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CONIC SWIVELS |
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Each conic swivel has two hubs that are shaped like cones. The hubs are |
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joined together by hinges so that they can rotate in opposite directions. |
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Octonic swivels - Each of the two hubs of octonic swivels are made from |
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eight isosceles triangles. And eight isosceles triangle hinges join the hubs |
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together. They are especially useful for modeling legs. |
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Fig. 313 Octonic swivel |
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Pentonic swivels - Pentonic swivels have two slightly different pentagon |
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shaped hubs that are hinged together by five small equilateral triangles. |
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Fig. 314 Pentonic swivel (hub A attaches to the body, hub B to the leg) |
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