[Treehouse] Piecenikking (was [Icehouse] Angles)

[Kristin]

wow those look cool!  how well do they hold up to play?

--On June 5, 2006 Ryan McGuire <kerry_and_ryan at att.net> wrote:

> Just to share...
>     http://www.ryanker.com/Looney/IMG_0624.JPG
>
> That's a white stash and some origami paper stuck together with 3M brand
> 77 spray adhesive.*
>
> If you're going to try this yourself, use just a thin layer of glue and
> let it get a little tacky before you apply paper to pyramid.  Otherwise
> it acts more as a lubricant than an adhesive -- such a mess.  Cleanup
> requires mineral spirits or somesuch.
>
> * I rely on www.thistothat.com for such advice.  "Because," as the site
> says, "people have a need to glue things to other things."
>
> Ryan
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elliott C. Evans" <eeyore at ee0r.com>
> To: "Icehouse Discussion List" <icehouse at lists.looneylabs.com>
> Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 12:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [Icehouse] Angles
>
>
> >
> > Ryan wrote:
> >> Heck yes.
> >>
> >> Large:  theta=94.328, bevel=47.164
> >> Medium: theta=94.283, bevel=47.141
> >> Small:  theta=94.204, bevel=47.102
> >
> > Cool, thanks. That's perfect.
> >
> >> So what's your building material of choice?  Plain old plywood?
> >
> > I don't have any solid plans yet, but I wanted the numbers on hand
> > for noodling purposes.
> >
> > One idea was to make a wooden PC case. Sooner or later I plan to
> > replace my old stereo with a computer, and a cherry wood pyramid
> > would fit into the decor. This is bound to be cheaper than the
> > metal pyramid case that was posted here. I can picture it now
> > with the illuminated fan shining up through the metal mesh tip...
> >
> > Another idea, believe it or not is to make standard-size hollow
> > pieces out of wood. I have a Rockler store nearby where I can buy
> > thin wood in various flavors. I bet I could design a jig that
> > would hold the wood and keep me from losing any fingertips...
> >
> > Nobody should expect to see either of these from me by Origins.
> > =^>
> >
> > --
> > Elliott C. "Eeyore" Evans
> > eeyore at ee0r.com
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