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Hmhaines Offline
#1 Posted: Mon, Aug 22 2016, 5:39 PM EST
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Got bored. Been meaning to try this for a while. Use for board games, gambling, or weaponry. Steel dice made out of a piece of railroad spike!

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DrafterX Offline
#2 Posted: Tue, Aug 23 2016, 7:46 AM EST
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very cool... ThumpUp
ajerrils Offline
#3 Posted: Tue, Aug 23 2016, 7:59 AM EST
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Wonder how balanced it is.
bgz Offline
#4 Posted: Tue, Aug 23 2016, 9:21 AM EST
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ajerrils wrote:
Wonder how balanced it is.


Probably not very.

Pretty sure the 5 and the 2 are supposed to be on opposite sides.

Then again, pretty sure most the Chinese counterparts aren't very balanced either.
Hmhaines Offline
#5 Posted: Tue, Aug 23 2016, 9:22 AM EST
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ajerrils wrote:
Wonder how balanced it is.

Same.
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#6 Posted: Tue, Aug 23 2016, 9:28 AM EST
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bgz wrote:
Probably not very.

Pretty sure the 5 and the 2 are supposed to be on opposite sides.

Then again, pretty sure most the Chinese counterparts aren't very balanced either.



Probably not!

I checked a couple dice I had in the house, they all had this layout. Just looked online, it seems there are one or two variations. Before I make more I'll see if there's an 'official' dot setup.
Gene363 Online
#7 Posted: Tue, Aug 23 2016, 9:33 AM EST
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Nice!

Forged or machined?
bgz Offline
#8 Posted: Tue, Aug 23 2016, 9:33 AM EST
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The opposite sides should always equal 7 on a standard die.

This is true for all dice, where n is the number of sides, the opposite sides should add up to n + 1.
SmokeMonkey Offline
#9 Posted: Tue, Aug 23 2016, 9:39 AM EST
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Too early for Algebra and stuff.
tamapatom Offline
#10 Posted: Tue, Aug 23 2016, 10:12 AM EST
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Die looks so cool. The opposite sides equalling seven sounds right though.
Hmhaines Offline
#11 Posted: Tue, Aug 23 2016, 10:13 AM EST
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Gene363 wrote:
Nice!

Forged or machined?


Machined with an angle grinder and a drill press. Not as precise as a mill, buy I don't have one of those!
Hmhaines Offline
#12 Posted: Tue, Aug 23 2016, 10:14 AM EST
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bgz wrote:
The opposite sides should always equal 7 on a standard die.

This is true for all dice, where n is the number of sides, the opposite sides should add up to n + 1.


Time to make another one... Sounds about right.
Gene363 Online
#13 Posted: Tue, Aug 23 2016, 10:29 AM EST
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Hmhaines wrote:
Machined with an angle grinder and a drill press. Not as precise as a mill, buy I don't have one of those!


ThumpUp Even better. Making a true square is not easy, it's a first project for some German apprentice programs using nothing but files.
Hmhaines Offline
#14 Posted: Tue, Aug 23 2016, 10:46 AM EST
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That's the way to go. You learn more starting from scratch.
DrafterX Offline
#15 Posted: Tue, Aug 23 2016, 10:55 AM EST
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Gene363 wrote:
ThumpUp Even better. Making a true square is not easy, it's a first project for some German apprentice programs using nothing but files.



kinda sounds like fun... Think
Whistlebritches Offline
#16 Posted: Tue, Aug 23 2016, 11:09 AM EST
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If you find a pair that roll a regular combination of 7's............PM me.These would be a great addition to lodge this fall when all those doctors and lawyers show up looking to throw some money away.
bgz Offline
#17 Posted: Tue, Aug 23 2016, 11:21 AM EST
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Whistlebritches wrote:
If you find a pair that roll a regular combination of 7's............PM me.These would be a great addition to lodge this fall when all those doctors and lawyers show up looking to throw some money away.


Now that's the spirit!
bgz Offline
#18 Posted: Tue, Aug 23 2016, 11:32 AM EST
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Interesting article for the nerds among us:

https://www.wired.com/2016/05/mathematical-challenge-of-designing-the-worlds-most-complex-120-sided-dice/
Bullmastiff Offline
#19 Posted: Fri, Aug 26 2016, 9:34 AM EST
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Where are you getting all these railroad spikes from?!? Ya'll better watch out for a boxcar derailment near Haines' house!
Just kidding, nice work...the idea of dice as a weapon is intriguing.
DrafterX Offline
#20 Posted: Fri, Aug 26 2016, 9:41 AM EST
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Think

couple dice connected by a strong chain hanging from the rear view mirror could come in handy.... Mellow






but then again... a couple railroad spikes connected by a strong chain hanging from the rear view mirror would be even more effective... Think
Hmhaines Offline
#21 Posted: Fri, Aug 26 2016, 9:49 AM EST
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One of my favorite parts about handing someone their ashtray is the initial: "Wow, that's heavy." Half-second pause. "You could kill someone with this."

