Icosahedron

eflyguy · January 4, 2019, 12:55am

It was meant a joke, or a prod, directed mostly at all those complaining about not having snapmarks…

Looks brilliant, as do the others.

rebecca · January 4, 2019, 1:17am

This is too cool! I love it. Thanks lots for sharing the file!! May the world be filled with Icosahedrons (made on a Glowforge, naturally).

polarbrainfreeze · January 4, 2019, 8:38pm

Thanks for the design! I ended up making a “d20 life counter” with it.

It was harder than I imagined to put it together. I was impatient, and just glued everything in about an hour. I really should have made a jig to hold a couple of pieces together, and glued it two pieces at a time. Nonetheless, it worked, and I’m quite happy with it.

Thanks!

geek2nurse · January 4, 2019, 8:40pm

That came out really nice!!! I like putting them together while sitting in bed in the evening with a good audiobook. Keeps me from being impatient, because I’m absorbed in the book and don’t mind sitting there waiting for the glue to harden enough to move on.

timjedwards · January 5, 2019, 5:42am

Always.

geek2nurse · January 5, 2019, 5:56am

(And yes, always. )
For those who don’t know, @timjedwards is my baby brother IRL.

ianauch · January 5, 2019, 11:53am

Nice work, that turned out great.

ppipa1 · January 5, 2019, 6:32pm

Thanks for the share! Here’s my make, nothing exciting but it was fun to make.

I whipped up a little brother too.

Now I just need a huge dice tower to roll them down! Lol!

geek2nurse · January 5, 2019, 8:14pm

Ooh, those are lovely! It really doesn’t take much to dress them up. And I’m totally stealing your colored outline idea!

willcfc · January 7, 2019, 12:11pm

Any chance you could share the dodecahedron? I have a project that I’ve been waiting on for exactly just this. /begs

designersdeck · January 7, 2019, 12:40pm

Hi, really like these. I don’t seem to be able to see any file links to any of your posts?

wesleyjames · January 7, 2019, 4:46pm

The first post has the file. It’s the pattern looking picture. Try a right-click -> save as.

geek2nurse · January 7, 2019, 4:52pm

It’s actually against forum guidelines to request files, but as it happens I’ve already posted one, so you’re in luck. See Polyhedra Starter Kit. It will be larger than the one in the photos, but you can adjust the size to what you want; just keep the connector holes same size and distance from the edge, and you’re all set.

willcfc · January 7, 2019, 5:06pm

I never saw that post! Awesome work!

designersdeck · January 7, 2019, 9:27pm

Oh really is it lol. Thanks anyway il try and upload it tomorrow. Really like the design

designersdeck · January 10, 2019, 9:21am

hi, just realised its an image file. Thank you very much.

quinnone2 · January 13, 2019, 6:16pm

Got around to making my own… thanks for the files…still have to figure how to get that last piece connected the right way. I used puduk, oak and zebra wood. Yah geometrics

geek2nurse · January 13, 2019, 6:18pm

Yeah, the last one can be challenging! It helps to round off the ends of the connectors a little, and you can also use a hobby knife to take the edges off the holes on the back of the last piece, to help things slide into place a little easier.

garyellefsen · January 14, 2019, 5:58pm

Ok here’s my little version. There are 20 sides and I have (or will have by this summer) 19 grandkids. So one for each name and a spot for Grandma and Papa. I put them in random order facing all directions, so they can have fun finding their name.

dklgood · January 14, 2019, 7:51pm

Love this idea and execution. 19 grandkids…so many blessings!