Quintet in F

Tray-packing puzzle by Stewart Coffin (STC #253)

Fit all five pieces into the parallelogram-shaped opening.

Quintet in F is one of a series of tray-packing puzzles by Stewart Coffin. It seems impossible at first, but it isn't... if it seems like the pieces just won't fit the way you expect, or the tray size is just a little bit off... don't worry! There's nothing wrong with the model or your printer. Keep trying. (The other puzzles in the series can be found on the Stewart Coffin Puzzles collection page.)

Quintet in F is my personal favorite in the series, and I can recommend it to anyone. If you're not familiar with this type of puzzle, though, I'd recommend starting with one of the others first; the linked collection page has some recommendations.

Printing Instructions

Print one copy each of coffin.quintet-in-f.pieces.stl and coffin.quintet-in-f.tray.stl. Optionally, you may print coffin.quintet-in-f.lid.stl as well, which is a lid that fits over the tray for easy storage.

The Printable Puzzle Project

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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

Stewart Coffin has been called "the most outstanding designer and maker of interlocking puzzles that the world has ever seen". He is credited with over four hundred designs, has pioneered numerous ingenious puzzle forms, and has written extensively about puzzle design and craftsmanship. More information on Coffin, along with many other printable models of his designs, can be found on the Stewart Coffin Puzzles overview page.

Happy puzzling!