveda puzzle I had for 3 years that had lost interest in because how complicated it is in 5 mins, it was very easy tearing apart (just play with it randomly) but oh man I didn't solve it until today...

@delfinenec716

3 жыл бұрын

Same but i accidentally solved it cant put it back together though

Hard but solved it in my head

@Puzzleguy

6 жыл бұрын

you are genius! 😄

@MKG72

6 жыл бұрын

From where I can get this

@Puzzleguy

6 жыл бұрын

There are two links in video description. Or you can find nearest puzzle store, Hanayama puzzles are very popular all around the world.

@MKG72

6 жыл бұрын

Puzzle guy thank you

After solving this, it was annoying to have to keep looking at the detailed notes I made. I therefore offer the following mnemonics: Linking the first linear chain: Alex Van Halen Linking the chain into a circle: AH! Threading the three needles: A**Hole, ViagrA, Hi-Vis If you understand all that, you're welcome :)

Ok i got this one for Christmas, first puzzle ever, I don't understand anything, my sister tried something so now I have it in mess and I don't know how to put I back or how to finish it XD, still don't want to get the solution, I'll try these days

@Puzzleguy

4 жыл бұрын

You've got one of the most difficult puzzles by Hanayama. Don't be upset if you can't solve it yourself. It is very hard. Tip - check all grooves, cutouts and protrusions.

@alexdarienzo878

4 жыл бұрын

@@Puzzleguy I will, thank you. Btw merry Christmas

@Puzzleguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you and Merry Christmas 😉

와...이 영상덕분에 볼텍스 풀었습니다...

@Puzzleguy

5 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad there is google translate :)

U and u next please I need help assembling it again

@Puzzleguy

5 жыл бұрын

I have it solved on my channel kzread.info/dash/bejne/o5V7t9F-ZMnZpKQ.html

Hi my hanyama tail got stuck in AY head idk how, any one who can maybe help me?

@Puzzleguy

4 жыл бұрын

it will be very difficult to help you without seen your puzzle since it is one of the most difficult Hanayama puzzles.

@mita291999

4 жыл бұрын

Puzzle guy i did it somehow, i took it apart and when i wanted to put it back together it got stuck nvm it s ok now thanks anyway

@Puzzleguy

4 жыл бұрын

Make a photo of your puzzle and show me. Maybe i will be able to help.

@mita291999

4 жыл бұрын

Puzzle guy no no it s ok now i solved it

@Puzzleguy

4 жыл бұрын

That is even better than my help 👍

I bought it today at walmart. Same company but the difficulty level says 5 out of 6

@Puzzleguy

5 жыл бұрын

If you go to Hanayama site, you will find it is level 6 there. www.hanayamatoys.co.jp/product/category/puzzle/huzzle.html Probably somebody made a mistake, while printing boxes. This puzzle can't be level 5, it is the most difficult Hanayama puzzle.

I accidentally solved my vortex puzzle by putting it in my pocket and just fiddling with it rather when I try to put it back together... I was seven weeks in So I resorted to this video

@delfinenec716

3 жыл бұрын

Put it back in your pocket and say put it back the way u found it. It will magically put it back together😁

Actual solve starts at 3:34 you are welcome.

Bought this puzzle at a local bookstore a while back, and it says it is 5 out of 6 difficulty on the box. Not sure why I bought one so difficult, as I do not do puzzles as a hobby or anything of that sort. I wanted a challenge I guess, plus it was shiny. :)I was able to get it apart, but had no luck putting it back together. It sat in three pieces on my desk at work for a year or so, and several others tried but also failed.I watched this video, going slow, and I somehow messed it up (I think). I *think* I was able to successfully get the AY into the Hanayama (around 6:30 in the video). But then the video says to put the tail of AY into the small loop of Hanayama, and says it is easy. But this is where I fail. Vortex is just always in my way. I'm wondering if I messed up when putting the AY into the Hanayama.Right now I'd be satisfied if I could just get everything apart and start over, but not having much luck with that. I'm wondering if boltcutters might not be the way to go here.

Un the last movement that snot i cant get It throgh

@Puzzleguy

5 жыл бұрын

Watch my video and try again. Probably you are doing something wrong.

@pablomartin8702

5 жыл бұрын

I hace tried again but still cant get that knot pasa. Just información case os theknot pf a.Y that has to pass through hanayama little loop?

@Puzzleguy

5 жыл бұрын

Assemble your puzzle to it's original state and start again following all the steps in video. Do exactly as i do on video.

