UGEARS Safe with Combination Lock - Mechanical 3D Wooden Puzzles for Adults Puzzle Box - Working Storage Safe with Secret Code - Wooden Model Kits for Adults to Build for Christmas - 179 Pcs

I was browsing my Facebook page, when I saw a 30 second video on ugears products. They looked amazing and knew I had to try them as I love tinkering and making things. This was my first ugear product and what an amazing quality product it is. When you open the box, there isn't a millimeter of un-used space. Everything slides out of the box, including the wooden parts and separate cocktail sticks and instructions. The instruction booklet is 90% useful and easy to understand diagrams with no words, 10% wordy descriptions of things that need explaining on the more complex parts (like setting your own code for the safe). Most of the wooden parts pop out with little effort,although sometimes, the smaller parts can be a pain to take out and can splinter slightly. I always kept a little bit of sandpaper available for these rare occasions. I would also suggest getting a candle before starting this project, as every moving part needs to be "lubricated" with wax. After many hours, very sore fingers and many silly mistakes, I finally had this together and it looked even better than the pictures show. The fact that it really worked as a safe was wonderful and it had a great weight to the door. It has now taken pride of place on my main shelf in the front room, along with another of their products, the 20 minute timer. I highly recommend this product to anyone who likes to work with their hands and make something from nothing.

Amazing design and it works really well. Obviously pay close attention to the instructions - we made a couple of mistakes mixing up very similar pieces and it's tricky to take things apart again (though possible). We also broke a delicate piece but were able to glue it.

Very impressed with this kit. It took me 4/5 hours to finish. The instructions were pretty clear (detailed colour images and multi lingual) and the kit was solid. After working with previous kits I was worried about breaking it, but it's very solid. Only issue I had was trying to slot in the last panel (it just wouldn't line up right) and involved me shaving a few edges with a craft knife. Also be aware that if you miss certain bits at certain times you won't get a chance to go back. You will need to take your time to do it properly, but the time spent will be enjoyable and rewarding.

Pieces are too hard to join and they require a lot of strength. It made my finger hurts and I gave up halfway through building it. Material is too sturdy and hard to assemble

If you expect this quality product to be straight forward, think again! If it were not for the imperfections in the diagrams, this would be easy enough, but if you like a challenge, are patient and are able to overcome obstacles, this will make for a good construction. Some of the diagrams are misleading and you can end up all in a tangle if your not careful (so no glueing), but if you're intuitive, detirmined and can follow your instincts, and you'll get by (just?) It would probably be a good idea to thoroughly read through as if building and write question marks with useful comments alongside diagrams that appear contradictory or even missing in some places so when you come to actually build, you'll already be aware of the inconsistencies and errors. I am half way through and little annoyances aside, I am thoroughly enjoying constructing this little safe. I hope I am successful? I will update when and if I accomplish the completed build. Update! Finally completed after about six or seven work hours. Thumbs and fingers are sore after the testing of the lock mechanism. I did rub candle wax on moving parts but the movement is still stiff, not sure if that is because it's made of wood or because it's new and just needs breaking in. Word of advice Take nothing for granted and double and triple check connectivity before going ahead. After all of the above, I am completely satisfied with the end product which I'm sure will attract some attention by curious admirers.

This was the first UGears product that I have bought. The quality of the wood, and of the laser cutting is excellent. The step-by-step instructions are thorough (if a little small). For some of the smaller pieces, UGears have provided spares (which proved useful). I would suggest that after reaching Step 7 on page 14; that you check all 3 discs catch and turn. (Part 48 needs to be pushed halfway through disc II, not flush). The instructions show the placement of the Dollar Sign ($) the wrong way round (mirrored) - it can be placed the correct way round. There is a YouTube video of the Safe Assembly (running 2hours 30mins) by UGearsUS. All in all an excellent product. I enjoyed the assembly process, and the end product looks good and works.

absolutely brilliant! Ended up spending some time across 3 evenings building this......a grown man should not get this much pleasure from building little wooden safes, but the inner nerd kicked in and joygasim. The actual kit is really well made and even the little bits came out of the sheeting easily, not one bit broke which is even more surprising as being a 6"4 man with massive hands, I'm not the most gentle person. Also with this kit you get to learn and understand how the locking mechanism works. So would highly recommend getting this......I'm now going to see what kit next to buy from these guys

Quite tricky to fit all the parts together. Too hard for a 13-year-old. Ingenious design, but it sticks and didn’t work well. I would consider a similar product since the quality of the pieces are good but was a bit disappointed by the safe.

Parfait, sauf une notice parfois peu précise

Good project

Veramente fatta bene , i pezzi non si rompono ed i meccanismi sono precisi. La sua costruzione non è semplice ma il bello è soprattutto questo

My 14yr old and I had a great time building this... Talk about bonding time, it took two days! Our fingers hurt a bit from taking apart all the pieces, but no biggie. Some pieces were hard to fit into place, we used a rubber mallet and it did wonders... We also used a very small hammer when the piece was in a hard to reach spot. All in all, it is a great project with clear instructions... I’m impressed! Will definitely be buying more UGear sets in the future 👍🏼

Präzise geschnittene Teile, eine gute Bauanleitung und es funktioniert wirklich alles super. Ich hatte keine Probleme mit schlecht passenden Teilen oder zerbrochenen Teilen. Sicher ist es manchmal nicht einfach insbesondere die kleinen Teile heraus zu lösen, aber es geht. Ein tolles Set, welchen viel Spaß beim bauen macht. Fertig gebaut ist der Tresor schön anzusehen, das detailreiche Äußere ist sehr dekorativ. Für Bauer und Sammler eine unbedingte Kaufempfehlung.