Coolest Cog Ever

profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
edited May 2007 in Folding@Home
I received a gift in the mail a few weeks back and it was so cool I had to share it.

Our teammate Scott has a pretty impressive shop for his business and whipped this up on a new milling machine of his.

The material is described as follows:

6061 T6 aircraft aluminum
Fully CNC machined on a 4 axis vertical machining center
Red anodized finish.

Needless to say, this one is now prominently displayed in my computer room in a position of honor next to my monitor so I can look at it every day for the rest of my life.

You ROCK, Scott! :respect:

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Comments

  • airbornflghtairbornflght Houston, TX Icrontian
    edited May 2007
    does anyone else get an idea for a small fundraiser? Perhaps one like than and one that is say 3/16" thick and smaller that would work for a keychain.

    just an idea, I'd buy one.
  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited May 2007
    Wow. Awesome work, Scott. :cool:
  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited May 2007
    Uh... I think he sent it to the wrong person... That was suppose to go to Yorkville, IL.... :rolleyes:


    Scott.... AWESOME work... Could we talk about more of them? Huh? Huh? :bigggrin:
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited May 2007
    That is impressive. Flawlessly machined from solid aluminum billet, and then, no, not painted, but anodized! Beautiful work, Scott!
  • HawkHawk Fla Icrontian
    edited May 2007
    Very,Very Nice Scott!
    As soon as I saw it I said the same thing;
    A little smaller and it would make an excellent keychain.
  • CBCB Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Der Millionendorf- Icrontian
    edited May 2007
    Very cool!

    Was this a birthday present, or was it a random suprise?
  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    edited May 2007
    Awesome!

    I want one. Maybe prof will bring it to the LAN and wager it on an arm-wrestling match? :rarr:
  • edcentricedcentric near Milwaukee, Wisconsin Icrontian
    edited May 2007
    How thick is it? About 1/8"?
    If Scott was interested in making some in stainless I can provide a bit of material.
  • airbornflghtairbornflght Houston, TX Icrontian
    edited May 2007
    it looks to be 5/16" - 3/8", though the angle of the shot could be producing parallax.
  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    edited May 2007
    My guess is that it's either a 1/4" thick, or an orca.
  • QeldromaQeldroma Arid ZoneAh Member
    edited May 2007
    Nice! :thumbsup:
  • RamblerBinxRamblerBinx New
    edited May 2007
    Heavy, blunt, and shiny. I approve. :rarr:
  • CryptoCrypto W.Sussex UK Member
    edited May 2007
    Nice job Scott, but unfortunately it appears to have turned the Prof's hand purple!
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited May 2007
    Here are the dimensions, for those who are interested:

    Outside Diameter (cog tip to cog tip): 2.5"
    Outside Diameter (Ring only; w/o cogs): 1.9375"
    Inside Diameter (Teh hole in teh middle): 1"
    Cog Teeth: .3125W .25H
    Thickness: .25"
    Weight: 1.25 Oz

    All measurements are approximate, using a cheap ruler and a cheap kitchen scale. Don't give me any grief because they don't add up exactly right. :p

    As a keychain, this would be just a tad too big for my tastes. For a lady who likes to find her keys easily (or a dude with a manpurse :wtf: ) it would be perfect.

    I am considering just how to approach Scott with the idea of making a limited run of these, complete with serial numbers on the back, and auctioning them off to raise money for the SMx Project. (Don't tell him - it's gonna be a surprise. :vimp: )
  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    edited May 2007
    Gargoyle wrote:
    My guess is that it's either a 1/4" thick, or an orca.
    profdlp wrote:
    Thickness: .25"

    Booya.
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited May 2007
    profdlp wrote:
    Here are the dimensions, for those who are interested:

    Outside Diameter (cog tip to cog tip): 2.5"
    Outside Diameter (Ring only; w/o cogs): 1.9375"
    Inside Diameter (Teh hole in teh middle): 1"
    Cog Teeth: .3125W .25H
    Thickness: .25"
    Weight: 1.25 Oz

    All measurements are approximate, using a cheap ruler and a cheap kitchen scale. Don't give me any grief because they don't add up exactly right. :p

    As a keychain, this would be just a tad too big for my tastes. For a lady who likes to find her keys easily (or a dude with a manpurse :wtf: ) it would be perfect.

    I am considering just how to approach Scott with the idea of making a limited run of these, complete with serial numbers on the back, and auctioning them off to raise money for the SMx Project. (Don't tell him - it's gonna be a surprise. :vimp: )

    I'll take 1! I need something to put my key chain around....if I could get it to loop.
  • BuddyJBuddyJ Dept. of Propaganda OKC Icrontian
    edited May 2007
    .25" means it's a shark!
  • airbornflghtairbornflght Houston, TX Icrontian
    edited May 2007
    that would be cool, but if he could scale it down to 1-1.25 inches in diameter it'd be perfect for a keychain. as it is it'd make a nice desk ornament/paperweight. What would also be awesome is if all smx hosts got one with their number engraved in the back. but maybe my mind is going off on tangents that it shouldn't.
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited May 2007
    Really nice work Scott. Would be nice if we could replace the pineapple/canobeans with something like that even if it were smaller and easier to ship.
  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    edited May 2007
    airbornflght wrote:
    What would also be awesome is if all smx hosts got one with their number engraved in the back.

    No objections here :D
  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited May 2007
    Love any version... Desk ornament or keychain...
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited May 2007
    It's clearly a shark.
  • dragonV8dragonV8 not here much New
    edited May 2007
    Excellent craftsmanship. A work of ART.:thumbsup:
  • WuGgaRoOWuGgaRoO Not in the shower Icrontian
    edited May 2007
    id wear it as a necklace...or if u can make a huge one..perhaps a bracelet
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