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Burls Art has built guitars out of everything from newspaper to jawbreakers. This time he made a guitar with a body and neck made of… nothing. Making this unique electric guitar involved assembling tensioned aircraft cables and metal brackets to hold together its strings, frets, bridge, and electronics. It’s tricky to keep in tune, but
This metal card packs six functions. For drawing, it has a straight edge, a protractor, and a compass. In addition to its ruler and angle markings, it can measure material thickness, hole diameters, and hex nuts and bolts. A notch on one edge makes it easy to carry in a spiral notebook. Choose from stainless
Pastry artist Amaury Guichon outdid himself by creating this incredible, edible Homer Simpson out of chocolate. We watched in awe as Amaury molded and sculpted Homey’s dome-shaped head and rotund body. The delectable donut-loving dad has that open-mouth drool look going like he’s ready to start gnawing on his own arm after he finishes his
Brian Yu of Dovetail spent six months designing, prototyping, and fabricating a working piano keyboard using 3D-printed parts. Its springy and compact mechanical keys are an engineering marvel, providing the movement, weight, and feel of an acoustic keyboard using compliant mechanisms. It uses IR sensors to detect motion and send it to a synthesizer.
After creating a 3D-printed pinball machine, Steven from the 3D Printer Academy came up with an improved version that can be expanded and reconfigured using interlocking square modules. The design uses a gridded play area with threaded connectors for placing ramps, flippers, and obstacles. STL files for printing your own are coming to Kickstarter soon.
Apple doesn’t make furniture, but if they did, it might look something like this. HTX Studio created what they call the AirDesk, a unique desk with a transparent screen that acts as a secondary display, with visible computer components underneath. Powered by a Mac Mini, it also has an X/Y gantry that moves a wireless
Most 3D printers can only print fairly small objects. Elegoo’s OrangeStorm Giga 3D printer is big enough to output furniture. It has a massive build volume of 80 cm x 80 cm x 100 cm (31.5″ x 31.5″ x 39.4″), and is well-priced at just $2500. It can also print from up to four nozzles
We’ve seen guitars made from all sorts of materials, but this is the first one we’ve come across that was made out of stone. BeBeau Builds shows how he created a unique acoustic guitar using thick slabs of slate that he cut into geometric shapes. It took a lot of trial and error to get
This electric machine from Caydo makes it easy to produce buttons in quantity. Simply cut out your designs with a circle punch, place them in the machine, and push the start button. Unlike inconsistent manual machines, it automatically applies the right amount of pressure to make perfect buttons every time. Available in 2.25″ and 1″/1.25″/2.25″
xTool’s most versatile laser lets users switch between five lasers. We’ve been testing this amazing workshop tool, which saves space with its CO2 and diode lasers and add-on “backpacks” for MOPA, Fiber, and UV lasers. Since every laser shares its gantry and height platform, it offers more workspace than other galvo machines for larger images
Making acrylic items on a laser cutter, CNC mill, or UV printer requires quality materials. Acrylicrafts sells premium cast acrylic sheets in many colors, along with clear, frosted, glitter, and mirrored. Some feature a dual finish design with gloss on one side and matte on the other. The 3mm (1/8″) thick sheets come in a
DIY Perks previously built a complete PC workstation that hides inside of a desk. His latest creation hides the desk too. The desk surface and computer system fold flat against the wall, hidden behind a piece of original art. He flush-mounted all of its components, including an ultra-wide monitor, speakers, and storage trays for a