Dodecahedron Fish Tank

Platonic Solid Dodecahedron

Faces

12 Pentagons 

Edge Length 4.5"

1/4" Fluorescent Neon Acrylic Plexiglass: Green

Use the scribe template to scribe and cut a piece of wood with a 31.71° angle.

Use the scribe block to set the table saw blade tilt to 31.71°.

Edge bevel one edge ofthe material. Then, use the polygon table saw sled to edge-bevel another edge. Set a stop block to cut all 12 pentagon faces to the same length. 

Next, mark off the desired edge length of the pentagon faces and set a stop block. 

Continue rotating the material until all the pentagon edges are beveled. 

Glue and assemble 

The Dodecahedron can also be used for a flower pot, light shade, or lamp. 

  Rhombicuboctahedron  Fish Tank

Archimedean Solid Small Rhombicuboctahedron 

Faces

18 Squares

8 Equilateral Triangles

Polygon Saw Blade Bevel Angles

Square: 22.5°

Equilateral Triangle: 12.76°

Edge Length 3"

1/2" Polycarbonate material

Use the table saw scribe templates to scribe and cut the blade tilt blocks to 22.5° and  12.76°.

Set the table saw blade tilt to 22.5° for the square faces.

Bevel both edges of the material to a 3" width. Then edge bevel the end of the material. 

Cut the material into 6 1/2" pieces with an edge bevel at each end of the material. 

Then set a stop for the 3" width.

Cut all of the squares to a 3" square.

Set the table saw blade tilt to 12.76° for the Equilateral Triangles.

Edge bevel both edges of the material for the Equilateral Triangles. With the bevels being parallel. 

Bevel the end of the material. 

Lay out the Equilateral Triangles and make the cut so that the cut-off looks like a rhombus. 

Next, mark off the width of the Equilateral Triangle so it is the exact same width as the squares. 

Finish cutting the Equilateral Triangles with the table saw polygon sled. 

Tape the pieces together for the bottom of the Rhombicuboctahedron net.

Tape the entire bottom half of the Rhombicuboctahedron.

Turn the bottom of the Rhombicuboctahedron over and glue the pieces together. 

Tape up the top of the Rhombicuboctahedron.

Cut the tape around the top square of the Rhombicuboctahedron and remove the square. You can now glue the remaining pieces of the Rhombicuboctahedron together.

 Icosidodecahedron Fish Tank

Archimedean Solid Icosidodecahedron

Faces

12 Pentagons 

20 Equilateral Triangles

Edge Length 2.75"

1/2" Polycarbonate material

Dihedral Angle

142.62263°

Polygon Saw Blade Bevel Angles

Equilateral Triangle: 10.8123169°

Pentagon: 26.56505°

Set the table saw blade tilt to 26.57° for the pentagon faces.

Rip the 1/2" polycarbonate to 5" in width with the edge bevel.

Cut the material into 5" pieces. Then use the Pentagon table saw sled to bevel one edge. The previous bevel is against the stop with the edge bevel facing up. Set a width, a stop, and a toggle clamp to cut all 12 pieces to the same width. 

Then lay out one edge at 2.75" and place a stop with a toggle clamp to cut all of the pieces at the same width.

Rotate the pieces and cut all of the edges. 

Cutting the  20 Equilateral Triangles. 

Set the table saw blade tilt to 10.81° for the Equilateral Triangles. 

Rip the material to about 3" with the edge bevels being parallel.

Lay out two triangles and cut the material to form a rhombus. 

Lay out one edge of the material at 2.75" and set a width stop with the toggle clamp. 

Cut the triangles. 

Glue up 

Tape up a top and bottom. They will be identical. 

Tape the two pieces together. 

Cut the tape at the top pentagon face and remove it. Then glue the pieces together on the inside of the Icosidodecahedron.