Every time, without fail. Not sure how it is when you fellas open your boxes, though!

The spike ashtrays are the heaviest, so they're even quicker about with those.
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#22 Posted: Fri, Mar 23 2018, 4:18 PM EST
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Anyone hear from Harvey since his big move to Minnysnowta?
NWStogie Offline
#23 Posted: Fri, Mar 23 2018, 6:31 PM EST
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I saw that he was back for a bit last summer. Haven’t exchanged PMs with him since secret Santa 2016. I hope he’s ok.
deadeyedick Offline
#24 Posted: Fri, Mar 23 2018, 6:45 PM EST
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I think he froze. But I still have the ash tray he sent.
NWStogie Offline
#25 Posted: Fri, Mar 23 2018, 6:51 PM EST
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His inbox is full, so he won’t get pinged by a PM. Anyone have a way to contact him?
DrafterX Offline
#26 Posted: Fri, Mar 23 2018, 8:26 PM EST
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He sent me an ashtray then disappeared... I didn't get to repay him... If anyone makes contact please let me know... Wait, didn't he have a website..?? Huh
frankj1 Offline
#27 Posted: Fri, Mar 23 2018, 9:24 PM EST
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it was purplebarn.com or something, but I think that was his biz in CT and then he left.
Palama Offline
#28 Posted: Sat, Mar 24 2018, 5:04 AM EST
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Yah, he seemed like a good guy...wish there were more nOObs like him.
bgz Offline
#29 Posted: Sat, Mar 24 2018, 10:11 AM EST
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I think he just came in, bombed people with ashtray for cigar trades... then bounced. He was an interesting guy.
Palama Offline
#30 Posted: Sat, Mar 24 2018, 12:00 PM EST
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bgz wrote:
I think he just came in, bombed people with ashtray for cigar trades... then bounced. He was an interesting guy.


Like Drafter, Harvey sent me an ashtray out-of-the-blue, no trade set up or even a hint of a trade so I think he had good intentions. But even if his intent was to get cigars, he never mooched or seemed to even expect payback. Like you said, he was an interesting guy.
NWStogie Offline
#31 Posted: Sat, Mar 24 2018, 12:21 PM EST
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I got one of his ashtrays through a side trade we did during the 2016 Secret Santa exchange. Nice dude who did not come across as young as he is. I’d love to hear that he’s doing well.
bgz Offline
#32 Posted: Sat, Mar 24 2018, 1:35 PM EST
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Palama wrote:
Like Drafter, Harvey sent me an ashtray out-of-the-blue, no trade set up or even a hint of a trade so I think he had good intentions. But even if his intent was to get cigars, he never mooched or seemed to even expect payback. Like you said, he was an interesting guy.


I would agree except for the part about expecting a payback. I think he did expect to be paid back, his targets were notorious heavy hitters.
Palama Offline
#33 Posted: Sat, Mar 24 2018, 2:35 PM EST
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bgz wrote:
I would agree except for the part about expecting a payback. I think he did expect to be paid back, his targets were notorious heavy hitters.


Didn't look at who he targeted but you might be right there. At any rate, he did bring a freshness to the forum, something that seems to be missing right now.
DrafterX Offline
#34 Posted: Sat, Mar 24 2018, 3:53 PM EST
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I'd still hit him if we found him... Mellow
NWStogie Offline
#35 Posted: Sat, Mar 24 2018, 4:35 PM EST
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I would, too. I may have found him elsewhere. If he responds to my ping, I’ll encourage him to check in.
frankj1 Offline
#36 Posted: Sat, Mar 24 2018, 11:19 PM EST
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always thought he was honorable, a misfit with a different talent that he figured out a way to emerge and then grew from there.
we might have just been another place from which he received knowledge...if I recall correctly he followed his woman to the frozen tundra only to be dumped.

cool kid with an old soul.
MACS Offline
#37 Posted: Sun, Mar 25 2018, 8:23 PM EST
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Palama wrote:
Like Drafter, Harvey sent me an ashtray out-of-the-blue, no trade set up or even a hint of a trade so I think he had good intentions. But even if his intent was to get cigars, he never mooched or seemed to even expect payback. Like you said, he was an interesting guy.


He was the Anti-Hank. Maybe we could get him to come back and make Hank disappear??
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