Making a Dodecahedron on a Manual Lathe

For those who wish to reproduce this, I skipped over a few key details you will need to know. Firstly, you must decide on the size of the dodecahedron. Let's define this as the distance across flats (L). The length of your starting cylinder needs to be L. The diameter needs to be 1.236*L. When shaping, make sure you don't go all the way (leave some to face off later). When bringing the tool in to touch the cylinder edge prior to any facing off, set the dial to zero. Face-off 0.277*L to form the final face size. This maths is accurate to plus/minus 0.01 mm (for a typical die size). Good luck!

Can't believe we didn't get to see it roll

Didn't realize the lathe was a custom build. I'd love a video on the background of it and how it came to be. Great stuff

Beautiful. I loved how you solved the problem of making this. I bet it was fun to think through. Numbers looked great and I really like the rustic feel it give. I cannot imagine taking something so perfect and applying my “hand”work to it.

I was going to say that this feels a little cheeky with regards to "on a lathe", but I think all the same workholding problems would apply equally to any other machine process. Very clever.

Absolutely beautifull ❤❤❤You my Friend seem to be a master of machining , because of people like You I Fell in Love with the trade ,please keep up the trade an try to teach some Younger people

that die is great. the precise and sharp dodecahedron contrasts well with the hand engraved numerals for an awesome effect. well done!

This is strange, you posted this and ten mins later another channel I watch posted a dice making video also. Beautiful workmanship as always and thanks for sharing.

Nice work! I miss your videos so much

I can only say I have seen a brain at work. Well done.

I love to watch Clickspring videos and I love to watch his European opponent Chronova Engeneering. What a nice video. My compliments for this. Great skills

Oh my god as a machinist/programmer, I’ve worked with lathe and mill, manual, fanuc, haas you name it…when the video got to you having that tiny grinder and making your own tool…GahhDamn man….🤙🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼👏🏼

Love the idea. It really shows what can be done with some ingenuity!

What a brilliant result. There is something about shiny brass too. Steve.

Beautifully done. The only thing I would have changed is to oxidize the engraved numbers, to provide just a bit of contrast via patina (rather than wax). Not sure it would be much different in the end, but in my mind it keeps the rustic, almost steampunk, theme. That's merely taste though--your method and workmanship is outstanding!

Ingenious construction method.

Nice! Love the calmth of your voice

Thanks for the video, helps a lot

I've knew you can make one on a lathe, never actually seen it done. Neat!

That's super cool, I hope whoever winds up with it appreciates it. Thanks for sharing.