tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post7956252474458837170..comments2024-02-24T03:34:18.060-05:00Comments on Stealing Commas: Exitement and disappointment in the new tiny Rubik's cubes (images)chris the cynichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-53893552770962818712023-12-15T21:34:39.611-05:002023-12-15T21:34:39.611-05:0019 mm is the canon height of flik from a bug's...19 mm is the canon height of flik from a bug's life according to PixarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-38661142374772229622016-02-18T03:15:36.803-05:002016-02-18T03:15:36.803-05:00I'm using OpenSCAD for things that are most ea...I'm using OpenSCAD for things that are most easily approached as composites (e.g. cone - cube + other cube), Blender for more full-on modelling. Both are free. Blender's user interface is pretty weird.Firedrakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-8116937338580437662016-02-17T12:38:15.362-05:002016-02-17T12:38:15.362-05:00Note that when I say valuable I'm taking about...Note that when I say valuable I'm taking about worth, not price. A vintage 19mm cube can be had on ebay for about the same price as a brand new standard sized cube. That's only four to ten dollars more than a new 21mm cube.<br /><br />So the price isn't high, but for someone like me who cares about its actual worth, well that's too high to it to be used for parts.chris the cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-39446765543127926832016-02-17T12:04:59.448-05:002016-02-17T12:04:59.448-05:00It entirely understandable misunderstanding given ...It entirely understandable misunderstanding given that I didn't go into any great detail. I'm not about to now either, though I will say that having retail quality injection molded parts to work with can be very useful.<br /><br />They're just a base (you cut what you need to cut and add what you need to add) but they're kind of the gold standard of a base.<br /><br />I tend to end up using 3d printing rather than doing things by hand, which means I haven't done much of anything in ages (money reasons), but when it came to the little cubes doing things by hand was never an option in the first place, because no one was making them.<br /><br />That necklace in the picture, even though back in the day it sold for 99 cents, is a valuable that I'd never think of mutilating. Something that's currently in production is another class of thing entirely.<br /><br />-<br /><br />And I need a need a new cad program. I know Alibre, now geomagic I think, but I've gone though so many computers that I don't have it anymore.<br /><br />Unfortunately, as mentioned, can't spend. Paying off debts and not missing payments is more important right now.chris the cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-34065580188359109942016-02-17T11:18:17.203-05:002016-02-17T11:18:17.203-05:00Apologies; I probably misunderstood what you were ...Apologies; I probably misunderstood what you were suggesting with the combination of large and small cubes.<br /><br />(I've been doing quite a bit with OpenSCAD lately.)Firedrakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-68432892022062768832016-02-17T09:39:34.389-05:002016-02-17T09:39:34.389-05:00While it's nice of you to try to offer helpful...While it's nice of you to try to offer helpful information, I don't come at this topic as a neophyte.<br /><br />I'm surprised I haven't brought it up more here, but doing a search I can see why you'd think I might not know the basics.<br /><br /><a href="http://stealingcommas.blogspot.com/2012/02/what-ive-been-doing-for-past-week.html" rel="nofollow">This</a> may be the only post where I've even hinted at the subject. I'll have to change that. It'll be at least a week because of various commitments, but clearly an image post is due.chris the cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-71960770880737380152016-02-17T07:14:49.452-05:002016-02-17T07:14:49.452-05:00The cubes I met back in the day had extrusions on ...The cubes I met back in the day had extrusions on the insides of the edge and corner pieces, as seen at<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Disassembled-rubix-1.jpg<br /><br />So you might be able to add such an extrusion to the outside corner or edge of a mini-cube to build it into a bigger one, but I think the amount of manipulation you could do to it would be fairly limited.<br /><br />A bit of skimming suggests that larger cubes are often made "bulgy" (i.e. getting closer to a sphere in chape), presumably for ease of rotation.Firedrakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-29516117944721706202016-02-16T20:44:49.871-05:002016-02-16T20:44:49.871-05:00Some very cool Rubik's cube art. I've see...Some very cool Rubik's cube art. I've seen their work in person, it's pretty fun. http://www.cubeworks.ca/?page_id=16DawnMnoreply@blogger.com