This project was an attempt at making something 3 dimensional from just a metal plate, by cutting it with a saw and then just pushing it out of the frame.

An aluminium pendant of an octopus, cut out of a metal frame and that looks like it is coming out of it

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[–] 5 points 6 months ago (7 children)
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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Easy to hurt yourself wearing that, when it catches on clothing or you hug someone or you bend your head forward.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    The pointy parts shouldn't be pointy enough to hurt, but you're right that it could get caught on clothing and such...

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    I had the same thought of the poster you responded to, so I just wanted to explain what I think they also saw.

    Aluminium is rigid, and pointy hooks catching in skin can draw blood. Not to say it doesn't look nice :)

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    That's pretty cool! How hard was it to bend the "3D" sections out without warping the flat base?

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 6 months ago

    It was not easy, but the design is made so that the connection points between the octopus and the base are pretty small (just a section of tentacles) so it ends up working out smoothly enough. The problem is mostly to get a smooth curve, because the metal tends to try to stay flat, and to just bend on one spot, so you need to sort of bend it progressively and work the curve along the shape.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    A water/tear drop πŸ’§ would look cool(instead of the square.) Then anodize it! That'd really pop!

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    That's a good idea, but I don't have the tools to anodize it... But if I get the budget I might experiment with that!

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