"This is cool...but costly. As an injection molder, one of our products is Plastic Lamellar. It's an injection molded lamellar armor people use for SCA, costuming, it was featured in the movie "Balls of Fury", etc. Years ago, we wanted to create a hammered finish, molded plate. None of the traditional texture houses could do it. Trouble is, you need the inverse of the texture for the mold cavity. We developed a proprietary process in house and got it done.I realize these are limited edition and command a specialty price, but @Casio, if you ever want a production version that everyone can access, give me a shout!See our "hammered" plate here: https://www.plasticlamellar.com/product/wisby-center-plate/ Also, "metallic" resins help the effect!"
"Billy Lane was pioneering the hubless motorcycle wheel at least 25 years ago. Got to see it when I visited Choppers Inc. back in 2003. He's credited his influences on it too. The integrated electric motor is a nice touch.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgtfMb5T6x0"
"I agree that the titles can be confusing. I typically use just "Industrial Designer" for better or worse. I work on designing physical objects, machinery, and UI daily."
"Meh. More designs that are almost unrepairable by the consumer/owner. Then again, it seems things are moving in the direction of own nothing, rent everything."
"Not a new technology. Maybe new to Desktop Metal. Ford was doing this over a decade ago.https://www.ptonline.com/blog/post/video-sheet-metal-forming-without-a-die"