Metals I Final: Platonic Solid
"Platonic solid, any of the five geometric solids whose faces are all identical, regular polygons meeting at the same three-dimensional angles. Also known as the five regular polyhedra, they consist of the tetrahedron (or pyramid), cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron."
- J.L. Heilbron, "Platonic Solid", Encyclopedia Britannica
Experimentation and Assembly
Exploration of Motion
Final Product
Final product was fabricated using identical strips of 5.0" x 0.75" strips of sheet aluminum. All connections are either tension fit or hardware (hex nuts and flat head screws). Holes are drilled and countersunk, slots are hand-cut using a jeweler's saw and filed.
