| Rolling hour-track [message #25351] Mon, 28 March 2011 09:53 UTC |
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Hello everyone,
I've decided to make crossover between a rolling ball sculpture and an hourglass. Here's the result so far:
It's designed so that the ball can be replaced with a different one - from a different material and/or color.
The whole thing is about 8cm in height and 6cm in diameter and the orb to be used has to be from 1cm to 1,1cm in diameter.
It is almost complete. One thing I still can't decide how to design is a system to close off the opening for the ball, so that it doesn't fall out while you flip it.
What do you think? 
[Updated on: Mon, 28 March 2011 10:09 UTC]
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| Re: Rolling hour-track [message #25403 is a reply to message #25358 ] Tue, 29 March 2011 09:11 UTC |
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| Youknowwho4eva wrote on Mon, 28 March 2011 12:33 |
Pretty sweet looking. Are you planing on printing in stainless?
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Glad you like it
Well, not actually. I'm going to print it in WSF as a start, because I don't really have much money to be spending right now. But, of course, I'll make stainless available for anyone who want to try it that way 
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| Re: Rolling hour-track [message #25408 is a reply to message #25351 ] Tue, 29 March 2011 12:43 UTC |
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I was wondering about the stainless, I'm worried about the unsupported geometry. I think this would be a nightmare for the technicians. If it's designed at 3mm I'd do sandstone.
The Mad Moder
michael@shapeways.com
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| Re: Rolling hour-track [message #25440 is a reply to message #25408 ] Wed, 30 March 2011 15:20 UTC |
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| Youknowwho4eva wrote on Tue, 29 March 2011 12:43 |
I was wondering about the stainless, I'm worried about the unsupported geometry. I think this would be a nightmare for the technicians. If it's designed at 3mm I'd do sandstone.
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Yes actually, stainless might be impossible with this model. I forgot that fact 
As for sandstone - I doubt it too. The inner rail is 2mm diameter and the outer one about 2.5 mm.
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