Flat, square and parallel to a millionth of an inch is an ultra precision block built by a high-end surface plate manufacturer which serves the technology industry. The dimensional precision of the block greatly exceeds our capacity to measure it by eye.

The Unperceivable flat disc is a hyper flat plane built by a surface plate manufacturer. Its construction specifications requested it to be machined to a tolerance that exceeds its builders measuring tools. This surface deviates by no more than 1 micron.

During the industrial revolution apprentice machinist would demonstrate their construction ability by making a solid one-inch cube with only a file and calipers. The Perfect cube 2004 simultaneously tests not only modern technologies ability to produce geometry but also the viewer’s capacity to gauge it.

The inverse cube 2005 requires a machinist to dig out a perfect cubic space from a large block of solid metal. Maintaining internal square corners is extremely difficult even for modern cutting machinery. The inverse cube above was also housed in a custom suspension frame.

The inverse cube 2007-2008 required expert granite workers to cut out a perfect cubic space from a extremely large solid block. Initially weighing over 120 tons the block was very difficult to handle. To remove the rock from the face 6m rock drills and explosives were used.

Flat, square and equilateral to a millionth of an inch is an ultra precision block built by a high-end surface plate manufacturer that serves the technology industry. The dimensional precision of the block greatly exceeds our capacity to measure it by eye.

Perfect cubes is a 5" cube built from 125 1" perfect cubes. Despite the mini cubes sitting on a precision plate their imperfections amplify creating a larger imperfect cube. The base also features vibration isolation and stainless steel leveling feet