Kamelle Box - Packing puzzle by Christoph Lohe

Kamelle Box

Packing puzzle by Christoph Lohe

Pack three pieces into a rectangular box with an obstructed opening.

Kamelle Box is a fun design with a simple goal: maneuver all three pieces into the box. But the opening is small, and you will have to make use of a mysterious second opening on the bottom of the box ... It's not an especially difficult puzzle, but the solution is clever and entertaining.

Printing Instructions

Print one copy each of lohe.kamelle-box.pieces.stl, lohe.kamelle-box.box.stl, and lohe.kamelle-box.cap.stl.

The cap and box are modeled separately so that the puzzle can be printed without supports. After printing, first attach the cap to the box before attempting to solve the puzzle. To attach the cap, put a drop of glue into each of the four guide holes on the cap, and fit the four raised cylinders on the box into them. (Ordinary superglue works great with PLA filament.) Once the glue is dry, you're ready to go!

The Printable Puzzle Project

The Printable Puzzle Project aims to make available high-quality open-source models of many puzzle designs. All of our models are posted with the generous permission of their designers and are licensed for non-commercial use only. Anyone may print copies for their own personal use, but selling or otherwise monetizing them is not permitted, and puzzle designers retain all rights as copyright holders of their work.

Our puzzles are modeled using the open-source puzzlecad library. The .scad file is included with this model in case you want to modify any of its design parameters; more information on how to do this can be found in the PPP Puzzle Modeling tutorial.

About the Designer

Christoph Lohe's innovative output spans an impressive variety of puzzle forms. Lohe's designs have attracted increasing attention from puzzle makers and collectors and have been realized by some of the world's top puzzle craftspeople. His designs are both challenging and beautiful, with several incorporating creative figurative elements, such as a popular series of burr puzzles in the shape of locks.

Happy puzzling!