Just started a new series of images provisionally titled "Quis custodiet
ipsos custodienses" (Loose trans:"Who watches those who watch us?"). Not
a great deal to show at present but by posting I am forcing myself to
continue and maybe even finish the series.

John
-- 
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world's shortest speech. He said, "I will be so brief I am already
finished," then he sat down.

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On Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:15:24 +0100, Doctor John <doc### [at] gmailcom>
wrote:

>Just started a new series of images provisionally titled "Quis custodiet
>ipsos custodienses" (Loose trans:"Who watches those who watch us?"). Not
>a great deal to show at present but by posting I am forcing myself to
>continue and maybe even finish the series.
>
>John

I like it but would such a high tech thing use flat headed screws? :)
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Regards
     Stephen

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Doctor John <doc### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> Just started a new series of images provisionally titled "Quis custodiet
> ipsos custodienses" (Loose trans:"Who watches those who watch us?"). Not
> a great deal to show at present but by posting I am forcing myself to
> continue and maybe even finish the series.
>

Really nice. (Looks kind of like a deep-sea diving helmet for an alien creature
with multiple eyes).

Great work on the positioning of the screws. Using trace?

Yeah, I think I would have used the much more futuristic Phillips-head screws
:-p

Ken W.

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Kenneth wrote:
> Great work on the positioning of the screws. Using trace?
> 
Nope, a couple of fairly hairy macros that I had hanging around from a
steam engine model I did a few years ago.
> Yeah, I think I would have used the much more futuristic Phillips-head screws
> :-p
> 
> Ken W.
> 
Point taken on the type of screw head. I may change 'em to look
something like those abominable security screws everyone seems to be
using to secure PDA's with.

John

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world's shortest speech. He said, "I will be so brief I am already
finished," then he sat down.

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Kenneth nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 2008/04/02 13:50:
> Doctor John <doc### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
>> Just started a new series of images provisionally titled "Quis custodiet
>> ipsos custodienses" (Loose trans:"Who watches those who watch us?"). Not
>> a great deal to show at present but by posting I am forcing myself to
>> continue and maybe even finish the series.
>>
> 
> Really nice. (Looks kind of like a deep-sea diving helmet for an alien creature
> with multiple eyes).
> 
> Great work on the positioning of the screws. Using trace?
> 
> Yeah, I think I would have used the much more futuristic Phillips-head screws
> :-p
> 
> Ken W.
> 
Phillips head futuristic??? Beter to use Robertson or Torks. Could also use 
those two pronged kind they use in some places: the head have 2 holes and you 
use a special screw driver that have a blade rith two prongs.

-- 
Alain
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You know you've been raytracing too long when you've tried rendering hair with 
each strand as an object.
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On Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:47:39 -0400, Alain <ele### [at] netscapenet>
wrote:
 
>Phillips head futuristic??? Beter to use Robertson or Torks. Could also use 
>those two pronged kind they use in some places: the head have 2 holes and you 
>use a special screw driver that have a blade rith two prongs.

Or the ones thay need a sonic screwdriver ;)
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     Stephen

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Alain <ele### [at] netscapenet> wrote:
> Kenneth nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 2008/04/02 13:50:

> >
> > Yeah, I think I would have used the much more futuristic Phillips-head screws
> > :-p
> >
> > Ken W.
> >
> Phillips head futuristic??? Beter to use Robertson or Torks....

Hmm, seems my little joke fell flat.  :-(  Meaning, one screw type is just as
hi-tech (or low-tech) as another...compared to future technology. (Yes, yes, I
know, some screws *are* better than others, in the here-and-now.) But this
cool-looking orb has a fantastical quality about it-- Earth-y yet alien-- so a
mix of technologies, old and new, seems very appropriate.

Actually, I like the slotted screws. They look uncluttered, and the single slot
clearly shows off their "random tightening."

Ken W.

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"Kenneth" <kdw### [at] earthlinknet> schreef in bericht 
news:web.47f471b31caac34e78dcad930@news.povray.org...
>
> Hmm, seems my little joke fell flat.  :-(  Meaning, one screw type is just 
> as
> hi-tech (or low-tech) as another...compared to future technology. (Yes, 
> yes, I
> know, some screws *are* better than others, in the here-and-now.) But this
> cool-looking orb has a fantastical quality about it-- Earth-y yet alien--  
> so a
> mix of technologies, old and new, seems very appropriate.
>
> Actually, I like the slotted screws. They look uncluttered, and the single 
> slot
> clearly shows off their "random tightening."
>

I am in favour of rivets....  :-)

Thomas

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Alain <ele### [at] netscapenet> wrote:
> Could also use
> those two pronged kind they use in some places: the head have 2 holes and you
> use a special screw driver that have a blade rith two prongs.

Not so special! Take a regular screwdriver and a junior hacksaw...

Best of all, you can still use it on regular screws after the operation.

:-)

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DZUS fastenters, twist em 1/4 turn and they pop up on springs.
They just look like slotted screws.

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