Have a look at this fantastic animated video that portrays a very realistic possibility of the future of 3D printing.

Although I find the title disagreeable, I really like this post on SolidSmack (@SolidSmack) about 3D printing. I think that desktop 3D printing is well on its way to becoming a reality in many homes, I just don’t imagine it actually fulfilling the needs of so many of the consumer products we’ve all come to depend on in our day to day lives. Instead it will be a tool for creative people and DIYers to integrate into their already productive hobbies and pastimes.

I completely subscribe, however, to the second half of Josh’s article about the future of 3D printing, and I love the vision of the future provided in the animated video above.

How to save 8 million dollars with a desk fan: A quick story that gives fresh meaning to the phrase “think outside the box.”

Thanks @joshmings

This amazing motion capture film ventures inside what is said to be the largest steel processing plant in the world, Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works, in the city of Magnitogorsk, in Chelyabinsk Province, Russia.

The incredible imagery and contemplative soundtrack give an ordinarily very grimy and no doubt uncomfortable setting a highly transcendent quality.

kontraptionist:

There’s just something about good aluminum that looks….good!  This is alloy 6013 - Pricey stuff, it’s fairly hard and takes a good polish. You can actually make low volume injection molds with it, though more modern alloys have taken it’s place in that role.  There are actually a bunch of different aluminum alloys. Generally speaking, the softer the aluminum, the more pure it is, the better it is at conducting heat and electricity, the better it welds, bends and resists corrosion. All this sounds good until you need to CUT it and use it for anything structural, then it just gums up tools.. imagine trying to drill a hole in a piece of brie cheese. That’s what it’s like working with pure aluminum. Pretty much it’s only good for foil, wire, and electrical contacts.