Nov 08
3D printing might be exciting and all, but it’s only really good for making new items from scratch; what if you want to reapir something instead? Enter 3D painting, GE’s new baby which could be used to fix up anything that’s made of metal.
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Oct 10
Ikea furniture names are often full of umlauts and improbable double consonants. I’ve been told that the names are Swedish—and I have no choice but to believe this, because I don’t speak Swedish. Come to think of it, they sort of resemble the names of another fantastical Scandinavian export: Death Metal.
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Oct 08
Call that champagne iPhone 5S “gold”? Pffft. HTC and its 18ct gold paintbrush are laughing in your general direction. As leaked, HTC’s gold One has come to light today, bearing the MOBO Awards logo to celebrate the 18th anniversary of Europe’s urban music awards.
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Sep 25
You probably have a favorite pool cue, but I don’t care what yours looks like, it is nothing next to this bad boy. Yours stick is a wimp compared to this one. What you’re looking at here is the world’s most expensive pool cue. It looks more like a legendary weapon you might find in Diablo 3 than a pool cue. In fact, if you ever find yourself across the pool table from Satan, you’d better be packing this weapon. I mean cue.
The Intimidator from McDermott Handcrafted Cues is a sight to behold. It started out as an 82-pound piece of solid stainless steel, and took 1,862 man hours to become the pool cue you see here.
Those four bladed wings look pretty dangerous and it also has a genuine Italian obsidian gemstone sphere at the base. It is also inlaid with 24K Gold, has deep relief & French grey scroll engraving. There are over 210 separate inlays, including 112 hand-polished Precious Metal inlays on the handle.
If you’re serious about your pool you’ll need to hustle your opponents for $150,000(USD) before you can afford one.
[via Geekologie]
Sep 23
This short profile of Philadelphia-based metal worker Nicholas DiChiara shows what life is like for someone who makes a living off of building things with his hands. Sparks fly, metal gets shaped, wood gets sanded and lovely industrial designs get created. It’s nice to hear DiChiara’s story but even better to see the sequences of machinery. [Eliu Cornielle]
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Sep 03
Rarely do you see dragons this adorable. This little guy looks like he just hatched out of an egg and got a part on Game of Thrones. Yeah, he has an agent already. That’s how cool he is.
This awesome hand-crafted dragon is made from ball joints. That’s what gives his armor such a neat look. It is always what allows him to curl up into a little ball come sleepy time.
You know you want one. So do I. Well, if you do, you can check out the creator’s site here for 7000 to 10000 rubles (~$200 to $300 USD). Of course, you’ll have to speak Russian if you want one. It looks like he has several color versions. The black one is the cutest. Who knew that ball joints would make such a neat dragon?
[via Obvious Winner]
Aug 28
We’ve heard about plenty of promising electronic applications for miracle material graphene from headphones
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Aug 21
We “social masters” are tired of being discriminated against. Why all of these “one friend, two piece” necklaces? I could never give one of my minions special treatment, because then my other minions would feel sad. I value my worthless social minions, and am excited to hear that I can now include them all! Thanks, Pizza Slice Friendship Necklace!
How to use the Pizza Slice Friendship Necklace:
First, you will need to get eight friends. This can be done relatively easily, as long as you’re not an awkward turtle and can carry a conversation. If you get sweaty pits and pass out at the thought of talking to others, then a silent gesture will be enough. (Bring $20′s, just in case you happen to look extra weird that day.)
Next, you will need to purchase the beautiful piece(s) of jewelry shown above.
The only thing left for you to do, after having purchased the Pizza Slice Friendship Necklaces, is to force your eight friends to wear them. If you need to accidentally on purpose make your friends go temporarily unconscious, then do what you have to do. And if you get caught, I was telling you the whole time that it is entirely illegal and immoral to ask unconscious people to befriend you. Only befriend conscious people – they are less likely to have diseases and will stay friends with you for a longer period of time.
If you followed all of the above steps exactly as they were written, one of your friends should be attractive as the friend shown below: (complete with the out-of-place seductive expression):
Remember to remind friends that these necklaces are not for eating. These necklaces are for wearing. If you do have a group “necklace-eating party,” just make sure that everyone keeps the chain on so that you can pull the pizza slice back out in case of an emergency. (Hint: swallowing a metal slice of pizza is almost always an immediate medical emergency.)
You can pick up one of these Pizza Slice Necklaces for £14 (~$19 USD) over at the Lazy Oaf online store. Lazy oaf.
[via: This Is Why I’m Broke]
Jul 26
3D printing just keeps getting better and better, and while the printers themselves seem to be gradually overcoming their resolution and speed limitations, materials continue to be the bigger challenge. Now, there is yet another way to enhance 3D printing, and it is awesome.
What you’re looking at here wasn’t actually printed on a 3D printer though – these gold-plated brass pieces are cast from 3D-printed models. The guys at Shapeways are now offering this material for outputting your digital models, and it’s quite spectacular.
The process involves printing a wax model with a hi-res 3D printer. Then the wax is placed into plaster to form a mold, after which the wax is melted out. This plaster mold is then used for casting the 3D model out of molten brass. Once cooled, the piece is polished, and then electroplated with nickel and then 24K gold. So while the latter stages are traditional jewelry-making processes, it’s the first step that creates truly innovative forms.
Sure, it would be cool if you could 3D print directly with precious metals, but we’re not there yet. For now, this process results in impressively detailed and shiny models which would be nearly impossible to envision being hand-sculpted in wax, resulting in unique works of art and jewelry.
Shapeways’ gold-plated brass material sells for $35(USD) per cubic centimeter, and can currently produce objects measuring up to 100mm x 100mm x 30mm.
[via SolidSmack]
Jul 24
I love all things Space Invaders. I’m just a sucker for anything featuring those 8-bit aliens. I also love to read, so these adorable Book Invaders are perfect.
These fun bookmarks were created by Elod Beregszaszi and they are ready to land inside your favorite books, with you in charge of the invasion and giving orders about which page to assault.
Sadly they are out of stock at the moment, but they were too cool not to share. Hopefully they will be back in stock soon and we can buy some. I would buy one of each. Space Invaders are no good unless you have a small army.
[via it8bit]
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