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The 25 notchable32 six-piece burr pieces

For regular six piece burrs we are looking at rods of the size 2*2*6. Since each piece can have 12 of the 24 cubes removed there are potentially 212=4096 possible pieces. By excluding disjoint and duplicate rods there are exactly 837 unique ones, of which 59 are notchable. Of those 59 notchable ones, only 25 can be used to build solid burrs. Following is a list of these 25 pieces:

# Piece type Weight Internal Corners Full Back
1

1111
1111
11
11

    +----+----+----+----+----+----+
   /                             /|
  +                             + |
 /                             /  +
+----+----+----+----+----+----+   |
|                             |   |
|                             |   +
+                             +  /
|                             | +
|                             |/
+----+----+----+----+----+----+
notchable32
notchable
millable32
millable
general32
general
burr3
12 0 *
18

0111
0111
11
11

    +----+    +----+----+----+----+
   /    /|   /                   /|
  +    + |  +                   + |
 /    /  +-/                   /  +
+----+  / +----+----+----+----+   |
|    | +  |                   |   |
|    |/   |                   |   +
+    +----+                   +  /
|                             | +
|                             |/
+----+----+----+----+----+----+
notchable32
notchable
millable32
millable
general32
general
10 0 *
35

1011
1011
11
11

    +----+----+    +----+----+----+
   /         /|   /              /|
  +         + |  +              + |
 /         /  +-/              /  +
+----+----+  / +----+----+----+   |
|         | +  |              |   |
|         |/   |              |   +
+         +----+              +  /
|                             | +
|                             |/
+----+----+----+----+----+----+
notchable32
notchable
millable32
millable
general32
general
burr3
10 0 *
52

0011
0011
11
11

    +----+         +----+----+----+
   /    /|        /              /|
  +    + |       +              + |
 /    /  +----+-/              /  +
+----+  /      +----+----+----+   |
|    | +       |              |   |
|    |/        |              |   +
+    +----+----+              +  /
|                             | +
|                             |/
+----+----+----+----+----+----+
notchable32
notchable
millable32
millable
general32
general
8 0 *
86

0101
0101
11
11

    +----+    +----+    +----+----+
   /    /|   /    /|   /         /|
  +    + |  +    + |  +         + |
 /    /  +-/    /  +-/         /  +
+----+  / +----+  / +----+----+   |
|    | +  |    | +  |         |   |
|    |/   |    |/   |         |   +
+    +----+    +----+         +  /
|                             | +
|                             |/
+----+----+----+----+----+----+
notchable32
notchable
millable32
millable
general32
general
8 0 *
103

1001
1001
11
11

    +----+----+         +----+----+
   /         /|        /         /|
  +         + |       +         + |
 /         /  +----+-/         /  +
+----+----+  /      +----+----+   |
|         | +       |         |   |
|         |/        |         |   +
+         +----+----+         +  /
|                             | +
|                             |/
+----+----+----+----+----+----+
notchable32
notchable
millable32
millable
general32
general
burr3
8 0 *
120

0001
0001
11
11

    +----+              +----+----+
   /    /|             /         /|
  +    + |            +         + |
 /    /  +----+----+-/         /  +
+----+  /           +----+----+   |
|    | +            |         |   |
|    |/             |         |   +
+    +----+----+----+         +  /
|                             | +
|                             |/
+----+----+----+----+----+----+
notchable32
notchable
millable32
millable
general32
general
6 0 *
154

0110
0110
11
11

    +----+    +----+----+    +----+
   /    /|   /         /|   /    /|
  +    + |  +         + |  +    + |
 /    /  +-/         /  +-/    /  +
+----+  / +----+----+  / +----+   |
|    | +  |         | +  |    |   |
|    |/   |         |/   |    |   +
+    +----+         +----+    +  /
|                             | +
|                             |/
+----+----+----+----+----+----+
notchable32
notchable
millable32
millable
general32
general
8 0 *
188

