What could be more fun than scaring sharks off with a baby seal costume?! This week’s episode of Cool Tools of Doom n’ Stuff is live! We love our SolidSmack readers! Do you have something cool you’ve come across and want to share it on SolidSmack? Don’t hide it in your neck skin! Send it on in to smoth@www.solidsmack.com. Kick it!
There are guitar cases you want to completely cover in stickers, then there are guitar cases you want to build a dedicated shelf for in the focal point of your living room. This case is the later. You know we love covering the details of beautiful design behind musical instruments. The Bowoo Guitar case is a perfect example of the time and dedication a musician puts, not only into their passion, but into protecting it while looking hella stylish. Reonda is the designer and maker of the Bowoo guitar case. We asked here more about what went into the design that took her years to perfect.
This week we have the great pleasure to speak with the talented Elliot Blanchard of Invisible Light Network. Elliot is a multi-disciplinary designer who recently presented his latest 3D printed product at Austin’s SXSW Festival. We’ll talk with Elliot about everything from Rhino’s Grasshopper to using the new Shapeways API. Rock.
Some people go around mixing things that shouldn’t be mixed, like macaroni and ketchup, loafers and capri pants or violins and Metallica’s greatest hits, but every once in a while the mix of two objects with completely different functions makes a whole lot of sense. Take for instance The MULTI. Capital letters are warranted for this little device that combines a wallet and a multi-tool for a beefy, yet sleek, bill-holding case you can use to open bottle or tighten a nut. Have a look…
As a PhD student at the University of Florida studying Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in controls, Tim Elmore is about to shake up the future of 3D printer filaments. Currently, a spool of your favorite color of ABS (or PLA or PVA) runs just south of $50 at the MakerBot store, not including the $12 estimated shipping cost. Seeing as how this could be of frustration for many 3D printer users, he set out to create his own filament-making machine, The Filastruder, which uses cheap plastic pellets and your own colorant to produce a similar spool of filament for less than $10. Filament production aside, could you imagine how much fun this thing must be to watch?