FLA Week 4: Classroom Tool Design

Using Inkscape, create an SVG file with 20 identical equilateral triangles.

Create 19 designs (I used idential, mathmatically symmetrical designs)

Create 1 hole for the 20th triangle which will be the hole

Load material into your laser cutter and cut

Shrink the outline of the triangle to 90%

Load the design into your vinyl cutter

Choose parchment paper before cutting

Cut and remove the parchment paper

Attach the parchment paper using Scotch spray adhesive

Connect each face with a brace. Use superglue to bind the brace

Using the measurments from your icosahedron, design a hollow, tube slighly narrower than the hole on the 20th triangle.

Add a pair of holes at the top to run your stringing of choice.

Add a wider base on the bottom to hold the icosahedron

Insert the RGB lighting. Since this design has parchment paper it will have a natural diffusion effect so you do not need to worry about evenly distributing and attaching the lighting along the sides.

Attach a power source of your choice. I used a simple USB phone charger.

Video of final product for reference: https://youtu.be/gMAOu7u1jkk