Escher-Style Tessellating Lizard / by seanmichaelragan 3d model
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Escher-Style Tessellating Lizard /  by seanmichaelragan

Escher-Style Tessellating Lizard / by seanmichaelragan

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This is an hexagonally-tessellating lizard tile closely based on M.C. Escher's famous design. This vector art has lived on my old personal homepage, since 2008, athttp://www.seanmichaelragan.com/html/%5B2008-04-18%5D_MC_Escher_lizard_vector_art.shtml
Recently, Angus Hines (angushines.com) downloaded it and used it to lasercut a bunch of ~3" tiles in fluorescent acrylic (which are shown in the attached images), and it occurred to me it was probably time to share these files on Thingiverse.
Update 2011-12-15: Angus just sent me these photos of some lizards printed on FDM/FFF equipment, and I've uploaded them, as well as the .STL and .CDR files he sent along with. Thanks, Angus!
Update 2012-02-28: I've added a version of the vector art with a 1/16" diameter pinhole in the tiling center, which allows the tile to be easily and discretely secured to a wall using a small brad. Details here:
http://www.smragan.com/2012/02/28/120-laser-cut-acrylic-reptiles-mounted-to-wall-with-small-pins/

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