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The SolidSmack Weekend Reader | Week 07.16
Don your favorite bathrobe, cream that coffee and get comfortable with this week’s SolidSmack Weekend Reader.
The Weekend Reader features a handful of the most interesting articles featured on the ‘Smack over the past week ranging from tips and tricks to inspirational designs, processes, and more. So lay back, relax and take a load off while reading the top ten stories on SolidSmack this past week.
Oh and uh…don’t forget to shed some much-needed sunlight on your face, too.
Autodesk and Mattel Introduce the $300 ThingMaker 3D Printer Ecosystem for Kids
“For those who grew up in the 1960s, making toys took on a quite literal sense, thanks in no small part to toy manufacturer Mattel. The company, which had only just introduced Barbie and would later introduce Hot Wheels, managed to bring the same manufacturing methods used for mass manufactured toys into living rooms around the world…”
Shoes On-Demand: Adidas Unveils Futurecraft Tailored Fibre Thread Construction Technique
“For years now, the promise of on-demand athletic shoe manufacturing hasn’t lived up to its hype. While the top brands have presented various interpretations of what a “3D Printed Shoe” would or could look like, little has trickled down to the consumer other than the option to customize colors a la Nike iD…”
This Durable Flat-Pack Stool Won’t Need Replacing Anytime Soon
“With most flat-pack furniture, material and structural integrity are often sacrificed for lower costs to the consumer and less of a headache for the retailer to ship, store and deliver. While cheaper, this furniture is also much more susceptible to breaking and thus, needs to be replaced more often…”
SolidSmack Shorts: Erik Baldwin – Surfboard Shaper
““No way” you say. “Surfboard shaper Erik Baldwin built a career out of his love of the ocean, technical know-how, and building things by hand. His boards are a combination of old fashioned hand-craft, 3D scanning, CNC machining, and hella stoke…”
Model of the Week: Mesmerizing Kinetic Sculpture
“Who doesn’t love a kinetic sculpture? If I was an inanimate object, my one dream you ask? To be made into a kinetic sculpture of some sort. Preferably one that is cool, mesmerizing and makes people question their sanity. One like this simple, and quite beautiful, kinetic sculpture modeled by GrabCAD user trinityscsp…”
A Motorcycle Inspired by Motorcycles Responsible for Land Speed Records in the 1930s
“There are few things capable of sending one flying off the badassery scale, but setting land speed records on a motorcycle is certainly one of those things…”
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