JAVIER REYNA

Design Intent

When used, the sand inside the bottle opener will shift to reveal different portions of the T-rex’s skeleton. This is meant to mimic the experience of an archaeologist* and to provide a toy someone can fidget with. Can you get the whole skeleton uncovered? Can you only hide different portions? As a bottle opener, the dinosaur’s mouth has been thickened to ensure that this prehistoric animal can bite off as many bottle caps as needed without a visit to the dentist!

*The proper term is paleontologist, but most people seemed to default to archeologist when asked what profession digs up the dinosaur fossils.

Prototyping and Machining

Finishing

Materials and Tooling

8″ X 5″ X 5/8″ brass block with a fixture plate

3″ Shell Mill | 1/2″ Flat End Mill | 1/4″ Flat End Mill | 1/8″ Flat End Mill | 1/16″ Flat End Mill | 1/32″ Flat End Mill |Size H Drill |Size P Drill | #3 Center Drill |