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pazo - icosahedron decor

by tyc012 on October 10, 2015

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Intro: Pazo - icosahedron decor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Step 1: Prepaer pazo pieces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

File Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Step 2: Start to assemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Step 3: To build a 5 piece link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Step 4: Continue the pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Step 5: Video process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Step 6: The piratical use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

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 Author:tyc012 mr. sheep
Design is not just a form. There is always deeper value or vision behind. No matter what kind of style, there are all strategically aesthetics. From appliances,
3C, to furniture and even vehicle, experienced various design fields, It makes me think big and dream big about the future. Design should be innovative and
attractive to show the true value purely and bring people into our imagination.

Intro: Pazo - icosahedron decor

pazo is an aesthetic, playable 3D puzzle toy, a great learning kit of polyhedron study, intelligence toy, or even home decors.We design this module in Fablab Taipei and
we found it could be a great educative toy.So we place an open source here to let more people could approach it.

If you like it, we also have mass-production edition live on Kickstarter now. We set the fair bargain price even cheap than you did by yourself. Even the material is much
better than you can made, the magic of mass-production lol

Step 1: Prepaer pazo pieces

Before making a Icosahedron decor, download the PDF file and prepare some sheet material, thickness around 0.6~1.5mm. You can use wood, metal, plastic, paper and
so on. Then using laser machine, CNC or any cutting machine to make 20 pic (2 types 10 for each) of pazo piece as attachment.

*in mass-production edition we use a food grade, flexible and strong plastic that you can reuse it for thousands of times. And yes it's advertising, we are live on
Kickstarter now. lol

**pazo actually owns patent on its structure and not just on circular shape. Please, respect on our Creative Commons rules, thanks :)

File Downloads

pazo.pdf (370 KB)

[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp as the file ext, rename it to 'pazo.pdf']
Step 2: Start to assemble
You can learn the pazo principle though our Guildbook. But here we will have more training in detail in this case.

The two types of pazo you made, one is two gap group inside another is two gap group outside, don't actually have to care the rule too much for now.

The very basic idea of pazo is to link the two different gaps you can see the picture the red line areas. you can bend the piece a little bit to link it easier. It might need few
practice but it's actually very easy than you think.

Image Notes Image Notes

1. gap group inside 1. bend the piece with gap group inside would make link easier
2. gap group outside

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Step 3: To build a 5 piece link
The principle of Icosahedron is 5 triangular surfaces share 1 corner. So try to use 5 piece of pazo to make the 3D form like the picture. You might meet problem to link the
last piece to the first piece. Once the problem happened, you can change the different gap group to link in different angle or just change another type or pazo.

That's how pazo challenge and train your logic thinking. Let you trial and error to think it. But now worry, the problem only happen in the last piece, you only have to
remove one or two piece and change it. Don't have to redo it all.

Step 4: Continue the pattern

Now you know the pattern of Icosahedron is 5 piece of pazo in a group. So you can try to continue link any closing 2 or 3 piece to be a 5 piece group. When you finish all
the 5 piece group, you will get the Icosahedron.

Again, you might meet problem to link the last piece to the first piece. Once the problem happened, you can change the different gap group to link in different angle or just
change another type or pazo.

Image Notes
1. extend a new 5 piece link by existing 5 piece group, see the two piece of pazo is
shared by two 5 piece link

Step 5: Video process

if you cannot get the idea, here's the assemble process video. You can try to finish it first and think again to get the principle of the shape :)

Step 6: The piratical use

The finished works is beautiful enough to be a decoration. But you can still remove some piece to make a basket or put a light bulb to make a gorgeous lamp. Try to find
you very own style to use it and share with use on our Facebook page :)

And don't forget to visit and share our Kickstarter campaign!!

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