0010
0010
11
11

    +----+         +----+    +----+
   /    /|        /    /|   /    /|
  +    + |       +    + |  +    + |
 /    /  +----+-/    /  +-/    /  +
+----+  /      +----+  / +----+   |
|    | +       |    | +  |    |   |
|    |/        |    |/   |    |   +
+    +----+----+    +----+    +  /
|                             | +
|                             |/
+----+----+----+----+----+----+
notchable32
notchable
millable32
millable
general32
general
6 0 *
256

0000
0000
11
11

    +----+                   +----+
   /    /|                  /    /|
  +    + |                 +    + |
 /    /  +----+----+----+-/    /  +
+----+  /                +----+   |
|    | +                 |    |   |
|    |/                  |    |   +
+    +----+----+----+----+    +  /
|                             | +
|                             |/
+----+----+----+----+----+----+
notchable32
notchable
millable32
millable
general32
general
4 0 *
359

1001
1001
11
01

    +----+----+         +----+----+
   /         /|        /         /|
  +         + |       +         + |
 /         /  +----+-/         /  +
+----+----+  /      +----+----+   |
|         | +----+  |         |   |
|         | |   /   |         |   +
+         + |  +----+         +  /
|         | +--|              | +
|         |/   |              |/
+----+----+    +----+----+----+
notchable32
notchable
millable32
millable
general32
general
burr3
7 0  
615

1001
1001
11
10

    +----+----+         +----+----+
   /         /|        /         /|
  +         + |       +         + |
 /         /  +----+-/         /  +
+----+----+  /      +----+----+   |
|         | +    +--|         |   |
|         |/    /|  |         |   +
+         +----+ |  +         +  /
|              | +--|         | +
|              |/   |         |/
+----+----+----+    +----+----+
notchable32
notchable
millable32
millable
general32
general
burr3
7 0  
792

0111
0001
11
00

    +----+    +----+----+----+----+
   /    /|   /                   /|
  +    + |  +----+----+         + |
 /    /  +--|        /         /  +
+----+  /   |       +----+----+   |
|    | +    +       |         |   |
|    |/    /|       |         |   +
+    +----+ |       +         +  /
|         | +----+--|         | +
|         |/        |         |/
+----+----+         +----+----+
notchable32
notchable
millable32
millable
general32
general
6 0  
824

0011
0001
11
00

    +----+         +----+----+----+
   /    /|        /              /|
  +    + |       +----+         + |
 /    /  +----+--|   /         /  +
+----+  /        |  +----+----+   |
|    | +    +----+  |         |   |
|    |/    /|       |         |   +
+    +----+ |       +         +  /
|         | +----+--|         | +
|         |/        |         |/
+----+----+         +----+----+
notchable32
notchable
millable32
millable
general32
general
5 0  
856

0101
0001
11
00

    +----+    +----+    +----+----+
   /    /|   /    /|   /         /|
  +    + |  +----+ |  +         + |
 /    /  +--|    | +-/         /  +
+----+  /   |    |/ +----+----+   |
|    | +    +    +--|         |   |
|    |/    /|       |         |   +
+    +----+ |       +         +  /
|         | +----+--|         | +
|         |/        |         |/
+----+----+         +----+----+
notchable32
notchable
millable32
millable
general32
general
5 0  
871

1001
1001
11
00

    +----+----+         +----+----+
   /         /|        /         /|
  +         + |       +         + |
 /         /  +----+-/         /  +
+----+----+  /      +----+----+   |
|         | +----+--|         |   |
|         | |       |         |   +
+         + |       +         +  /
|         | +----+--|         | +
|         |/        |         |/
+----+----+         +----+----+
notchable32
notchable
millable32
millable
general32
general
burr3
6 0  
888

0001
0001
11
00

    +----+              +----+----+
   /    /|             /         /|
  +    + |            +         + |
 /    /  +----+----+-/         /  +
+----+  /           +----+----+   |
|    | +    +----+--|         |   |
|    |/    /|       |         |   +
+    +----+ |       +         +  /
|         | +----+--|         | +
|         |/        |         |/
+----+----+         +----+----+
notchable32
notchable
millable32
millable
general32
general
4 0  
911

