TUTORIAL Octagon Solid (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2026-09-20 | TUTORIAL Octagon Solid (Zen Magnets)Zen Magnets DominoesMathnetism2018-12-01 | Entry for Zen Magnets Contest 61: Chain Reaction (http://www.zenmagnets.com/blog/61-chain-reaction-clip/).Ribbed Stellated Rhombic Dodecahedron (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2018-09-08 | 20860 Zen Magnets used.Ribbed Rhombic Dodecahedron (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2018-09-02 | 18556 Zen Magnets used.TUTORIAL Octahedron Fractal of Layered Cuboctahedron Frames (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2018-08-20 | In this video the construction of an Octahedron Fractal of Layered Cuboctahedron Frames is shown using 12967 Zen Magnets. The largest cuboctahedron used has edge length 16. Below the magnet count is given for various levels of the shape with N being the edge length of the largest cuboctahedron used.
N #Magnets 2 13 4 187 8 1711 16 12967 32 89335
For a layered cuboctahedron frame with edge length N the number of magnets needed is given by 12(N-1)^2+1.Cubic Borromean Rings (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2018-08-20 | 4140 Zen Magnets used.Three Interlinked Cube Frames (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2018-07-31 | 7491 Zen Magnets used.Interlinked Square Frames (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2018-07-29 | 2745 Zen Magnets used.Quadruple Helix Knot (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2018-07-19 | 5102 Zen Magnets used.7_4 Knot (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2018-07-16 | 3443 Zen Magnets used.Symmetric Figure-eight Knot (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2018-07-15 | 2042 Zen Magnets used. This version of the figure-eight knot is a mirror image of itself and is therefore more symmetric than my previous Cubic Figure-eight Knot: youtu.be/pnVCl-aoeNQ, which only has an order 2 rotational symmetry.TUTORIAL Cubic Figure-eight Knot (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2018-06-30 | 3490 magnets used. This is my entry for Zen Magnets contest 56.Tetrahedron of Jessens Orthogonal Icosahedra (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2017-05-21 | 17428 magnets used. Buy Zen Magnets at http://zenmagnets.com/.Hexagon Lattice of Jessens Orthogonal Icosahedra (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2017-05-12 | For a top view see flickr.com/photos/mathnetism/34224475570/in/dateposted-public and flickr.com/photos/mathnetism/34568966466/in/dateposted-public/. 18894 magnets used. Buy Zen Magnets at http://zenmagnets.com/.Isosceles Tetrahedron of Jessens Orthogonal Icosahedra (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2017-05-10 | About 15300 magnets used. Buy Zen Magnets at http://zenmagnets.com/.Rhombic Dodecahedron of Jessens Orthogonal Icosahedra (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2017-05-08 | Approximately 11400 magnets used. Get Zen Magnets at http://zenmagnets.com/.TUTORIAL Small Diagonal Cube Frame (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2017-04-23 | 380 magnets used. Buy Zen Magnets at http://zenmagnets.com/.TUTORIAL Jessens Orthogonal Icosahedron (Zen Magnets, Micromagnets)Mathnetism2017-04-22 | This video shows how to build Jessen's Orthogonal Icosahedron with edge length 6 using 1522 magnets and at the end of the video with edge length 5 using 826 magnets. To build the shape with edge length n, with n greater or equal to 2, the required amount of magnets N is 1/3(28n^3-42n^2+2n+18).
The shape with edge length 3 is quite difficult to build and I don't think it is possible to make the shape with edge length 2.
