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origami cube NYC style

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introorigami cube NYC style

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i was living in NY and saw this cube inside a subway booth on the 7 line (46th st)
and for days i wonder about the structure until one day i found the way to build it ... yes!

so , is not my original idea, but looks cool!!!

materials ...
6 used metrocards (nice to make another projects and is free!!)
your hands ... lol
2 oz of patience or 10 min of spare time

i have tried business cards and they work too!

good luck.
origami cube NYC style
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step 1basic fold
1.- six used metrocards 2.- fold to find center 3.- do not mark the crease too deep 4.- fold lower corner to meet center (paper clip is just a holder for the picture) 5.- fold the opposite way to make a hard crease 6.- fold top corner, then fold the opposite way to make a hard crease 7.- you will have this 4 triangles in one square 8.- press top and bottom tri…

step 2know the parts...
front and back view in detail identify the "flat" area or "triangle" on the sides this will be inserted on the other parts.

step 3basic construction
i think is very clear... the piece has sort of a candy wrap shape two triangles on the sides and two slots on top and bottom. triangles slide into slots. simple!

step 4locking on
the pieces have to lock on the next one with no effort needed if they tend to separate a.- you made a sloppy fold b.- folds are too tight or to loose a+b really simple a+b+c is simple once you join them togheter at the end all three pieces are lock in place .

step 5over then under, over then under
secret to assemble is to know all flaps goes first under (A piece ) then over ( B piece) a goes under b b goes under c c goes under a c goes over b b goes over a a goes over c

step 6final step
assemble all parts but one, locking into each other. applying same principle on all sections (is really simple, trust me) then we get to step one on this part 1.- 5 parts locked in 2.- add remaining part (this will be tricky at first) 2a.- use the 2 oz of patience... parts will start to separate assemble them back again and be gentle! 3.- lock first one end , t…

