The ink-spun articles flew by the wind, caught by the branches of locust. Sands and soils of ancient people blew while a gear’s grinding drew in the weight of minute’s time. And there, in the filtered light, fur blazing, holsters tilted, triggers ready, with red eyes of fury targeting a mound of melon balls topped with these links. J.C. Park – Just a massive array of work across many genres. I particularly and absolutely love his ship, air, and space craft work. Gömböc – The shape that shouldn’t exist. ostdrossel – Instagram follow of the week. The amazing colors and character of our fine featured friends as photographed by Lisa.…

Pendant style overhead lamps can light up a wide area but sometimes they tend to be too bright, especially when you’re directly under them. Some occasions call for a nice muted light to create the right ambiance, like during movie night, or when you are looking to set the mood for a romantic evening with your significant other. These moments call form having some means to curb the harsh light given off by a bare lightbulb. The solution? Herzform’s Skeleton wooden pendant lamp. Herzform has designed a pendant lamp with a unique light disbursing feature. The product gets its name from the main wooden structure or “skeleton” surrounding a single…

Shapr3D has been doing a lot of ‘bringing’ to their iPadOS-based CAD app over the past three years, from introducing Parasolid 3D modeling for the iPad Pro to a new direct 3D modeling workflow. With trackpad and mouse support for the latest iPad Pro, plus LiDAR scanning, announced March 2020, they’re taking 3D CAD where it hasn’t gone before. What’s that? You missed it? Well, let’s catch you up starting at 0:45 in this video from Apple: Now, the room-scan, furniture placement application shown may not apply directly to what you do but what if you could use scanned geometry for fit and function, to design on-premise, or as reference…

Researchers at UC Davis have developed an unusual new form of 3D printing that uses Droplet-Based Multiphase Emulsion. One of the big challenges in 3D printing is the inability to handle multiple materials. Typical 3D printers of today can 3D print a single material at a time, with certain more advanced models being able to print with a small handful of different types. This is generally not as useful as it could be, as typical functional objects are composed of many materials. Usually the different materials are chosen because they provide different engineering properties for different segments of the object. For example, a rigid material might form the case, while…

You’ve heard it said before.  Maybe from a manager or coworker. Maybe during an interview to try to connect or relate.  Maybe during crunch time as a misguided offer of assistance.  Maybe from someone that slapped their knee and gave you a little bump with their elbow like they were the first person to ever think of and say it. I KNOW ENOUGH TO BE DANGEROUS. Maybe you just gave a polite little laugh of acknowledgment… “ehh-he-he-BLEEEEEH.” And maybe that was the end of it.   “I know eno..” Do Not Say It. Do Not Even Think It. So what’s the big deal, Dan?  Don’t like jokes? Or are you so…

Here’s a question for all us maker types. “Is it possible to both cut and sand a piece of material simultaneously using a common table saw?” Having pondered the question himself, John Heisz on his Youtube channel I Build It could not hold back his curiosity any longer! He set out to give us all an answer at the risk of jeopardizing life and limb. The scenario was this, affix a sheet of sandpaper to the sides of a saw blade, flip the switch, and let her rip! If you want to know what happened after the dust settled, read on. Setting Up The Test John set up his test…