I like doing pieces that behave unexpectedly - specifically - that move.
While at Office Depot picking up some push pins I found some 4mm diameter,
10mm long cylindrical magnets - strong little magnets - hmmmmmm - MAGLEV (magnetic levitation).Here's where the magnets took me.
Another really cool idea! Thanks for sharing.
Yet another excellent idea. I particularly like the lidded box and if I can find the magnets I will have a go at it, with your permission.
Tom
On Thu, 4 Mar 2010 19:22:32 -0600, charlie b wrote (in message ):
Tom:
You did have your tongue firmly in your cheek when you asked for "permission" - right? I doubt this is a new idea. I come up with previously invented "inventions" all the time. Turns out somebody already thought of the wheel! Who knew? ;)
I share Wild Hare Ideas in the hope that somebody will try one and have fun playing with a possibility. When you come up with an application - and had some fun doing it - let us know. I can put it up on my site so you can share your creation if you'd like.
charlie b
Tom: Magnets are hard to pull apart but easy to slide apart os twisting the lid breaks the pull and more twisting initiates repelling. Should work.
If you could incorporate some iron bearing material in the rim of a small lidded box and had a hinged magnetic finial, you would rock it over and break the magnetic connection to the rim.
Magnets have all kinds of interesting possibilities. If you come up with some - please share.
charlie b
Another of your always good ideas, Charlie. I'll try and traipse a little farther outside the box. I've forgotten if you've used "wlld hair" (sic) already. Maybe in your cliches, but if so what could you do with an MRI (magnetic resonance image)? Maybe a turned skull box held together with magnets and when opened reveals anatomical cerebral folds and fissures, ie. woodturning beads and coves.
Turn to Safety, Arch Fortiter
Arch:
Have thought about combining MRI images of a chunk of wood - converted to a
3D file - with a virtual 3D lathe (think google's SketchUp) and virtual 3D turning tools - to see what's inside a virtual version of the chunk of wood - as you virtually turn it - with the option of trying various centerlines and profiles.MRI images of the joinery in some chinese furniture - which could then be virtually disassembled and examined might be interesting. And once you've got a virtual version of something - you can "print" an actual solid object. Having a library of solid models of joints could be really nice to have.
As usual Arch - thanks for an outside the box perspective.
charlie b
Yeah, that was Farther outside the box! :o)
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