I carved this out of some scrap some years ago on the company mill:

http://mysite.verizon.net/richgrise/images/Soma-1.jpg
http://mysite.verizon.net/richgrise/...Soma-parts.jpg

Each of the small cubes is 0.750 +0 -0.005. :-)

It's been sitting on my desk for years - yesterday one of the new guys in
the shop came into my office and expressed some interest in it. I casually
said, "I'm thinking of seeing if I could get anything for it on Ebay."

The guy offered me $20.00, and being out of money until payday, I
immediately said, "SOLD!" so I ate that evening. ;-)

Nothing earth-shattering, but I thought some might be interested to see
it; most importantly, having posted some metal content that I've done with
my own hands (on the shop's end mill), I now feel less like some kind of
intruder. ;-)

Cheers!
Rich

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http://mysite.verizon.net/richgrise/images/Soma-1.jpg
http://mysite.verizon.net/richgrise/...Soma-parts.jpg

Each of the small cubes is 0.750 +0 -0.005. :-)

Nice, Rich. Peit Hein is one of the heros of my youth.

LLoyd

On Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:10:43 -0800, Rich Grise
wrote:

I carved this out of some scrap some years ago on the company mill:

http://mysite.verizon.net/richgrise/images/Soma-1.jpg
http://mysite.verizon.net/richgrise/...Soma-parts.jpg

Each of the small cubes is 0.750 +0 -0.005. :-)
snip

Sniff... mine is merely plastic, hollow too. Might even be
able to find it in my room somewhere with a super-duper
power shovel

Your's is way cooler, or maybe should say was. Did you get
any visitation rights?

--
Leon Fisk
Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b
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"Rich Grise" wrote in message
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I carved this out of some scrap some years ago on the company mill:

http://mysite.verizon.net/richgrise/images/Soma-1.jpg
http://mysite.verizon.net/richgrise/...Soma-parts.jpg

Each of the small cubes is 0.750 +0 -0.005. :-)

It's been sitting on my desk for years - yesterday one of the new guys in
the shop came into my office and expressed some interest in it. I casually
said, "I'm thinking of seeing if I could get anything for it on Ebay."

The guy offered me $20.00, and being out of money until payday, I
immediately said, "SOLD!" so I ate that evening. ;-)

Nothing earth-shattering, but I thought some might be interested to see
it; most importantly, having posted some metal content that I've done with
my own hands (on the shop's end mill), I now feel less like some kind of
intruder. ;-)

Cheers!
Rich


Ah the memories.

I built several of these in Jr. High wood shop.

--

Roger Shoaf

About the time I had mastered getting the toothpaste back in the tube, then
they come up with this striped stuff.

On Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:42:47 -0400, Leon Fisk wrote:

On Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:10:43 -0800, Rich Grise
wrote:

I carved this out of some scrap some years ago on the company mill:

http://mysite.verizon.net/richgrise/images/Soma-1.jpg
http://mysite.verizon.net/richgrise/...Soma-parts.jpg

Each of the small cubes is 0.750 +0 -0.005. :-)
snip

Sniff... mine is merely plastic, hollow too. Might even be
able to find it in my room somewhere with a super-duper
power shovel

Your's is way cooler, or maybe should say was. Did you get
any visitation rights?

I didn't ask, but probably - the guy's a prett friendly guy. The first
thing he did was make an aluminum stand for it like the one that came with
those red and blue plastic ones.

I'll keep my eye out for some scrap and make another, if I ever get a
chance.

Cheers!
Rich

You are a very skilled machinst, and a good photographer.
Very well done.

--
Christopher A. Young
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"Rich Grise" wrote in message
news I carved this out of some scrap some years ago on the
company mill:

http://mysite.verizon.net/richgrise/images/Soma-1.jpg
http://mysite.verizon.net/richgrise/...Soma-parts.jpg

Each of the small cubes is 0.750 +0 -0.005. :-)

It's been sitting on my desk for years - yesterday one of
the new guys in
the shop came into my office and expressed some interest in
it. I casually
said, "I'm thinking of seeing if I could get anything for it
on Ebay."

The guy offered me $20.00, and being out of money until
payday, I
immediately said, "SOLD!" so I ate that evening. ;-)

Nothing earth-shattering, but I thought some might be
interested to see
it; most importantly, having posted some metal content that
I've done with
my own hands (on the shop's end mill), I now feel less like
some kind of
intruder. ;-)

Cheers!
Rich

On Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:36:26 -0500, Stormin Mormon wrote:

You are a very skilled machinst, and a good photographer.
Very well done.

Thanks - I'll try not to dislocate my shoulder patting myself on the back.
;-D

BTW, I had a _real_ machinist coaching me - I was _astonished_ how fast
it's possible to hog out aluminum! ;-)

Cheers!
Rich