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WeirdWondrous — Dodechahedron welding project
Published: 2011-02-25 21:16:47 +0000 UTC; Views: 2204; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 386
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Made this for a school project early 2009 ( I think).Theme was "light" and you were supposed to weld something that worked with the theme.
I made a lantern, based on the paper lanterns I made at school as a kid.
It's made from squares (and some triangle half squares), bent to a 72 degree angle and welded together at the corners.
Simple and easy. I thought of polishing it, but then decided I liked it as it was.
About 50 cm in diameter.
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nice welding! 
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OMG OMG OMG!!!!! I love it!!!
I absolutly LOVE lanturns. I have some pretty odd and cool looking ones myself. That one is totally awesome! ^.^
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I like the corners, the circular patterns. I don't know if its supposed to look like that, but i really like it!
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That rainbow pattern comes from the heat of the welding. in order to weld the metal you have to nearly melt it, and when it reaches a certain temperature, steel is annealed into colours. You can use this to create effects but sadly it is only on the surface and won't last very long.
I decided to keep it because it looked pretty.
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well, that's cool. im glad you kept it!
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OMG Did I tell you that I my heart belongs to pentagonal stuffs?????? And the dodecahedron too? And the stellated ones too?????
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Aww.. I agree with you, the dodechahedron is my favourite amongst the platonic shapes as well!
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We only had "You were here - yay!" or "Hm, perhaps you should try actually doing the project at the next assignment." since it was more of an arts school than a technical education.
I got the grade "Holy fuck, you're fast!"
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Sounds like a school I would have enjoyed.
Plus, also, too, besides.. I'd say you might have gotten a pretty good education there.
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It was brilliant.
You got to learn the basic techniques in a very creative and encouraging environment. There was no "wrong" and you were urged to take what you learned and turn the knowledge into a part of your own expression. Absolutely wonderful!
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