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A Disappearing Hanko Seal, Made Using EDM

When I lived in Japan, everyone carried what's known as a hanko, a personal...

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"Everybody in shots on the shop floor should have been wearing ear protection. Still, that's amazing. If I weren't so poor, I'd like to have one."

on: A Disappearing Hanko Seal, Made Using EDM
"Needs lights."

on: An Inflatable, Collapsible Bike Helmet
"It's like lost foam casting for concrete. Wonder how the cold of the ice impacts the structural integrity of the concrete?"

on: Cold Production: Creating Concrete Components Using Formworks Made of Ice
"Yeah, they've been around for awhile now. They were old hat more than a decade ago when I used them as a finisher in a kitchen equipment fabrication company."

on: Cool Tools: Tiny Handheld Belt Sander for Detail Work
"In 1945, Buckminster Fuller got the idea for his Dymaxion Dwelling Units from seeing grain bins and thinking how they looked like little houses."

on: In New Zealand, Ex-Grain-Silo Living Quarters
"If gliders like this really were a great way to haul things, then the military probably wouldn't have abandoned them after WWII."

on: Geese-Inspired Towed Cargo Gliders
"I always have questions about such bikes, since it doesn't look like there's an easy way to swap out the battery."

on: VanMoof Declares Bankruptcy
"Wouldn't it be cheaper and easier just to walk around with a giant bullseye on you?"

on: Just Terrible Product Design: A Camera Mount Shaped Like an Assault Rifle

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