Tape Creations... - Page 4

Happy Monkey · 09-20-2005, 06:43 PM

Could be, could be...

glatt · 09-21-2005, 07:43 AM

When you fold each first triangle in a strip, do you just approximate the correct angle by eye? Or measure it somehow? It looks like the rest of the triangle folds in a strip just follow along after that first angle is established.

How do you do the alternating colors? Do you color each adjacent one individually, or do you set up some sort of "mass production" coloring like the blue and yellow coloring at the top of the image?

glatt · 09-21-2005, 07:44 AM

Umm... I just noticed you can click on the picture for the tutorial on flickr. Nevermind.

Happy Monkey · 11-17-2005, 10:59 PM

I haven't been working as hard as I could, but here's where I am so far. All 700 triangles are there. All that needs to be done is the final five joints, a few final wrappings, and a final coat of marker.

(As glatt mentions, click the picture for the tutorial/larger image. On that page, click "ALL SIZES" for larger versions.)

xoxoxoBruce · 11-18-2005, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

I haven't been working as hard as I could, but here's where I am so far. All 700 triangles are there. All that needs to be done is the final five joints, a few final wrappings, and a final coat of marker.

Whoa Dude! Five joints and you'll never finish that sucker.

wolf · 11-18-2005, 01:17 AM

You have outdone yourself.

Happy Monkey · 11-19-2005, 09:35 AM

I knew there was a reason it's taken me two months to get from the last picture to this one...

Happy Monkey · 12-27-2005, 03:24 PM

It was finished a while ago, but I just got around to putting it on Flickr.

Happy Monkey · 12-27-2005, 03:27 PM

Every Christmas I make a few more ornaments for the tree. I made six this year; here are three. The others are hard to photograph, I'll try again later.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/77841374/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/9/77841374_274babfe1d.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Gold" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/77842219/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/42/77842219_a6e0743cac.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Green" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/78169957/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/38/78169957_2bf4b56fd7.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Red" /></a>

xoxoxoBruce · 12-28-2005, 04:10 PM

Beautiful! I'm having trouble with the scale, how big are those last three?

Happy Monkey · 12-28-2005, 04:28 PM

The distance from one point on a triangle to the center of the opposite side is the width of the tape I used. For the last three, I used 3/4 inch tape, and for the big one I used 1/2 inch tape. So the little ones are about an inch and a half.

Happy Monkey · 04-02-2006, 10:04 PM

Nothing complicated. I just found some goofy materials...

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/122306851/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/38/122306851_e5519f81ec.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Geometry Circus" /></a>

xoxoxoBruce · 04-03-2006, 07:27 PM

Jeez, the black and white one is great camo, it really confuses the shape. You should submit that to the Pentagon.

Happy Monkey · 04-03-2006, 08:47 PM

Dear Pentagon:

You know all that cash you spend on camo? You should just go to the "Tape for Teenage Girls" section of Office Depot!

HTH, HAND
A Patriot.

LabRat · 04-05-2006, 12:08 PM

Still think these are cool. New additions are neat variations. The zebra one is kind of an optical illusion. OOoooh, make a zebra shaped one with the zebra tape!!! I tried to do this a long time ago, but got too frustrated. So, I'll just enjoy yours. Any new ones on the tree this year?

09-20-2005, 06:43 PM	#1
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Could be, could be... __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

11-17-2005, 10:59 PM	#4
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I haven't been working as hard as I could, but here's where I am so far. All 700 triangles are there. All that needs to be done is the final five joints, a few final wrappings, and a final coat of marker. (As glatt mentions, click the picture for the tutorial/larger image. On that page, click "ALL SIZES" for larger versions.) __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

11-18-2005, 01:17 AM	#6
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	You have outdone yourself. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

11-19-2005, 09:35 AM	#7
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I knew there was a reason it's taken me two months to get from the last picture to this one... __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

12-27-2005, 03:24 PM	#8
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	It was finished a while ago, but I just got around to putting it on Flickr. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

09-21-2005, 07:43 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	When you fold each first triangle in a strip, do you just approximate the correct angle by eye? Or measure it somehow? It looks like the rest of the triangle folds in a strip just follow along after that first angle is established. How do you do the alternating colors? Do you color each adjacent one individually, or do you set up some sort of "mass production" coloring like the blue and yellow coloring at the top of the image?

09-21-2005, 07:44 AM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Umm... I just noticed you can click on the picture for the tutorial on flickr. Nevermind.

12-27-2005, 03:27 PM	#9
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Every Christmas I make a few more ornaments for the tree. I made six this year; here are three. The others are hard to photograph, I'll try again later. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/77841374/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/9/77841374_274babfe1d.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Gold" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/77842219/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/42/77842219_a6e0743cac.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Green" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/78169957/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/38/78169957_2bf4b56fd7.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Red" /></a> __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

12-28-2005, 04:10 PM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Beautiful! I'm having trouble with the scale, how big are those last three? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-28-2005, 04:28 PM	#11
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	The distance from one point on a triangle to the center of the opposite side is the width of the tape I used. For the last three, I used 3/4 inch tape, and for the big one I used 1/2 inch tape. So the little ones are about an inch and a half. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

04-02-2006, 10:04 PM	#12
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Let's go to the circus! Nothing complicated. I just found some goofy materials... <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/122306851/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/38/122306851_e5519f81ec.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Geometry Circus" /></a> __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

04-03-2006, 07:27 PM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Jeez, the black and white one is great camo, it really confuses the shape. You should submit that to the Pentagon. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-03-2006, 08:47 PM	#14
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Dear Pentagon: You know all that cash you spend on camo? You should just go to the "Tape for Teenage Girls" section of Office Depot! HTH, HAND A Patriot. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

04-05-2006, 12:08 PM	#15
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Still think these are cool. New additions are neat variations. The zebra one is kind of an optical illusion. OOoooh, make a zebra shaped one with the zebra tape!!! I tried to do this a long time ago, but got too frustrated. So, I'll just enjoy yours. Any new ones on the tree this year? __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

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