Full Tutorial: Build the UNBELIEVABLE $$BEN FRANKLIN$$ Lego Puzzle Box - Level 9
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- Опубліковано 4 кві 2020
- Old Ben Franklin had a locker where he kept his most valuable possessions. Nay his writings, nor ideas. 'Twas the cash. He was so protective of his loot that he devised an elaborate contraption to keep it all locked safely away. Now Ben is long gone. Can you follow his clues and solve the puzzle to his cash?
Watch CHRIS RAMSAY solve it here:
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List of Pieces:
1 x 1 -- Plate:13, Tile:13, Brick:3
1 x 1 Round -- Plate:1
1 x 1 x 2/3 -- Slope:1
1 x 2 -- Plate:25, Tile:13, Brick:7 (optional +1 plate)
1 x 2 w/ Axle Hole -- Brick:8
1 x 2 w/ Hole -- Brick:5
1 x 2 w/ Rail -- Plate:1
1 x 2 w/ Money Pattern -- Tile:8
1 x 2 Transparent -- Brick:2
1 x 3 -- Plate:25, Tile:3, Brick:2
1 x 4 -- Plate:10, Tile:6, Brick:5
1 x 4 w/ 2 Studs -- Plate:3
1 x 4 w/ Rail Groove -- Brick:2
1 x 6 -- Plate:9, Tile:3
1 x 8 -- Plate:2, Tile:2
1 x 10 -- Plate:3
2 x 12 -- Plate:1
2 x 2 -- Plate:2, Tile:3, Brick:1
2 x 2 Corner -- Plate:16, Tile:3, Brick:4 (optional +2 plates)
2 x 2 w/ Centre Stud -- Plate:2
2 x 3 -- Plate:1
2 x 4 -- Plate:9, Tile:12
2 x 6 -- Plate:1
4 x 12 -- Plate:1
4 x 4 -- Plate:1
4 x 6 -- Plate:1
4 x 8 -- Plate:2
6 x 8 -- Plate:1
Technic Axle Size Six w/ end stop:1
Technic Axle Size Twelve:1 - Навчання та стиль
You are like the Bob Ross of lego building. I have no intention of building this box but I still watched the whole video beginning to end because your teaching style is so relaxed and calming. You’re doing great work.
haha! Thanks!
Just came from Chris Ramsay's video and this is a very well crafted puzzle, was a treat to watch him solve it. Well done
thx. means a lot!
Me to. I wish he could show how to solve it so that i know if chris ramsaysdo it corectly
@@azlinothman9795 he did not lol. He skipped like 5 steps from the force wiggle he did lol
I came from there too, because Chris is getting all the likes for cheat3's work.
Me too #covid19boredathome
Chris Ramsay has ensured you just keep gaining those subscribers
Hopefully y'all enjoy the content and find it helpful. Let me know if you build one.
@@cheat3puzzles I love it, and am glad to have been led to the channel. In time I will definitely build one.
@@cheat3puzzles Already ordered all the parts to build this. amazing work. Have you thought about making PDF instructions?
@@benodell4138 How can I buy all the parts individually?
@@FcoJuarez bricklink is your best shot
Me: 10% building
90% finding pieces
same
My son and I finished building it this past week. Definitely the hardest part was scrounging up the pieces from my son’s (and daughter’s) LEGOs. We had to steal some pieces from some finished models - mainly 1x2 axle bricks and the 2x2 corner tiles - and improvise or swap out other pieces for ones we didn’t have or didn’t have enough of. I found that we didn’t need all those 1x2 axle bricks near the end. Many of them could be swapped out with the more common 1x2 hole bricks. Also, a good place to find the 2x2 corner tiles are in brick head models.
ick5353 yeah i have quite alot of lego and i did manage to get it done by improvising, and i think that is also the satisfying thing about it. It took me a couple of days and the hardest bricks for me were also the 2x2 corner tiles. But i was also really satisfying to finally get it done when you feel that you have added your touch to it. :)
Same for me
Yup
Just posted partslist for EasyBuy on Bricklink in the description. But they have to approve it before the parts list is activated. Leave a comment at the link in the description to hopefully get approved quickly.
