Molding (the manufacturing process, not the food spoilage one) has been around for a good six millennia, with a cast copper frog from 3200 B.C.E. being among the oldest surviving examples. The technique has adapted along with emergent technology throughout history, up to and including quick-set resins, CAD, and (as you saw here on SolidSmack…
Don your favorite bath robe, cream that coffee and get comfortable with this weekend’s SolidSmack Weekend Reader.
This week we saw everything from an exclusive interview with two of the biggest names in MCAD to the introduction of our new Design Entrepreneur Series, a new 3D printing technology, some unearthed Buckminster Fuller interviews and more…
So lay back, relax and take a load off while reading the top ten stories on SolidSmack this past week.
Oh and uh…don’t forget to shed some much-needed sunlight on your face, too.
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When it comes to watching videos of wood products come to life, leave it up to artisanal wood craftsman Frank Howarth and his creative camera work to be among the most entertaining. The YouTube artisanal craft star picked up an obsession with both woodworking and filmmaking soon after retiring from architecture in the heavily-forested portion…
Among all of the possible things that happen in a workshop, there is a seemingly endless supply of pleasurable experiences that include making a final cut, attaching the last piece to an assembly or simply just finding out that your jig concept works flawlessly. Among others though, creating a perfect mold with seamless edges and…