Truncated Octahedron Lamp by perpdesign

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Truncated Octahedron Lamp
In geometry, the truncated octahedron is an Archimedean solid. It has 14 faces (8 regular hexagonal and 6 square), 36 edges, and 24 vertices. Since each of its faces has point symmetry the truncated octahedron is a zonohedron. It is also the Goldberg polyhedron GIV(1,1), containing square and hexagonal faces. Like the cube, it can tessellate (or "pack") 3-dimensional space, as a permutohedron.
12" diameter
Made of 1/4 Birch plywood / Rice paper.
1 hrs of laser cutting (100w laser cutter)
30 min
Materials:
24x32 1/4" Plywood - $10
Dark wood stain - $5
Rice Paper - $4
3m 77 spray adhesive for rice paper- $6
Lightbulb / Lamp Cord - $6
Tools:
100 w laser cutter
Anything that can cut 1/4" will do. (60w lasers will do it)
Instructions:
Start by staining wood, then laser out pieces.
Laser out rice paper.
Glue rice paper on faces.
Connectors have shapes in regards to each side, they are different angles.
4-6 125.46 degrees
6-6 109.47 degrees
Assemble.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truncated_octahedron
Laser out lightbulb stand and assemble.
Or you can hang from the cut square piece :)
Perpetual Design
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Email me if you have any questions.