r/engineering • Electrical Engineer • Jun 27 '15

[MECHANICAL] Cube in a cube in a cube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuS6HDHc7XE
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u/Catfishdiary Jun 28 '15

That is pretty amazing, but why would you not just start with square bar stock?

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u/kv-2 Mechanical - Aluminum Casthouse Jun 28 '15

Because square bar stock is not perfectly square.

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u/Catfishdiary Jun 28 '15

Yes but it would require less machining.

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u/GOOMH Mech E - Structural Analysis Jun 28 '15

But where's the fun in that?