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Hexagon doodle

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 12:49 am
by jediknight219
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DSCN0352a by jediknight219, on Flickr

Re: Hexagon doodle

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 2:51 am
by Athos
I'd like to see a tower done up like that. Nice job.

Steve

Re: Hexagon doodle

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 3:39 am
by mencot
Yes that really cool and useful, like Athos said to make towers. Thanks, I may use this :D

Re: Hexagon doodle

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 6:20 pm
by AK_Brickster
Hmm... Other than the fact that this gives you a triangular core, and that it might be a little more rigid, what benefits are there to this as opposed to just having six hinges connecting six sides together?

Don't get me wrong, I think it's neat, but it seems like a pretty parts-intensive way to make something that can be made much more simply. :?

Re: Hexagon doodle

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 8:44 pm
by jediknight219
The benefit: it's rigid. This thing doesn't budge, and it's a perfect regular hexagon. I was trying to improve on http://www.flickr.com/photos/gambort/61 ... hotostream

An earlier iteration was less parts intensive, but wasn't rigid enough. On paper it should have been good, but in practice it could still bend.

Re: Hexagon doodle

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 2:15 am
by footsteps
I like this one a lot. Now, can you do one that creates a 45 degree corner (that isn't massively parts intensive)? That's what I'm after.

Re: Hexagon doodle

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 11:52 am
by mencot
jediknight219 wrote:The benefit: it's rigid. This thing doesn't budge, and it's a perfect regular hexagon. I was trying to improve on http://www.flickr.com/photos/gambort/61 ... hotostream

An earlier iteration was less parts intensive, but wasn't rigid enough. On paper it should have been good, but in practice it could still bend.
footsteps wrote:I like this one a lot. Now, can you do one that creates a 45 degree corner (that isn't massively parts intensive)? That's what I'm after.
Yes, and it goes straight on a baseplate without strange means that would be more "parts intensive". This is a great tecnique and something I have been looking for

Re: Hexagon doodle

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 3:00 pm
by eilonwy77
First off -- I love hexagons!

Secondly -- I love the cleverness of this technique, the way the bits wrap around into smaller sections and then get put together into a whole.

Thirdly -- I could see how it could be useful, and I'm going to try it out sometime. Thanks for sharing!

Re: Hexagon doodle

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 10:20 pm
by jediknight219
New design that I like better.

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DSCN0363 by jediknight219, on Flickr

Re: Hexagon doodle

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 10:20 pm
by jediknight219
Hexagons are easier if you have some stuff outside the hexagon, and you can make them smaller.

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DSCN0367 by jediknight219, on Flickr

Re: Hexagon doodle

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 10:21 pm
by jediknight219
The design of this one is similar to the previous one.

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DSCN0370 by jediknight219, on Flickr

Re: Hexagon doodle

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 10:22 pm
by jediknight219
45 degree angles. The first one's really simple, but nothing is preventing the angle from opening wider. If it works for you, I'd use that one.

The second one's more stable. On paper, it should be perfect, but in practice I wish it was more rigid.

Third and fourth are rigid. Not exactly 45 degrees, but close enough.

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DSCN0380 by jediknight219, on Flickr

Re: Hexagon doodle

Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 3:28 am
by footsteps
Thanks, jediknight219. Good work! I'll probably hybridize one or more of those ideas.

Re: Hexagon doodle

Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 7:13 pm
by jediknight219
Another 45 degree angle. My favorite so far. Stable and simple. Though I wish the black piece was available in more colors.

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DSCN0383 by jediknight219, on Flickr

Re: Hexagon doodle

Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 8:30 pm
by footsteps
jediknight219 wrote:Another 45 degree angle. My favorite so far. Stable and simple. Though I wish the black piece was available in more colors.

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DSCN0383 by jediknight219, on Flickr
DOH! I hadn't thought of those parts. Thanks for pointing that out!