Michael Klements | Make Your Own Desktop Tensegrity Tables @MichaelKlements | Uploaded May 2020 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
These tables look like they’re just floating in the air, but they’re actually a clever demonstration of the principle of tensegrity, which originated in the nineteen fifties and is still used in the design of modern buildings and structures. In this video, I'll show you how to build your own desktop-sized tensegrity tables in two versions. One is supported by a central piece of fishing line and one which uses magnets.
These tables are laser cut with a pattern on the flat surfaces, but you can easily cut the outline of the components from MDF, acrylic or plywood to make your own if you don't have access to a laser cutter.
Here's a step by step written guide along with the laser cutting files and outline templates - the-diy-life.com/make-your-own-desktop-tensegrity-tables
The cutting files available through the link above are in provided in .svg, .dxf and an A4 printable .pdf, so you've got a range of options.
Parts List and Purchase Links:
3mm MDF Sheet - amzn.to/3etUa5A
Clear Fishing Line - amzn.to/3gt9iko
Neodynium Magnets - amzn.to/2WfW5Uy
Wood Glue - amzn.to/2X2VZ2w
K40 Laser Cutter Used - amzn.to/30OxpnY
If you’ve got any suggestions for DIY projects or tutorials, let me know in the comments section below.
These tables look like they’re just floating in the air, but they’re actually a clever demonstration of the principle of tensegrity, which originated in the nineteen fifties and is still used in the design of modern buildings and structures. In this video, I'll show you how to build your own desktop-sized tensegrity tables in two versions. One is supported by a central piece of fishing line and one which uses magnets.
These tables are laser cut with a pattern on the flat surfaces, but you can easily cut the outline of the components from MDF, acrylic or plywood to make your own if you don't have access to a laser cutter.
Here's a step by step written guide along with the laser cutting files and outline templates - the-diy-life.com/make-your-own-desktop-tensegrity-tables
The cutting files available through the link above are in provided in .svg, .dxf and an A4 printable .pdf, so you've got a range of options.
Parts List and Purchase Links:
3mm MDF Sheet - amzn.to/3etUa5A
Clear Fishing Line - amzn.to/3gt9iko
Neodynium Magnets - amzn.to/2WfW5Uy
Wood Glue - amzn.to/2X2VZ2w
K40 Laser Cutter Used - amzn.to/30OxpnY
If you’ve got any suggestions for DIY projects or tutorials, let me know in the comments section below.
