DIY rotomolding machine
Product Design students Andrew Duffy, Craig Tyler and Edward Harrison built this cordless drill powered table top rotational molding machine in order to learn more about the process.
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Breathtaking papercraft castle
By way of fellow papercraft enthusiast Cory Doctorow comes images of this incredible castle, posted on Tokyobling. Tokyobling explains: I had the immense opportunity to see this wonderful paper craft art installation by a genius of the name of Wataru Itou, a young student of a major art university here in Tokyo. The installation is […]
Amazing Military Sci-Fi Modeling
I did a massive double take when I saw this jaw-dropping model on Dinosaurs and Robots. “Wait, that’s a Leman Russ battle tank! From Warhammer 40K!,” I squealed to myself. Warhammer 40,000 is the “dark gothic sci-fi” tabletop wargame that almost put me in the poorhouse a few years back. One of the coolest things […]
Sci-fi modeling masterclass
Several years ago, I got into playing the gothic sci-fi tabletop wargame Warhammer 40,000. I nearly bankrupted my family (and I’m only half-kidding), with all of the models, supplies, games books, terrain pieces I bought. I got to the point, like any addict, where I was “under reporting” my habit and hiding some of my […]
Cabin Fever 2009 model engineering expo
Dorkbot DC founder Thomas Edwards, now kickin’ it at Dorkbot SoCal, sent us this message, reminding us about Cabin Fever Expo, coming up this weekend, in PA: A friend of mine told me about “Cabin Fever Expo”, a yearly exhibition of what-yer-been-working-on, with respect to metalworking, model making, steam engines, locomotives, miniature gas engines, etc […]
Video tour of the Craftmanship Museum
If you’ve never seen the Craftmanship Museum, either virtually or in person, prepare to have your geeky socks blown off. This video provides a tour of this astounding “model engineering” museum and workspace in Vista, California. This is really machining as an artform. Their “virtual museum” has an extensive online collection. Prepare to get lost […]
Motorcycle model from watches
Turn a bunch of dead watches into… a motorcycle? Sure. Why not? Recycle Old Watches