Workshop Status Report – 25 September 2026

Thank you for your continued patience, loyalty, and support.

Here is the latest update from the workshop on production progress and current developments.

VAULTMAZE & Other Projects

VAULTMAZE has its own update below.

There have been no changes to repairs this week.

Leaving the Workshop

Lites are currently being assembled, with the next batch yet to ship.

We’ll be sure to share an update once they’ve shipped.

VAULTMAZE & Anodisers

This week Charlie has made some excellent progress with Autodesk Fusion.

He has transferred the skills and knowledge he has developed into setting up the VAULTMAZE drawings, with the aim of producing machine-ready output that we can test directly.

This has the potential to significantly streamline the route from maze design through to production. It enables a faster, more efficient process and gives us considerably more flexibility when creating and testing future designs.

Another significant development this week has been our work with Sinumerik Subroutines. We have now worked out how we want to implement these within our machine programs.

Instead of maintaining a completely separate machining program for every maze, we can create one master program for producing the main core, with the individual maze programs acting as subroutines.

This means the common machining operations remain the same within a single program, while the maze itself becomes a variable element.

The big advantage is that if we need to make a small improvement to the standard core machining process, we can make that change once, rather than having to modify every individual maze program.

This should make production considerably more efficient while also reducing the possibility of programming errors.

Workshop Update

Last week the input air filter for the maze machine arrived and was installed.

We took things slowly to ensure everything was as it should be, but can now confirm that the machine is fully operational.

This means that we can continue to produce maze cores for the large batch of sleeves, while also continuing to process our outstanding orders.

Getting orders completed and shipped remains an important priority while we introduce these production improvements.

Packaging Area Improvements

There has also been some very physical work happening behind the scenes at HQ!

At the weekend, Chris started building the base for a new shed. This will allow us to move items currently stored in our container into a permanent space onsite, reducing the time needed to go and fetch packaging materials.

The ground is considerably more uneven than anticipated, so preparing a solid and level base is taking a little longer than expected.

Once completed, this new space will be turned into our dedicated packing area.

This will give us more room inside the workshop for manufacturing while providing a separate area for order preparation and packing.

It is a small, yet important part of improving the overall workflow at the Puzzle Workshop.

Gold Lite – Update & Testing

During the week, a large proportion of our time has been spent concentrating on our mazes.

In particular, the Gold Lite has been our main focus, following detailed feedback from our tester, Mike.

We have machined and are currently testing and reviewing an updated version of the Gold Lite.

We’re working through the maze from beginning to end to ensure that the points identified during testing have been correctly addressed.

Testing and refinement are an important part of our development process as we continue to improve the design and prepare it for ongoing production.

Once testing and review is complete, we’ll separately share our planned next steps with customers already in possession of their Gold Lites, and a wider update for the rest of the community.

There is a great deal happening behind the scenes. The improvements we are making now, from maze design and testing, through to programming, machining and packaging, are all aimed at creating a more efficient production process as we continue to move forward.

Thank You

Thank you for being part of the REVOMAZE journey.

The best is ahead.