Nick Starno’s 3D-printed Makerbot watch case (can haz STLs in Thingiverse?) is pretty neat, but it also made me think it would be super cool to have a version of the PCB with a compass module included — pocket watch slash compass? [Via clothbot]
Here’s a drool-worthy summer ice cream recipe from Bridget of Bake at 350. She’s created a Drumstick-style ice cream cone with coconut almond ice cream inside. “Think of an Almond Joy candy bar, frozen.” Cold, refreshing and chocolate? My kind of dessert!
Jessica at Nervous System writes: I created this design yesterday for the Shapeways SIGGRAPH competition which asked designers to submit any design that costs less than $200 to 3dprint. Our submission is a sculptural vase generated by reaction diffusion, a process which simulates how chemicals diffusing across a surface react with one another to produce […]
Over on Coroflot, Alexandra Peters writes: This project was a collaboration between Herman Miller and Pratt students. Students were asked to design a product that demonstrated a deep understanding of a culture. They call this comfy Celtic knot “Knot Lounge,” but I can’t help from referring to it as a “noodle chair.” [via the CRAFT […]
Here is a competition with a unique twist. The inspiration and creativity of Wired Magazine’s Geek Dad merges with Ponoko’s making system and electronic gadgetry from SparkFun in this call for entries. A panel of judges from Ponoko and GeekDad will choose ten finalists, and then the overall winner will be decided in a public […]
t may look like a CG rendering from a big-budget movie, but it’s really just a photograph of Colorodan Anthony Le wearing his $4,000 homemade costume.
[Le] used thin, high-impact urethane for the armor, cutting it into plates and joining them with some 1,500 rivets and washers. He sculpted a clay helmet mold and then used a liquid resin mix to create the final product…He also added a small servo motor that opens the faceplate, as in the movie, and built a gun out of pipes and a motor. LEDs in the eyes and chest-plate further add to the illusion.
And we’re back with our fifth installment of Your Comments. Here are our favorites from the past week, from Make: Online, our Facebook page, and Twitter. vt-pete sends his regards to the creator of the 30MPH electric mountain bike: “Unfortunately, Jennifer has already wrecked the bike and broken her elbow,” — ha! Get well soon, […]
