When the opening collapsed and the purple sludge seeped past the ivy-lined crevices, time almost seemed to stop, frozen in a moment where we could neither see the other side nor extract the bag of happy from its resting place behind the swollen kneebone of these links. Dániel Taylor – Rich, surreal, 3-dimensional, cel-shaded illustration style with careful color, gradients, and composition that grabs you by the eyes. Case of the Missing Hit – We rarely share podcasts, but this is excellent. The mystery of a lost pop song that seems to have vanished from the world. Listen while you browse everything else. Single Paper Zine – How to make…

If you’re a skateboarder like myself, you know how awesome it feels to fly down a hill. But you know what stinks? Going up that hill. With no momentum or pedal of any sort, skateboarders have little choice but to awkwardly push themselves up or (ugh) walk. In an attempt to remedy the propulsion problem and take boards with wheels to the next level, designers from Dublin-based Moby Bikes are creating the YX One – an electric skateboard that can traverse all terrains, especially those pesky uphill slopes. The All-Terrain Wheel Skateboard The YX One looks a little different than your average skateboard. In fact, it’s a bit of stretch…

Matt Boyle is the VP of Engineering at Shapeways and, in a recent post from him on StackOverflow, reveals some of the methods the company uses to provide high-speed, global 3D print services.  Shapeways History Shapeways has been one of the longest-running 3D print services available to the public. They launched in the Netherlands long ago, even before the advent of desktop 3D printing when the patents started expiring in 2009. Their initial strategy was to allow consumers to request printed parts instead of attempting to operate complex 3D printers themselves. Over time Shapeways introduced “stores” for artists to market their designs, and thus drive more 3D printing activity for…

Yep, you’re right. I just double-checked. It is, in fact, 2020. How easy is it to view and share 3D models online? Well, easier — we’ve made a lot of progress over the last decade — but you would think viewing and sharing photorealistic 3D models would be common and incredibly easy. Until it gets easier, we’ll prep our models properly and take the little 3D sharing wins when we have them. Online STEP File Viewer One such win is a new, free online STEP file viewer from eMachineShop. eMachineShop is more commonly known for, well, their machine shop services — 3D printing, CNC machining, sheet metal, and injection molding…

YouTube creator Kiwami Japan is famous for making hand-made knives using materials that odd, rare, and not exactly sharp to begin with. He’s made knives out of Amazon boxes, aluminum foil, and even family-friendly gelatin. In another one of his fascinating videos, he makes a knife from a single piece of solid wood. And not just any wood, mind you; this particular knife is made from Lignum Vitae. What is Lignum Vitae? The Roughbark Lignum Vitae tree, native to the Caribbean and northern coast of South America, is known to be one of the heaviest and hardest woods on the planet, living up to a group of woods nicknamed ‘Ironwood’.…

If you still have some of those old beer kegs from your college days, then you must really have a penchant for nostalgia. “Those things will come in handy someday.” Oh, I know, and I’ve got the PERFECT project. Apart from smelling like decades-old beer, those things are heavy, take up a lot of space, and, as maker/creator The Q shows us, are the perfect size for a portable, backyard barbecue grill. All you need to turn your keg into a meat grill is a good electric saw, some hinges, a drill, a few metal poles, and a little bit of creativity. Let’s take a look. 1. Cut Your Party…