Don your favorite bath robe, cream that coffee and get comfortable with this weekend’s SolidSmack Weekend Reader.
This week we saw everything from how a mechanical designer created an amazing 3D printed hand to a new dog toy design that is aimed at being more pleasing to the eye for humans and more.
So lay back, relax and take a load off while reading the top ten stories on SolidSmack this past week.
‘One Skateboard at a Time’: How Chapman Skateboards Creates a Skate Deck From Scratch
“Having been manufacturing skateboard decks since 1991, Long Island, NY-based Chapman Skateboards have been the number-one supplier of skateboard decks for the largest East Coast skate brands including Zoo York, Hopps, Supreme, Infamous and a host of other smaller brands…”
New Jony Ive Interview Reveals His First Phone Prototype and How He Makes Design Decisions
“After a series of unfortunate events including criticisms of his design decisions and problems with manufacturers in their complicated supply chain leading up to their largest new product release category in years, the notoriously public-shy Jony Ive has been opening up more to various media outlets as of late…”
Starlight Paintball Project: How to Build an Arsenal of LED Throwie Paintballs
“One day while I was working in my shop I simply thought, “what if I packed an LED Throwie into a paintball?”…”
SolidWorks Hump Day Tips 08: Closing Surfaces in SolidWorks (Part IV)
“In our final week of our ‘Closing Surfaces in SolidWorks’ exploration we’re going to take a look at closing irregular shapes and how the best executions may come from using a combination of multiple surfacing tools we’ve been using over the past few weeks. Let’s do this!…”
Learn How to Render a Car in KeyShot, Then Enter to Win a Free Copy of the Latest KeyShot Pro
“Whether you consider yourself a car nut or not (go home Jay Leno), it’s hard not to appreciate the level of detail that goes into vehicle renderings. While any well-executed rendering can be a sight to behold no matter the type of content, automobiles are in a category by themselves due to the multiple material types, complicated surfacing and sensitivities to light angles, among other compositional challenges…”
Some Lucky Kid Will Get to Wear This Incredible 3D Printed Iron Man Prosthetic Hand
“When your first design objective is ‘It Needs to Look Awesome’, chances are it will probably not only look awesome but BE awesome, too. Such is the case with mechanical designer Pat Starace’s 3D printed Iron Man prosthetic hand…”
Drop-A-Brick Wants You To Drop a Brick in Your Toilet to Save Water
“Toilet humor is considered rude and cheap, but this time around we have a very innovative contraption that fits the bill in a good way….”
The Odin: Designing a Dog Toy That Both Humans and Dogs Will Like
“There is something delightful about the Odin Kickstarter video. I can’t decide if it’s because the project was created by a small family with a bright idea (dog included) or the final scene in the video (you’ll just have to watch to find out). Either way, it’s fun, simple and effective projects like these that make Kickstarter such a fantastic and powerful platform…”