@pablomartin8702

5 жыл бұрын

Ok thank you i got it

it was given to me when I was little and I mixed it up all over the place, now I can't do it or undo it, I don't understand it at all 😭😭

@Puzzleguy

10 ай бұрын

Ohhh, you are doomed. This is one of the hardest Hanayama puzzles. 😁

I solved the infinity puzzle quickly but this thing is kicking my ass

@Puzzleguy

2 жыл бұрын

It is in top 3 hardest Hanayama puzzles

@LloydBlake89

2 жыл бұрын

@@Puzzleguy I can definitely tell I will get it eventually

I got it apart easy enough, but it just doesnt want to go back tofether

I jammed it while trying to put it back together

take apart in 1 hour， but it's so difficult to assemble

very hard

It looks like a harder ripple

its level 10 now on puzzle master

@Puzzleguy

3 жыл бұрын

Puzzle Master and Hanayama have different difficulty scales. Hanayama 1-6 PuzzleMaster 5-10 Hanayama's level 1 is equal to Puzzlemaster's level 6. Hanayama's level 6 is equal to Puzzlemaster's level 10.

I've slowed your video down and i still can't do it

Mine got stuck :/

@Puzzleguy

4 жыл бұрын

It happens sometimes. :(

Solve it in minutes for me the best is the cast chain

Go to 3:39 for solve.

I literally put this video in 0.25x speed and I still can't do it

@Puzzleguy

4 жыл бұрын

Totally understand you. This puzzle is extremely difficult.

Hi Siri we are going to solve this puzzle Step one okyougottodothisthingandthingthingandthenthisandthat I hope this video helps bye

This puzzle destroy my brain

AIE AIE COMMENT FAIRE ???????????

I normally love your content, but this is by far the weakest and even more infuriating than the puzzle itself. I just ended up throwing this thing away. For complex puzzles like this, slowing down the steps (each step you did is less than 2 seconds before moving to the next one) and different camera angles are needed

Mine literally wont even do the first step 😂

Breh mine got stuck on the first move 😂😂😂

heych vous m "as vais foutut, dans la merde avec votre truc quand meme , MDR

You move too fast, i cant see what youre doing

@Puzzleguy

5 жыл бұрын

You can slow down the video using the setting button at the bottom right corner of the video, or pause video until you do the move.

@CamoSquid

5 жыл бұрын

This video was more helpful kzread.info/dash/bejne/gmyry9iwl6a3aNo.html

@Puzzleguy

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you found the way how to solve it. Really difficult puzzle.

@CamoSquid

5 жыл бұрын

@@Puzzleguy thanks, i had to use three different videos

@Puzzleguy

5 жыл бұрын

If you like difficult puzzles, you have to try new Hanayama puzzle, Hourglass kzread.info/dash/bejne/l4SZl5R-hbGwm8o.html

this puzzle to me makes absolutely no sense. It's like trying to explain who made the elder scrolls, which would take a month to explain why that very question doesn't even make sense.

Don’t waste describes the item, just solve it asap

I thought this was a level 5?

@matthewnyegard8414

4 жыл бұрын

@@samanthamatthews781 Odd my package had showed 5. And the site

@matthewnyegard8414

4 жыл бұрын

@@samanthamatthews781 Well no matter. I might have gotten it from a different seller or something perhaps.

Echo

Solved it with no walkthrough in 7 minutes

@Puzzleguy

4 жыл бұрын

😲 is it possible at all?

@sarah-janehall5064

4 жыл бұрын

Puzzle guy yep

@sarah-janehall5064

4 жыл бұрын

Haven’t put it back together and it was my 7th hanayama but I am only 11 years old

@sarah-janehall5064

4 жыл бұрын

Watch kzread.info/dash/bejne/m2WC1MWAeJDTnKQ.html for proof o solved it but sadly I didn’t record the solving process

Easy

@Puzzleguy

4 жыл бұрын

😆 great joke.

To easy

@Puzzleguy

5 жыл бұрын

Too smart

This took you two days? My dad gave it to me and I clicked on this video to he,p me solve it.. while it was still in the box I managed to do it.. my first try too! XD

This puzzle is not so difficult for me and carson

Not a fan of puzzles that are just a long series of arbitrary steps with no trick, pattern, or system to the solution.

In 20 minutes

I DIDNT UNDERSTAND A FUCKING WORD HE WAS SAYING WHEN HE WAS DISASSEMBLING IT

Jk lol

It is easy

@Puzzleguy

5 жыл бұрын

Great joke. Still laughing 😄

I solved it in 40 minutes

@Puzzleguy

5 жыл бұрын

That is impressive.

so. ezzy

@Puzzleguy

5 жыл бұрын

"ezzy" in Korean means "extremely hard puzzle"? 😀

im 12 and finished it in 5 min

@gode.k

5 жыл бұрын

I'm 12 too, but I can't it😂

impossible a refaire c de la merde

You might as well just fiddle with your finger while talking about it. Completely unusable to help solve the thing

Terrible instructions

@randomsalt

4 жыл бұрын

Lando-Mcfly I took it apart and put it back together without any difficulty. They are very good instructions. Maybe this puzzle isn’t for you.

Can you instead say the names of the pieces instead of “this piece” ugh