A beginner’s guide to constructing the universe-The mathematical archetypes of nature, art and science, states: “In ancient Greece the advanced students ... who were engaged in deep studies of natural science and self-understanding where called mathematekoi, “those who studied all”. The word mathema signified “learning in general, to be aware, to awaken”.
If there is such a thing as mathematekoi ( a curious one) using clay as a medium...I am one.
I will start in 2012 with making of Gateway 21
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Tuesday, 13 December 2016
small steps
The tile production is going smoothly,so it is time to start thinking about the next step: fixing the bolts in the holes at the back of the tiles. I know that it sounds simple: you glue them in, right? There are a few things that need to be considered. Without some sort of support the bolts will not stand straight (as you can see on the left):
Previously I had 3 bolts per tile and a simple template with 3 holes was enough to keep them where I wanted them to be. With 2 bolts per tile the situation changes as they can still topple forward:
After a few ( a good FEW) trials and errors I have settled on this template:
That will keep them in place! Well, that took the whole morning. I'm using recycled aluminium printing plates for making templates.Now I need to cut about 25 of them, and precisely drill the 4 holes in each one. That will take care of the afternoon.
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