Trefoil plans wanted

[Lazurus]

As a project in accurate cutting and welding practice I would like to do a Trefoil Knot, has anyone got any simple plans or cutting list to give me a start?

 

[frank horton]

sorry no but loads'a fun finding out......
how u'd draw it out in cad would also be amazing....
I'm just a caveman at heart.....
NICE work

 

[minimutly]

Like the empty beer glass...

 

[hotponyshoes]

I think I have got one in sketchup that one is when I was figuring out how to use it if that's any use?

I think the hard part will be working out the weld sequence though!

 

[Tangledfeet]

I can help, made one ages ago. Walking dogs at moment, will get back to you later in evening.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

They look like they'd use a fair amount of material, size dependent of course.

@Tangledfeet Any chance you could copy me in on the file(s)? A fellow can never have too many projects on the go.....

 

[Tangledfeet]

So, Friday night and I'm sat at my laptop drinking making CAD drawings whilst Innis & Gunn and eating cheese puffs... the things I do for folk!

 

[slim_boy_fat]

So, Friday night and I'm sat at my laptop drinking making CAD drawings whilst Innis & Gunn and eating cheese puffs... the things I do for folk!

Sorry, I thought you had the files already and didn't intend for you to go to that much trouble on my account.

I just thought it'd be a thing to have, possible mounted on a hardwood stand to display in the house. or even scaled up to have in the garden.

 

[Tangledfeet]

LOL - Ach, nae problem! Only took one can and ten minutes or so. People did say one for the garden would look good... Corten steel, perhaps?

Done, thought I had a drawing but couldn't find it - had the parts modelled at work so had to log on and email them to myself. I made it from 40mm square so it wasn't huge. If I was doing it again I'd increase the spacing between the parts (there's only three parts, three of each needed) to make welding and assembly easier.

 

[Ruffian]

Looks like 6 of the browns?? Or is that just an optical illusion??

Would be awesome to have one for a paper weight on a small scale, (20mm boxish)

 

[outofthefire]

In my opinion the cad drawing makes it look more complicated than looking at the original photo.

 

[Tangledfeet]

Looks like 6 of the browns?? Or is that just an optical illusion??

Would be awesome to have one for a paper weight on a small scale, (20mm boxish)

Yes, sorry; you are correct; I should've put a BOM in and let Inventor do the counting for me!!!

 

[Screwdriver]

As a project in accurate cutting and welding practice I wouldView attachment 172053 like to do a Trefoil Knot, has anyone got any simple plans or cutting list to give me a start?

Ooh a challenge. That looks like five minutes in sketchup.

Gonna try and do it now...

 

[Screwdriver]

Done

 

[Screwdriver]

Damn. 9 minutes? Had to get off the sofa fire up the works, snapshot upload and post it though...

 

[Screwdriver]

Bit tidier.

I'll deconstruct it, looks like only three components...

 

[Tangledfeet]

Bit tidier.

I'll deconstruct it, looks like only three components...

Yup, it was a face/palm moment when I realised that!

 

[Screwdriver]

Three components, as shown.

 

[Screwdriver]

..and to complete the set, you can project textures from photos.

 

[Tangledfeet]

Was that all Google SketchUp, @Screwdriver ?