Kaleidocycles: amazing dynamic papercraft

Step 10 Final thoughts.

Kaleidocycles come in many different varieties. There are 3 segment kaleidocyles, and 5 or more segment ones, but one or two segment kaleidocycles do not exist: they are physically impossible to create. One kaleidocycle design is even shaped into a mobius strip! All the various kaleidoscope shapes are able to be personalized by slight adjustments to the proportion of the original design.

In addition, kaleidocycles can be created from a wide variety of different material sheets. Plain paper cardstock works great. After finishing your first kaleidocycle, go ahead and experiment using other materials. Check your recycle bin for stiff material sheets such as cardstock advertising, or cereal boxes. Use materials that are out of the ordinary, such as a topographical map.

Check out examples of my art series "Kaleidocycle:", available for sale at http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6945109. I use CAD software to design my kaleidocycles, then I use an image editor to apply colorful patterns and images.

I hope that you have enjoyed this Instructable: my first one, but not my last. Stay tuned for future Instructables where I will introduce new kaleidocycle shapes, discuss methods to personalize your designs, and drop a few construction tips.

Comments

[aoife_abu]

Cool! Brilliant instructable dude.