The link still isn't working. Any other way to do this.... just tried to manually add all the pieces.... had to give up after about half an hour because I couldn't find several of the pieces :(
Dude you are a genius. Hope you make a nice living from this
Came here to see how badly Chris cavemanned this puzzle.
Brought here by Chris Ramsay but staying because these puzzle boxes you build are amazing. I just built this Ben Franklin lockbox and it was so satisfying. I’ve ordered parts to build rainbow road next. Can’t wait. Thank you so much for sharing your builds and knowledge!
Welcome and so glad you're enjoying our puzzles! Rainbow road is equally satisfying yet really different from Ben's Locker. :)
This is the most best puzzle box I have ever built
This channel is like Brick 101 for puzzles
I'll have to check them out! :)
“The major key. I guess it’s happier, but less interesting.” Lmao 😂
There should be a line of LEGO sets to make puzzle boxes like this one. Keep up the great work!
Came straight from Chris' video. Now I know what to build for my friends' in the future!
Awesome! Thx man!
JUST FINISHED IT! Yes, totally worth staying up until 1 am for!!!
I made mine yellow with dark and light grey and a blue tool, it looks so cool and works perfectly.
I did have to make a few changes because I didn't have a couple of the parts, but they were pretty easy ones so it was fine.
Can't wait to have people try it out
Awesome! Let us know what your friends/family think of it! :)
This is the longest UA-cam video I've watched without skipping a second. Great job on building it and i'll definitely orders the parts and build one. I subscribed and my notifications are on. i won't be missing any of your videos.
Thanks!! Let me know what you liked or not about the video. That was like my second one and I'd like to make them better.
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I agree. I do believe that this is the longest video that I have watched that wasn’t background music for when I work. This video is great. Thanks. I am going to build one here soon. I will let you know when I am done.
Loved every second
I came from Chris Ramsay's video.
Liked and subbed because this is awesome.
But Chris skipped half the puzzle, he ended up not using the cabinet or the flipped key, which I think is a big shame considering how brilliant those parts were.
He wiggled the minor key until the stopper cash plate moved out of its place. Is there a way to prevent that from happening?
yeah, what a shame :(
Is ok. I still count it legit. It’s part of the puzzle. When we play Nintendo, we find glitches in the game, and it BECOMES part of the game.
Did you know that Street Fighter 2 combos are a glitch? It was not designed like that.
Combo attacks later became “canon” in Street Fighter 2.
These are all the time stamps for images of the pieces you need for each section...
4:30
14:10
21:17
25:15
40:22
42:06
44:02
46:07
52:57
57:30
1:03:52
1:06:09
1:08:59
Thanks!
Thanks allot
Wish I saw this 51 minutes I started building, now I’m super damn mad because I’ve now broken a very rare axle in my collection but also don’t have a 1x2 corner piece. Every tutorial on LEGO I follow I’m always missing the unique pieces. I’m not mad at the creator of this box, just mad that I can’t build such a cool box.
Shoot so many
Just saw this comment when I watched up to 4:30 lol
Ahh...nothing like dumping your buckets on the floor and sifting for parts 😆 Love this, love the channel, so satisfying 👍
You get it! Ha ha! Thanks for your kind words.
Saw this on Chris’s channel. Awesome video man!
appreciate it. Wasn't his intro great?
@@cheat3puzzles Chris Ramsay’s intro was great indeed. He’s so talented.
@@cheat3puzzles absolutely! his always are! Wish u much luck with this channel, you got talent in this hobby!
amazing work!
Have Built and Solved One Today ! Amazing !! Thank You ☀️✌️👌👍💪🏻
Love it!
fantastic build , Chris Ramsay will easily become the best exposure you could ever expect Subscribed
No kidding. We just wanted to reach people who wanted our designs. CR made it happen.
