Bearing Bolts

Bearing Bolts is a workshop puzzle about work orders — not a color-match toy. Tap a bolt only when it matches the current spec on the rail. A mismatch drops into the vise. The vise has two or three jaws. When they fill, you reseat: tap a jaw bolt, then an empty hole, and screw it back so the next one can ride the rail. Read the stack before you pull. Upper plates hide bolts underneath. A through-bolt locks more than one plate. A brass triangle marks a load-bearing pin. Pull that pin too soon and the bench collapses. HOW A SHIFT WORKS • Follow the manifest line by line: Red M6, Blue M8, Green M5, Yellow Thru • Park mismatches in the vise; reseat when the jaws are tight • Clear a cover plate before you can reach bolts under it • Leave load-bearing pins until the plate above is gone • On the last two orders, a cheater bar lets you pull one bearing pin safely WHAT IS ON THE BENCH • 12 campaign work orders on three benches — each layout is its own problem • Daily Check: a dated order with a move budget • Logbook: best moves, time, and an optional site photo stored on this device • Color Assist, sound, and haptics in Settings • No account, no ads, no in-app purchases WHO IT IS FOR Players who like to think one step ahead. The first order teaches the rail in a few minutes. Later orders ask you to reseat, free a through-bolt, and respect the stack. Camera and Photos are optional. Use them only to pin a photo of a real bench or workpiece to a completed order. The photo stays in the app on this iPhone. You can remove it any time. Take the first order. Read the rail. Don’t jam the vise.