A 2 mm cube in a cube in a cube in a cube in a 10 mm cube

This is a very small Turner's Cube (an old machinist's exercise) that I made on the milling machine. I etched it after machining to remove the burrs and to give it a nice surface finish.

[@Dragontrap]

That is so fun to watch it being made, and thanks so much for sharing!

[@Martinussaurus]

Wieder einmal ein wirklich schönes Objekt. Tolle Idee, schön und präzise umgesetzt.

[@danl.4743]

Si.

[@petiomkin1561]

Man, I was worried about you, but you're still alive! Keep it up!

[@Latheman666]

Thanks. I'm well. Just a little bit busy at work.

[@petiomkin1561]

Latheman's crazy machines Okay, I'm happy about it!

[@AKATEATime]

Nice work. 👍

[@georgianbents]

Cool, but now you need to make small boring bars and cut the cubes loose, starting from the inside and working outwards. That's the cube we had to make. Nice job though.

[@MazeFrame]

The ultimate test for your mill.

[@Flyingwigs]

really loved your outro!

[@Latheman666]

Thanks! Wanted to give a kaleidoscope of my projects 8-)

[@kaspercool101]

It would make the coolest totem ever.

[@royreynolds108]

Just for the trial of it, I carved a ball inside of a cube with a pocket knife. The ball moves and does not come out. No joints. This is really neat.

[@locouk]

Mr Tim Quiller Rowett from Grand Illusions is wanting one just like it..

[@randyporter3491]

I just want to come to your house and play ! 😁

[@r0cketplumber]

I wonder if it might be easier to make with a plunge EDM setup, with a graphite electrode turned to have the wedding cake profile?

[@tysenp8193]

It’d be sick to get some dice made like this

[@bigblue1402]

I make them these days out of 20mm cubes dice that is

[@tysenp8193]

bigblue1402 yeah i just mean having some sort of way to distinguish the sides on the smallest cube in the middle, so i could use one of these as dice

[@raykent3211]

The effect of the sodium persulphate is intriguing. Does it just mat the surface or does it change the proportions of the alloy constituents, eg by preferentially removing copper? What you did here is way beyond my level, but I might just try that treatment on the cruder things I do. Thanks a lot for the video.

[@Latheman666]

I think it only dissolves the copper. The zinc was left as a dirty layer that I removed with a brush. Unfortunately the mat surface is not very stable. It became shiny again at the edges when it was touched many times.

[@tenlittleindians]

The real trick is figuring out how to hold everything solid while you mill out the final sections holding everything together. I've made larger versions out of wood and aluminium. Easy to break cutters and wreck your work at the very end!

[@mattpassos5689]

I’ve seen people use hot glue on the other 5 sides and use a solvent to clear it after

[@JohnHolmesIII]

i wanna buy one

[@michaeldeering798]

Thats a beautiful d6, do you play table top games?

[@livedandletdie]

It's a shame it only rolls 1s.

[@teslasapple]

Thats Awesome

[@Latheman666]

Thanks!

[@jonnywaselectric]

I like it, I would like to order 500 units

[@vizionthing]

I would like to make the machine to fulfill that order.

[@bigblue1402]

I make these from 20mm stock. What are your depths on each tool

[@michelebeck4311]

Why the paper?

[@vizionthing]

To ensure the tool is at the same height from the work piece, the paper prevents scratching the work piece.

[@michelebeck4311]

vizionthing cheers.

[@---cx7ke]

Almost a year of no uploads

[@Latheman666]

Sorry for that 8-) I was a little bit busy at work.

[@gtjack9]

Latheman's crazy machines I know this was a difficult project, but a year for one video is serious dedication. Bravo.

[@pat8593]

lol grrr

[@oliverjuras]

Would of been better done on a lathe starting from round stock.