Cool I just came over from watching Chris Ramsey solving this puzzle. I have thoroughly enjoyed watchig you build this....I gotta have a go at building this. Thanks matey, you are a genius :)
Let us know how it goes and how people react to it.
Also came from Chris Ramsay’s channel. I love videos like this. I’m now a fan and subscriber here as well. Thanks for the tutorial. I’m going to get the pieces I need and build this!!
Let me know how building it goes!
This is Epic!
i play with this more then my 1000 dollar star wars lego set collection.
What a nice compliment! The social side of lego puzzle boxes adds a whole different side to LEGO!
Saw your puzzle on Chris Ramsay's video. Thought it was really cool and "lost" a whole Saturday building the puzzle. Now have my son going crazy trying to solve it.
Love that you and your son are sharing the joy of puzzle boxes! That's what we're all about here at cheat3. Is Rainbow Road's build slotted for next Saturday? :)
congrats on being featured on Chris Ramsey's Channel! Get ready for a lot more subscribers! Like ME!
It's crazy. During these hard times this is a better kind of "viral".
@@cheat3puzzles lol! Best of luck! I can't wait to try this build!
Found you via Chris Ramsay. We LOVE building lego puzzle boxes and there aren't that many good tutorials out there. My son is going to LOVE doing this puzzle and we look forward to doing your other ones too! Looks like I've found a gem channel!! Thanks for sharing.
Our whole family enjoys making these boxes. Can't wait for your son to try it. My kid's classmates have enjoyed building. We used to give out baggies of the parts with private YT instruction videos as birthday presents. Also...
Just saw your Lego Escape Room vid. WHOA!!! Brilliant.
Built this and am really happy with the results, awesome stuff keep it up
Love hearing this! So glad you enjoyed Ben's Locker!
Great, we will try it out!
Have fun. Let me know if you need any clarifications.
AMAZING!!!!
Very cool! I definitely plan on building this.
You won't regret it. Let me know how it goes or if you run into any issues.
Super clear tutorial! Thanks! I came from CR also but is a huge Lego fan first and formost. I loved that even watching This being built I still can’t really grasp how to solve it. I’m gonna build it asap! Thanks again!
Lol. Once u understand the solve, reopen it. Everything will click for u.
So cool CR send me over great puzzle keep up the good work
Also came from Chris's channel, subscribed.
Thx... what'd you think of THAT intro?!
Looking forward to my build. Awaiting shipment from Bricklink...Thx for the vids.
Just ordered (I think all the pieces) can't wait to get them. Cool puzzle for a gift is my plan.
Great gift idea! Will you give it assembled with a prize inside or unassembled? (If the axle12 is too hard to find, you can substitute two axle6's)
I've just finished resolving the puzzle after building it, that took me in total 3h30 hours straight
That was one of the greatest experience of my life, insane level of reflexion here ! thank you !
No problem! You might like Rainbow Road too!
10/10 Hidden music joke - "Happier but less interesting"
Chris Ramsay fan now your as well
This should be a Lego ideas I know I would buy it fun to build and fun for someone to solve 👍
Just checked out Chris Ramsey solving your puzzle, super cool man, definitely subscribing!
Awesome, thx!
great puzzle!
thx so much!
Great .. your a genius on this
thx!
Grate build
I just finished making it works great
I also came from Chris’s video. I plan on making this hopefully I can find all these LEGO pieces.
Welcome! Let the lego sifting process begin!
Incredible
:)
Benjamin peeking out is a great incentive! Novel way to present a money gift. The first (money) puzzle boxes I made were Adam Ward’s “Sheldon” and they were a hit with my keiki. This year’s Xmas will be much more challenging thanks to you!
That's a cool idea!
Chris really should have known that the “jiggle” was not part of the solve and tried again the correct way.
I consider it valid... besides, the man's a magician ;)
cheat3 Nice work on the puzzles. Very clever using LEGO in that manner.
Just saw the video on Chris Ramsay's site and built up the puzzle, now trying to solve it on my own :D Nice piece of work, my compliments.