105 comments
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Nov 27, 2009. 11:04 AMroblin90 says:
Love it! 5 stars!
Nov 27, 2009. 4:46 AMSeaLion says:
Aha! I remember loving this!
Apr 24, 2009. 3:41 PMSabazius says:
This is brilliant: you can do this with pretty much any rectangle of card, I used some playing cards from a dead deck, which is more difficult since they are less flexible, but it is really strong when you complete the final folds.
Nov 23, 2009. 5:41 PMBuzzsushi says:
hes right about the rectangles. just did this with business cards 
Nov 6, 2009. 5:12 PMscopevisions(author) says:
can u take some pics?
i have tried and ... no luck....
lol!
Nov 3, 2009. 5:14 PMconfusionx says:
i tried this with playing cards it just falls apart. now i ruined a good deck of cards.
Nov 3, 2009. 6:43 PMSabazius says:
I actually meant that I did this with cards from a pack with some cards lost/missing, so the pack was useless anyway. Sorry, I should have been a little more specific about that one :\
Nov 6, 2009. 4:05 PMconfusionx says:
yeah i knew what you ment but i figured hey sounds cool i'll buy a pack at the dollar store. but it didn't work it just falls apart =[
May 9, 2009. 10:47 AMNatantantan says:
NYC metro cards are extremely stiff, stiffer than any of ur cards
Sep 8, 2009. 9:41 AMjonnyboy323 says:
Haha cool. Works beautify with business cards!!! Jon
Sep 19, 2008. 1:10 PMzzzdude says:
Two things: 1. This can be made with any rectangular sheet of paper. 2. It is not pure origami, but it is modular origami.
Jun 19, 2009. 11:47 PMRobertwan says:
Actually, it is 'pure' origami. The only kind of origami that isn't 'pure' is any kind that involves cutting, gluing, taping, or ripping. This is just pure folding. In fact, an old Japanese origami enthusiast friend of mine does a lot of modular origami.
Sep 19, 2008. 2:20 PMscopevisions(author) says:
nope ... it can not be made from "any" rectangular sheet of paper... you need a square shape in 45º angle dead center or the next piece will not fit in the "slot" if you use pure origami when folding the first piece (or all) and you use no glue ... will the final product still be "pure"??? it IS pure origami ... and modular origami as well ... (where you asking or making a statement??)
Sep 19, 2008. 3:13 PMzzzdude says:
Um, yea, you can make this with any 6 rectangular pieces of equal sizes. There are variants for rectangles too long, and those that are too short just don't hold together as well as the perfect 1:2 rectangle. It is not pure origami, as pure origami consists of one square piece of paper, with no cuts, no glue, or no other additives (such as other pieces of paper). Now, it is possible to make what you showed in your tutorial with one piece of square paper, given it is large enough so it is easier to fold those intricate parts. Perhaps after I steal a camera I will make a tutorial on how to do it. Eventually...
Feb 26, 2009. 5:49 PMbluellama says:
not true, then nothing is "Pure" origami.
Sep 20, 2008. 1:48 PMnullpainter says:
See the link in my post below - I've made an attempt at doing this. Have even folded it with a tiny (~5cm square) piece of paper but isn't recommended! I put together a photo sequence to complement the original instructions by Thoki Yenn, which I found to be almost indecipherable. :)
Jun 19, 2009. 10:32 PMpyroelfears says:
the metro cards are crazy stiff!
Sep 17, 2008. 6:56 PMbluellama says:
Can someone who lives in NYC scan a couple metro cards(on both sides please) and put the file of them on the site for people like me who have never been to NYC and won't go in the near future. would be appreciated.
Sep 20, 2008. 10:49 PMcooblades says:
This kind of box only works with flexible cards that are a bit springy. I have two made with $1 bills but they don't holdup well. I doubt regular paper will either.
Feb 26, 2009. 5:47 PMbluellama says:
which I have paper that matches.
Feb 20, 2009. 8:25 AMscopevisions(author) says:
we might have to flag someone who works with the inventor ... wtf !!! u can pick metrocards for free !!! what is the name of "the inventor"? and where is registered in? people... flag ... tx.
Feb 21, 2009. 12:17 PMbronxraven2 says:
have you figured out other shapes yet scopes?
Feb 19, 2009. 3:24 PMhockys1 says:
this is incredible i wish i had something to make it with
Feb 20, 2009. 8:28 AMscopevisions(author) says:
you can use business cards ... metrocard measurements are the same as a credit card ... u can CUT thick paper...
Sep 14, 2008. 2:29 PMamya1837 says:
woah!!to hard to even try it 2 bad i used to live in Ny not ane more :(
Feb 19, 2009. 1:42 PMbronxraven2 says:
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Feb 19, 2009. 4:51 PMamya1837 says:
ok.........
Sep 14, 2008. 2:40 PMscopevisions(author) says:
you still have much to learn ... my young padawan ...
Sep 16, 2008. 4:24 AMtwenglish1 says:
lol
Sep 15, 2008. 4:02 PMamya1837 says:
ok...'
Sep 24, 2008. 1:20 PMthetrue-sake says:
What are metrocards?
Oct 17, 2008. 5:01 PMBuffaloNickel says:
there like prepaid train cards
Oct 20, 2008. 1:54 PMthetrue-sake says:
T-T what's a train card?
Feb 19, 2009. 2:12 PMlightshayde says:
In New York City, we have these cards about 1.5-2" by 2.5" (guesstimating here). And we use them to enter the subway/bus by prepaying for "rides" via a machine.
Dec 22, 2008. 1:29 PMsorvete_de_pistache says:
could you tell me the measures of metrocard? centimeters or inch, please. there's no metrocard here.
Jan 23, 2009. 5:39 PMscopevisions(author) says:
the same as a credit card...
Jan 24, 2009. 3:25 PMsorvete_de_pistache says:
thank you!!!
Dec 3, 2008. 2:50 PMmaharg20 says:
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Sep 20, 2008. 8:05 PMmaharg20 says:
could you please make a video for at least step three and 4, or better instructions PLEASE, because I think that this is awesome, but I don't understand how to do it.
Sep 20, 2008. 8:46 PMscopevisions(author) says:
i can not promise you a video ... but if you come all the way down to the last step ... you are done!! just a little thinking (thinking hat for rent) you are there ... is the same in all sides. patience ...
Nov 22, 2008. 9:46 AMmaharg20 says:
Where do I rent this thinking hat?
Dec 3, 2008. 7:25 AMdombeef says:
lol
Dec 3, 2008. 2:50 PMmaharg20 says:
OTHER SIDE OF THE RELATED VIDEOS!!!!
Dec 3, 2008. 2:49 PMmaharg20 says:
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Dec 4, 2008. 7:21 AMdombeef says:
double lol ... lol lol
Nov 18, 2008. 10:09 PMHallucinoid says:
awesome Instructable!!!!! I tried it out of paper... could not hold the pieces together so i didn't assemble it, gonna try getting metrocards tomorrow morning on my way to school, and will use some extra hands of friends on assembling part!!! Thanks for being so creative and sharing the skills!!!
Oct 24, 2008. 9:55 AMmurmel says:
This is so awesome! Shame on German public transportation ticket-designers! We could use such colorful cards too! I made the fist one out of my business cards. And I'm so in love with it! Thank you for sharing this amazing instructable!
Sep 23, 2008. 3:26 AMraven7 says:
Really nice. Thank you! :)
Sep 23, 2008. 11:55 AMscopevisions(author) says:
thank you for reading... :)!!!
Sep 21, 2008. 11:44 AMrandom lad says:
what if u dont have metro cards
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