(Dis)Assembling the Octahedron

Wetten, dass..? vom 5. November

Disclaimer: Disassemble etc at your own risk. I did my best to describe thoroughly what I did with my puzzle, but yours may be built differently or may have more glue or any other problem so that it might not be as easily disassembled as mine. Ok, let's get started...

The pieces lined up.

Close-up of the two pieces that are glued. Both of them can break, be careful. The cap on the right can crack a bit, which isn't that bad. It's worse when the flat part of the left piece breaks off of the cylindrical part. Notice how they're glued together on the four sides and that they're not glued on the corners. How strongly they're glued varies from center to center and puzzle to puzzle.

How I pry off the cap. Put something strong and thin under a corner of the cap and try to lever it up. Use only little force at first. If you don't succeed, try the remaining corners of the cap. Try several times, be patient. If you still don't succeed, try the remaining center caps. If you still don't succeed, repeat with a little more force. Also keep an eye under the cap, look for breaks between the flat and the cylindrical part mentioned above. Good luck!