Glad u enjoyed
I disguised the bottom push button with inverse flat tiles, now it's pretty much hidden. Can't seem to be able to post a pic here to show you what i mean.
Just built it up in LDD if anybody is interested
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Did Taurus, Picasso, now I'm here. Shocked I have the parts! Beauty of Lego, easy to tweak to suit what you have/don't have. Made the window bigger, just making a slot instead of Technic Rail groove is simple, fallen mast with 2 axles works fine... I love these puzzles but now I'm out of all manner of 2x2 corners...
Glad you’re enjoying. Corners are disproportionately used as structural elements in our boxes because they let us zig and zag without sacrificing much strength. Also. You can even have fallen mast with 1 axle6 and not protrude all through the other side. That disguises the first move a little more. But an easy first move is important to keep your friends from giving up before they even get started.
Chris sent me here, always was interested in building my own, excited to watch your videos. oh and Subscribed!
Sweet! The Design Series has a lot of tips/tricks to build your own designs.
@@cheat3puzzles I look forward to checking them all out!
Awesome build. Just ordered the parts, was like $25 shipping and all. Great price when you consider the amount of time and thought that went into this. Thank you!
Hope you enjoy Ben's Locker. Share with friends and family and have fun! :)
Only $25 what a steal I’ll make sure to buy the parts
Like everyone else, I'm here Chris. Deff going to pick up the pieces to build a few of your puzzles.
It also took way to long for my thick head to figure out how to read that parts list lol
I tried to find a condensed way to list the parts... sorry. I'll have the lists up on bricklink soon where you can easily order on the Lego aftermarket.
Let me know what you enjoy (or not) when you build them. I've got lots more content coming up, but want to make sure it's useful and enjoyable.
Excellent video. We also came from Chris Ramsay - but my husband is a LUG member. This will be a great way for us to build as a family and explore new things. Nice knolling as Adam Savage would say at the beginning. Perhaps an idea for the LUG for Christmas gifts? Great work and keep it up
Glad to help your worlds collide! No one should ever get ‘easy money’ gift cash again.
great video ,love the build but do you have to use the 1-4 technic bricks?
I noticed that you could wiggle the major and minor keys until it becomes unlocked, instead of following all steps. I modified mine and made it so that you have to follow all the steps exactly so open the drawer. If you want to see how to do this, leave a comment and I will post it on my channel.
Thank you very much i am doing now and im almost finshed
Very beautiful ⚘
Thanks! You should try building it. You won't regret it!!
@@cheat3puzzles ok , I will do
pretty confident don't need this pieces after a few minutes brings back the pieces
Cool
Thanks!
Here from Chris Ramsay's video!!
Welcome!! Chris Rocks.
Yo you made a awesome lego puzzle
Luv me some anime too!
hi I have a question if I'm going to buy the parts what kit I need?
and ty for that this is genius !!
you should make it official lego set, so we don't have to watch video 1 hour long :-)
great thing that you didn't show the solluton, well played
;)
what material are you using for your work surface when building? I love the look of it, and it seems like it does a nice job of keeping pieces from rolling around...
It’s the bottom side of an inkedgaming.com playmat
I was making this and so wanted to ask that what to use in place of the rail groove pieces. Great tutorial btw
You can actually skip the rails and grooved piece. The drawer won't slide quite as smoothly and it will come all the way out. But the lock will still hold it in until it's solved.
Chris army, lets make this genius man grow! xD
I couldn't believe the Intro on his solve. So fun.
@@cheat3puzzles Yup, his intro was sick. Hes been doing some really awesome intros :D
Release the Kragle!
This looks very interesting .. I'm ready to try.. Just one question, since I'm an absolute amateur when it comes to lego, do I need any special set to make something like this, and which set do I need?
Our puzzle boxes aren't from a particular set, just a bunch of pieces we've collected over the years. The parts lists in the video description will give you an idea of which ones you'll need. Pieces can be found on bricklink.com and of course through lego.
Do you design these in some type of CAD software first?
Sick video btw. Just ordered all the bricks!
