![]() ![]() ![]() With a piece of paper and a compass I played with some dimensions until I came up with a size that looked right. I didn't do any fancy trig calculations to figure the angles out. I made two 6 side pyramids.Ģ) After looking at the SIMs literature that comes with the game discs I figured that the plumbob has a height to width ratio of about 3:1. There was a two part mold for EACH HALF of the 12 sided diamond. Unfortunately, because this is an after-the-fact instructable I do not have a picture of the actual forms I used for the 12 sided diamond but I will do my best to describe it.ġ) I used 26 gauge sheet metal because I am a sheet metal worker by trade and I am used to working with it. If I decide to make another one I will take all ideas into consideration. Financial considerations played a big role in some of the steps I took. Note: There are deffinately things I would change with my design if I were to do it over. ![]() With this in mind I set out to create the awesomness that is before you. The crystal structure breaks up the light in a sparkle kind of way rather than a flat uniform color. To me, the SIM plumbob is a crystal that radiates light from the inside. My major gripe was the materials that were being used by others. Unfortunately i'm kind of arrogant, so I looked at all the well thought out, well intentioned designs and thought, I can certainly do that better. There were ALOT of helpful designs out there. I researched for hours the best way to go about this project. Being the dutiful husband I am I got to work. Two years ago my wife told me that she wanted to be a SIM for halloween. ![]()
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