1110
1000
11
00

    +----+----+----+----+    +----+
   /                   /|   /    /|
  +         +----+----+ |  +    + |
 /         /|         | +-/    /  +
+----+----+ |         |/ +----+   |
|         | +         +  |    |   |
|         | |        /   |    |   +
+         + |       +----+    +  /
|         | +----+--|         | +
|         |/        |         |/
+----+----+         +----+----+
notchable32
notchable
millable32
millable
general32
general
6 0  
928

0110
0000
11
00

    +----+    +----+----+    +----+
   /    /|   /         /|   /    /|
  +    + |  +----+----+ |  +    + |
 /    /  +--|         | +-/    /  +
+----+  /   |         |/ +----+   |
|    | +    +         +  |    |   |
|    |/    /|        /   |    |   +
+    +----+ |       +----+    +  /
|         | +----+--|         | +
|         |/        |         |/
+----+----+         +----+----+
notchable32
notchable
millable32
millable
general32
general
4 0  
943

1010
1000
11
00

    +----+----+    +----+    +----+
   /         /|   /    /|   /    /|
  +         + |  +----+ |  +    + |
 /         /  +--|    | +-/    /  +
+----+----+  /   |    |/ +----+   |
|         | +----+    +  |    |   |
|         | |        /   |    |   +
+         + |       +----+    +  /
|         | +----+--|         | +
|         |/        |         |/
+----+----+         +----+----+
notchable32
notchable
millable32
millable
general32
general
5 0  
960

0010
0000
11
00

    +----+         +----+    +----+
   /    /|        /    /|   /    /|
  +    + |       +----+ |  +    + |
 /    /  +----+--|    | +-/    /  +
+----+  /        |    |/ +----+   |
|    | +    +----+    +  |    |   |
|    |/    /|        /   |    |   +
+    +----+ |       +----+    +  /
|         | +----+--|         | +
|         |/        |         |/
+----+----+         +----+----+
notchable32
notchable
millable32
millable
general32
general
3 0  
975

1100
1000
11
00

    +----+----+----+         +----+
   /              /|        /    /|
  +         +----+ |       +    + |
 /         /|    | +----+-/    /  +
+----+----+ |    |/      +----+   |
|         | +    +----+  |    |   |
|         | |        /   |    |   +
+         + |       +----+    +  /
|         | +----+--|         | +
|         |/        |         |/
+----+----+         +----+----+
notchable32
notchable
millable32
millable
general32
general
5 0  
992

0100
0000
11
00

    +----+    +----+         +----+
   /    /|   /    /|        /    /|
  +    + |  +----+ |       +    + |
 /    /  +--|    | +----+-/    /  +
+----+  /   |    |/      +----+   |
|    | +    +    +----+  |    |   |
|    |/    /|        /   |    |   +
+    +----+ |       +----+    +  /
|         | +----+--|         | +
|         |/        |         |/
+----+----+         +----+----+
notchable32
notchable
millable32
millable
general32
general
3 0  
1007

1000
1000
11
00

    +----+----+              +----+
   /         /|             /    /|
  +         + |            +    + |
 /         /  +----+----+-/    /  +
+----+----+  /           +----+   |
|         | +----+----+  |    |   |
|         | |        /   |    |   +
+         + |       +----+    +  /
|         | +----+--|         | +
|         |/        |         |/
+----+----+         +----+----+
notchable32
notchable
millable32
millable
general32
general
4 0  
1024

0000
0000
11
00

    +----+                   +----+
   /    /|                  /    /|
  +    + |                 +    + |
 /    /  +----+----+----+-/    /  +
+----+  /                +----+   |
|    | +    +----+----+  |    |   |
|    |/    /|        /   |    |   +
+    +----+ |       +----+    +  /
|         | +----+--|         | +
|         |/        |         |/
+----+----+         +----+----+
notchable32
notchable
millable32
millable
general32
general
2 0  
Total notchable32:   25
      notchable  :    0 (SubTotal: 25)
      millable32 :    0
      millable   :    0 (SubTotal: 25)
      general32  :    0
      general    :    0 (SubTotal: 25)
      -----------------
      total      :   25

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