Jake Punton we put them into a “stud.io” model after completion
to make it impossible to brake just glue the parts together XD
apart from the moving parts
If I may make one recommendation, when showing the the layout of the puzzle pieces needed can you show if they are flat, meaning ("Height of lego") singles in thickness or if they're doubles as in the size of a standard lego, thanks
Plates and tiles are the thinnest Lego. Bricks are the thicker Lego. It takes three plates stacked to equal a brick. Plates and bricks have studs on top. Tiles are smooth on top. I'm new to Lego but this is what I've learned. Hope this helped👍
Does Paydirt&Prospecting’s reply resolve your issue. We usually say the part name when placing it. We also try to tip bricks on their side so you can see their thickness, while plates and tiles face up toward the camera.
@@jdub7785 Thank you this is a great help, I mean I've been playing with legos since I was a youngen and now my little one is fascinated by them and Honestly I never new this, thank you
@@ArcanesWorld no problem! I just got into Lego a month ago...how did I miss this as a kid!? Have a great day! If you ever want to try panning for gold check out my channel and store www.jdubsgolddirt.com cheat3 does a great job with the puzzle boxes. I'm (trying) building the Ben Franklin locker today😎
While building this I noticed an alternative to the clipped axel. You could use a 5.5 double axel with stop insert it long end into the technic brick replacing the outer technic brick with a cross with a technic brick with a hole, it just barely hangs in to the button it's attached to, although it hangs out of the box a little bit. I found it to slide a little easier as well as it makes an alternative to breaking bricks.
Cool suggestion. Better than Lego surgery.
@@cheat3puzzles one thing I did notice it becomes hard to reset when you want to reset the box but... It's Legos the inner workings of the box are easily accessible
Designing the reset is hard for some boxes. We’ve not released the old Macintosh because the reset isn’t reliable and needs improvement.
nice
Thanks
You should submit this on Ideas. I think it fits the theme to the T! Also, have you considered crafting instructions in Studio?...it looks like you must have a digital build already prepped.
We have been using Studio. I've used lots of CAD software, and Studio is so easy! I'm not really plugged into the Lego community... this has just been a hobby. I need to check Ideas out. Thanks for the referral.
Hey,
Amazing build, great work.
I can not seem to find these brick on the lego site 1 x 2 w/ Axle Hole, Would you have the link to it
Cheers,
try part 32064 on bricklink
Where would you suggest getting a set of legos for building your puzzle boxes? I mean I have sets but they are like the bugatti and don't get many extra pieces, is it possible to buy just random pieces and parts from lego?
Bricklink is also a great place to get pieces. I have a Design Series Starter kit video that will show some of the most used pieces.
Wow. I thought Chris missed a step. I guess it was actually taped there.
@cheat3 I’m having so much fun with this! It’s my first LEGO puzzle box.
One modification I made was using two 1x2 bricks at the end of the fallen mast. Mine was being fiddly at first because I wouldn’t push the first money tile all the way forward, clearing the way for the key. However, that just may be me making it easier: I’m making the 2x2 brick in the lock and the 1x2 brick in the button red so they are more obvious. And I’m considering ordering 1x2 tiles with arrows for the major key to instruct the solver to push. I know that’s putting training wheels on it, but I really want them to do it “own their own”.
My brother’s birthday is next month. He’s an engineer and a Lego guy! I can’t wait ... my only regret is I don’t want to share the channel with him for another 3 weeks because otherwise he’ll be spoiled!
Question: how did you assemble the Ben Franklin mini fig for the thumbnail? I’ve got Dumbeldore face, Flich hair ... whose body did you use?
Thanks so much!
So glad you are making it your way. Arrow tiles might make it easier to just hand over to a friends. I love making puzzles more social! The torso is “adventurers jungle suit, brown vest, black tie”... but I modified the color to navy. It’s a computer generated image.
is there a substitute for the 1 by 4 with the groove?? I want to know before I start building the puzzle box.
Yes. It can be made without the rail system. Check out the full tutorial for the MODDED Bens Locker. That video has the same base but it's made without the rails.