Zen Magnets are available at http://zenmagnets.com/.TUTORIAL Cubic Trefoil Knot (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2017-04-02 | 1845 magnets used. Buy Zen Magnets at http://zenmagnets.com/.Cubic Trefoil Knot (Zen Magnets, Micromagnets)Mathnetism2017-04-01 | 1845 magnets used. Tutorial: youtu.be/_az-HNpJtns. Zen Magnets are available at http://zenmagnets.com/.Compound of Four Hollow Hexagonal Prisms (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2017-03-30 | Zen Magnets are available at http://zenmagnets.com/.Compound of Eight Triangular Prisms (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2017-03-11 | 21898 magnets used. It can also be seen as the compound of two Jessen's orthogonal icosahedra. Get Zen Magnets at http://zenmagnets.com/.Compound of Four Triangular Prisms (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2017-03-07 | 20050 magnets used. Get Zen Magnets at http://zenmagnets.com/.Jessens Orthogonal Icosahedron (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2017-03-04 | 18154 magnets used. Tutorial: youtu.be/sCdct6HDVjk. Get Zen Magnets at http://zenmagnets.com/.Regular Polylink of Eight Triangles (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2017-03-01 | 12240 magnets used. Get Zen Magnets at http://zenmagnets.com/.Regular Polylink of Four Triangles (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2017-02-25 | 5256 magnets used. Get Zen Magnets at http://zenmagnets.com/.Tetrahedral Star (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2016-01-01 | 12189 magnets used.TUTORIAL Space Diagonals Cuboctahedron (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2015-12-30 | At this size the shapes takes a total of 950 magnets.TUTORIAL Right Angle Pyramid Octahedron Stellation (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2015-12-29 | At this size the shape takes a total of 1084 magnets.Non-Circular Planetary Gear System (Zen Magnets, Micromagnets)Mathnetism2015-12-29 | Get Micromagnets here: http://micromagnets.com/. Tutorial for this shape using Zen Magnets: youtu.be/FlBU86pCv_k.Nested Cube Frames (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2015-12-27 | 17771 magnets used.Dodecahedron of Octahedron Frames (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2015-12-15 | 15270 magnets used. Inspired by Sonyador6's Pentagonal Ring of Octahedron Frames: flickr.com/photos/94129525@N07/22264271478/in/dateposted/.Intersecting Sphere Segments Composition (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2015-12-12 | About 10000 magnets.Four Intersecting Solid Surface Hollow Hemispheres (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2015-12-07 | About 22000 magnets.Dodecahedron Frame of Octahedra (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2015-11-23 | 9650 magnets.Intersecting Solid Surface Hollow Hemispheres (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2015-11-05 | 11944 magnets used. Based on a design by Sonyador6: youtu.be/qi92AxB2YRkLayered Cuboctahedron Frame Octahedron Lattice Rhombic Dodecahedron (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2015-09-15 | 23105 magnetsSpherical Cuboctahedron Frame (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2015-09-06 | Inspired by Sonyador6's Solid Surface Hollow Sphere: youtu.be/qi92AxB2YRkTUTORIAL Layered Cuboctahedron FrameMathnetism2015-09-01 | In this video I show a new method to construct this shape, different from the one Sonyador6 uses in this great tutorial: youtu.be/1Vs22qieurw. The shape is based on a design by Damian O'Connor: youtu.be/sDDZVs0Zpco.TUTORIAL Intersecting Pentagonal Pyramids Snub Cube Variation (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2015-09-01 | 6992 magnets used. It's also possible to start with a smaller pentagonal pyramid to make a smaller version of the shape.Intersecting Pentagonal Pyramids Snub Cube Variation (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2015-08-30 | 6992 magnetsTUTORIAL Sierpinski Tetrahedron (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2015-08-30 | 2692 magnets used.Sierpinski Tetrahedron (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2015-08-28 | 10756 magnetsStellated Rhombic Triacontahedron Variation (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2015-05-02 | About 11000 magnets.Stellated Rhombic Dodecahedron (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2015-04-22 | 20556 magnets.Dodecahedron (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2015-04-18 | Approximately 17000 magnets.Rhombic Dodecahedron Frame (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2015-04-15 | ...Rhombic Dodecahedron (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2015-04-07 | ...Right Angle Pyramid Octahedron Stellation (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2015-03-31 | 7524 magnets.Right Angle Pyramid Icosahedron Stellation (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2015-03-30 | 19154 magnets.Cube Frame Dodecahedron (Zen Magnets)Mathnetism2015-03-26 | 14240 magnets.