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Metabuckyballs [message #17259] Sat, 04 September 2010 14:58 UTC Go to next message
avatar richgain is currently offline richgain
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It's the 25th anniversary of the Buckyball (thanks Google!) and how appropriate that my finest 3D printed Buckyball has just arrived.
I decided that the stick and ball models were a bit ugly and juxtaposed spheres were too dense, so decided to use metaball modelling in Blender to make my own models by hand. I tried three different thicknesses for the strut between the balls and consequently there are three different models available in the microcubology shop.
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_vFF-CpciYaQ/TIJdTJzlNuI/AAAAAAAABfA/8h1a7k4GZ9o/s800/DSCF3065.JPG

Metabuckyball was my first model and is a good general purpose model suitable for printing in all plastics.
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_vFF-CpciYaQ/TIJdSBVp4QI/AAAAAAAABe4/AgJ0HpkUZ3k/s800/DSCF3062.JPG

Thin metabuckyball was my attempt at increasing the hole size and reducing the cost of the model. Again, only suitable for plastics.
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_vFF-CpciYaQ/TIJdRVFFIFI/AAAAAAAABe0/l9uThOPckSs/s800/DSCF3060.JPG

Fat metabuckyball was specifically built for metal printing and I am delighted to report that it's a success.
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_vFF-CpciYaQ/TIJdTznX7AI/AAAAAAAABfE/oORD0J9p86A/s800/DSCF3059-1.JPG

You can also see the video of this print on YouTube to get an idea of the size.

Hope you like them as much as I do.
Rich Gain @ microcubology

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Re: Metabuckyballs [message #17280 is a reply to message #17259 ] Sun, 05 September 2010 05:55 UTC Go to previous messageGo to next message
avatar Action_N is currently offline Action_N
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VERY cool. XD

"And though we are not now that strength which in old days moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are; one equal temper of heroic hearts, made weak by time and fate, but strong in will to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."

~ Ulysses
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Re: Metabuckyballs [message #17484 is a reply to message #17259 ] Thu, 09 September 2010 11:23 UTC Go to previous message
avatar jeff is currently offline jeff
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i dig it, very cool. looks great in alumide too. and the use of the iphone for a nice reflective black surface to photograph while showing scale is a nice touch. well done!

Jeff Bare
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@jbaredesign
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