Turner's Cube - Neatorama

The Turner's Cube is a classic machinists' training exercise for the ~~lathe~~ milling machine. Students are handed one and told to reproduce it. At the link, you can see many examples as well as instructions on how to make your own.

Link via Make | Photo: Bob Warfield

Ah yes- brings back sweet memories of tries and retries and cursing at our measurements and yelling at the machine for not doing what we wanted it to do before we had that one right, all by now more than 2 decades ago. Must still have mine laying around somewhere... :-D

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This stuff maded by a milling machine.
Look at the stripes on the surface.

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Aw damn I wish I was still in H.S. I could have made this in my machining class. Balls, just balls. It looks fun to make.

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that, sir, has been milled.

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Ah, a milling machine. Fixed now.

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Milling machine? How 1983! Machining center! ;)

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Many of my favorite objects in the world look complex but are actually very simple once understood. This is a prime example.

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I've never seen one of these before, but now I want one for my collection of strange, beautiful things.

What happens to all those metal shavings? Do they get tossed in the trash or recycled?

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@monkey_town: recycled

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So is this a run-of-the-mill project, or not?

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