Is there anyone else here who is building the locker part for the challenge again because they don’t want to break their original bens locker?
The sanctity of Ben's Locker. :)
Hey there! Add another to the "Sent from Chris Ramsay's Video" pile. I saw your updated link in the description. It could just be me not knowing how to navigate the site, but I can't figure out how to purchase the parts from your bricklink studio link. Am I missing something?
They have to approve it first.. so we're just waiting. Hopefully if it gets a lot of views/likes/comments they will approve it and the EasyBuy option will appear.
Just like a lot of others. Came over from Chris’ channel. I def want to
Build this.
Is there a way to buy the pieces you use for this from you? Or if anyone knows how to find all these pieces.
I think there is a site where u can make stuff in legos online, and if you are happy you can order all the individual pieces
where did you buy the cross axle that you cut the end off because I cant find one of that length with a stud anywhere?
I had it from some old star wars kit build. It’s a technic piece. Try bricklink.
Is there any place to buy lego puzzle boxes
Jiggling the square made another part come out, it's not a flaw, it's an idea
Edmark Babor agree!
How do you measure the levels of the puzzle?
Would you be able to make the base with out the use of the grooved 1x4
Yes! The drawer will just slide all the way out without the rails/rail bricks.
Hey cheat3, do you suggest a site for buying the legos? I want to build this for myself, but don't already have all the pieces in my collection.
We round out our collection with pieces from Bricklink.com. They have a lot of vendors that sell most everything you'd need for a puzzle box.
Thanks man
Do you need the 2x4 technic bricks from the base cabinet, or can you use normal 2x4s?
You can leave out the rail system.
@@cheat3puzzles Awesome! Thanks.
hey cheat3, is there any substitute for the technic 1x4 brick with the groove that is used at about 9:30? I dont have any And i really want to build this amazing box!
Just ditch the rail system. The drawer will come all the way out... but the lock still holds it in place until solved.
@@cheat3puzzles ok thanks so much! I cant believed that you replied so quickly!!!!
All: a puzzle
Me: buzzlightyear in a box
haha
Would a little bit of paper in the axle hole be enough to use an axle 5 ?
Let me know if that works! The really long axle can also be substituted with two smaller ones. You can even use one smaller one and not have it going all the way through. Then the first move requires sliding the moving piece with your finger instead of pushing the axle in.
As far as construction for the non moving parts, is it possible to like superglue parts together or would that melt the plastic in a weird way?
Oh sure you can glue it. Be ready to wipe any that leaks onto the outer surface cause it makes it less nice. I've only see this one break twice... once when my kid dropped it and in my 5k subs video. It's the sturdiest box we have.
@@cheat3puzzles thanks for the response 😁
Is there any alternative to the technic bricks that hold the rails? I don’t have those and am wondering if I absolutely need them.
We have the same question! We have all the pieces but the two technic bricks.
The rail plate in the drawer and the rail groove bricks in the cabinet aren't needed. The rail system makes the drawer slide more smoothly and stops it from coming all the way out when it opens. But you can just use regular bricks instead and it works fine.
@@cheat3puzzles Great! We will get to building and post a pic when we are finished! Hope you, Gina, and the kids are well.
If you need any help (or parts) just hit up Gina on social media. Simon finished his, but he put in "some time."
Hey. I built this puzzle, but I missed both flat L-tiles. For the middle lock, I instead used a 1x1 flat tile and a 1x2 flat tile.
By mistake I put it so you now have to tap the puzzle a bit for the 1x1 tile to move out of the way for the 2x1. And after that you can push in the middle lock.
Btw. Really nice instructions. But some times you forgot to show what piece you used. But overall, great clip.
Im about half-way though the puzzle, and the button on the bottom is not as loose as yours, Im thinking about using some sand paper on it, is that a good idea?
You could try it! It could ruin the brick. I would try cleaning the pieces first. We've also noticed that there is some variance from brick to brick so you could also swap out the button pieces and see if others aren't as tight.