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Perpetual Motion

by raju, published

Perpetual Motion by raju Feb 2, 2010

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Description

This is a spatial Bricard 6-Bar linkage that can be made from card stock, best sliced by a laser cutter like the Epilog Zing. ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raoul_Bricard )

There are slogans on the faces. I originally designed this cardboard toy to advertise the Make Lab at our school arts festival called ArtRageous. I called it a mechanical donut, but my more artistic colleagues called it "Perpetual Motion"

Feel free to put in your own slogans!

Albertus Mus in the Discussion comments also pointed out earlier work related to these folding designs. Check out:

(1) IsoAxis ( ac-noumea.nc/maths/polyhedr/IsoAxis_.htm )

(2) Kaleidocycles ( kaleidocycles.de/ )

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this isn't 3D printed

Dear Albertus,

Thank you very much for the reference to prior art and designs.

I was not trying to claim any sort of copyright, but trying to share the concept with a Copyleft/GPL, (which you can see in the drawing PDF file) but unfortunately it shows up with a
© in the site text.

Regards.

Murali Raju

This is a variation on designs found in 'MC Escher Kaleidocycles' by Doris Schattschneider
&
amp; Wallace Walker published by Tarquin Publications in 1977. The original kaleidocycle was patented in 1958 by Wallace Walker as IsoAxis. I don't think you can claim any sort of copyright.

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License

GNU - GPL
Perpetual Motion by raju is licensed under the GNU - GPL license.

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Instructions

If you do not have a laser cutter, you can also make the toy with plain scissors. Print out on card stock for best results. After you cut out the outline, fold along all the dashed lines, keeping the graphics on the outside. Start assembling by matching up the two edges labeled ^ 1 ^ and taping them together. Continue in sequence with the two edges labeled ^ 2 ^, etc. through ^ 6 ^. You will get a tube like shape with six tetrahedrons attached in alternating positions. Join the first to the last one, to get a closed donut, and tape together the matching edges labeled ^ 7 ^. The linkage is almost ready. Flip the linkage through and tape the two edges labeled ^ 8 ^ together on the other side. The toy is now ready to keep fingers busy!

If cut by laser, the folding is a lot easier. The more accurately you make it, the better it moves.

The .cdr file (Corel Draw format) can print to an Epilog Zing Laser. If you do not have Corel Draw, you can print the .pdf file.

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Zackalegomaniac on Mar 25, 2014 said:

this isn't 3D printed

Anonymous on Feb 7, 2010 said:

This is a variation on designs found in 'MC Escher Kaleidocycles' by Doris Schattschneider
&
amp; Wallace Walker published by Tarquin Publications in 1977. The original kaleidocycle was patented in 1958 by Wallace Walker as IsoAxis. I don't think you can claim any sort of copyright.

raju on Feb 16, 2010 said:

Dear Albertus,

Thank you very much for the reference to prior art and designs.

I was not trying to claim any sort of copyright, but trying to share the concept with a Copyleft/GPL, (which you can see in the drawing PDF file) but unfortunately it shows up with a
© in the site text.

Regards.

Murali Raju

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