"I have a simpler jeweler's pin vise I got years ago from Lee Valley:https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/shop/tools/workshop/workbenches/vises/31175-jewellers-pin-vise?item=60F0501Fewer pins means it can't fit on all sides, but the wider jaws are handy."
"Does seem like it's quite possible, the Swiss watchmaking industry was born as a cottage industry, perhaps it's more that there were clockmakers in Germany who also happened to raise crops in the warmer months..."
"They look great, and the nested double-basket bolsters for the bottom three is a nice solution for providing more support where it's needed. The ergonomics look a little off to me, you can perch on the front of the chair, but leaning looks like it would be hard on your back."
"I don't think we'd call them "quadricycles" - they don't have pedals? Mini-EVs or something. Lots of interesting aspects: 300 parts total, 40% recycled material, no paint, built in Morocco, driver airbag. I suppose we'll never see them in the US, alas."
"At least here in Portland I find about half of all pedestrians and other riders have Airpods / other earbuds in, and no bell is loud enough to really get through... (I have a similar Spurcycle copy on my handlebars)"
"Seems to me that if they wanted to increase the lifetime and usefulness the vacuum bag should be replaceable? To me the most likely failure would be a leak there from wear and tear, which you might not be able to find (or seal, if you did find it). Of course people might use them in someone else's bags then..."
"I would have thought the simplest solution would be to have an overlapping front panel, like a peacoat, but the zipper suggests they must have split the protective layer. Make sure you get knifed at an angle?"
"https://youtu.be/GEqPjhllYTY?si=1tMVY58pXLTQU2-DPrecious Plastic has been selling a sheet press for years that makes 1.5 meter square panels from scrap plastic, seems like it'd be easier to just use those?"