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19 - Wire mesh cubes

Submitted by plindley on 13 November 2009 - 4:08pm
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Grid like lattices offer a wide range of possibilities across many disciplines.

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18 - Plaster cake

Submitted by plindley on 13 November 2009 - 3:28pm
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The ability of plaster to transform from a liquid state into a permanent solid makes it a very useful casting medium, while the in-between curing period can allow for more direct working as the mix

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17 - Bubble

Submitted by plindley on 13 November 2009 - 3:14pm
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Theoretically the perfect sphere: although it’s life is short, it doesn’t react well or easily to modification and it has limited practical strength, the ignominiously named bubble is in fact a com

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16 - Copper dome

Submitted by plindley on 13 November 2009 - 2:54pm
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Although using the simplest of tools, this is a complex and time consuming process.

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15 - Bent steel rod

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

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14 - P.V.C. sphere

Submitted by plindley on 13 November 2009 - 2:34pm
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P.V.C. sheet, here 0.6mm thick, can be readily vacuum formed into hemispheres.

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13 - Candle wax cube

Submitted by plindley on 13 November 2009 - 2:17pm
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There are many types of wax with many different uses, but candle wax is inexpensive, easily obtained and melts at a relatively low temperature.

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12 - Gilded wood

Submitted by plindley on 13 November 2009 - 2:11pm
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Originally a cube designed to illustrate the obvious but visually interesting concept of how the timber we use relates to a tree, some adjacent experiment with gold leaf on a picture frame prompted

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11 - Hardwood sphere

Submitted by plindley on 13 November 2009 - 2:08pm
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Assorted, reclaimed hardwoods including mahogany, beech, ash, oak and ebony are glued randomly together and then turned on the lathe. See video.

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10 - Wire sphere

Submitted by plindley on 13 November 2009 - 2:01pm
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Copper coated mild steel is often sold as "welding rod" and is a very veratile model making material.

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09 - Glass sphere

Submitted by plindley on 13 November 2009 - 1:52pm
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All glass may be formed in a kiln to some extent, where as glass that is fused to each other, as in the coloured strips shown in this sphere, is best achieved with some guarantee of manufacturer co

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08 - Steel cube

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

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