metal

54 - Cast aluminium sphere

Submitted by plindley on 17 November 2009 - 4:27pm

Creating an object in separate components to be combined later can often help to overcome technical or production problems, see paper sphere,

22098 reads

52 - Red metal box

Submitted by plindley on 17 November 2009 - 4:21pm

Much good quality material can be sourced from items already made, used and then discarded.

25907 reads

50 - Iron wire ball

Submitted by plindley on 17 November 2009 - 4:17pm

The material is black iron annealed wire, 16 standard wire gauge, soft, and satisfying to bend between finger and thumb.

5067 reads

16 - Copper dome

Submitted by plindley on 13 November 2009 - 2:54pm

Although using the simplest of tools, this is a complex and time consuming process.

30510 reads

15 - Bent steel rod

Submitted by plindley on 13 November 2009 - 2:46pm

A simple linear description of a cube; a drawing of its edges, this 8mm mild steel rod is bent 7 times at right angles, with heat using a high temperature torch.

6396 reads

08 - Steel cube

Submitted by plindley on 13 November 2009 - 1:34pm

Six identical mild steel squares are gas welded along the edges and then ground square. The square hole reveals the thickness as being 20swg., or 0.9mm.

17476 reads

04 - Aluminium cube

Submitted by plindley on 13 November 2009 - 12:48pm

Light sheet aluminium, in this case 22 gauge or 0.71mm thick is easily worked, and while impractical to solder, lends itself well to pop riveting as a fixing method.

6139 reads