Starting Octahedron V2.0 (29.3.12)

After completing my first prototype out of white delrin, I went back to the green acrylic and started a final version (I find the green acrylic much prettier).

I started by laser cutting the pieces.

There was a long line for the laser cutter in class today, so it took a while before I had these pieces ready to go.

Oscar suggested I try drilling the hole for the nut, so that I could get a more snug fit.  If I was feeling particularly skilled with the drill, I could try drilling only halfway, so that the nut wouldn't bee seen from the outside.

I started by attaching it to a clamp and backing it with wood.  I also had to wait a while because another student was using the drill.

But once I had the drill in my hands (and had some help from Oscar), I made this hole, which is much cleaner looking than the hole in my white prototype.

After making this I got to work attaching the other triangles with contact paper and on monday will go through the same hot glue procedure as last time.