Available as a 3D printable file from JBV Creative, this sine wave machine features marbles that roll in a sine wave as the machine is cranked. Hate cranking? Get creative and add a motor. Or a car engine! JBV also sells the file for a wave machine that’s only 8
Built by inventive digital clock creator Hans Andersson, the Time Twister 5 is a digital time display that rotates its Rubik’s Cube (or Rubik’s Triangular Prism in this case) style pieces to change the time. Would I be proud to display this in my living room? Yes. Of course I’d
This is a video of engineer and tinkerer JBV Creative constructing ‘The Corporate Machine’, a piece of kinetic wall art for his apartment that represents the tireless churning of big business. Using 99% 3D-printed parts, the machine launches ping-pong balls and catches them, repeating the process indefinitely until a power
The brainchild of engineer Ekaggrat Singh Kalsi, this is an analog clock created in the style of an LCD digital clock. Taking the flip clock to a whole new level, it raises and lowers its number segments using a cleverly designed series of cams and levers operated by a controller
This is a video of South Korean Youtuber 3D Sanago using a 3D printing pen to craft an impressive Blastoise figure, then adding all the necessary components to make it a functional humidifier. That’s cool. Now make me a showerhead that looks like Magikarp! That’s always been a dream of
Because everybody needs a hobby and why not one that includes your pets, cat owner Rémy Vicarini 3D prints various helmets for his feline friend Cathode. This is a LEGO knight helmet and motorcycle helmet here, but below are videos of Rémy making a functional Iron Man helmet, bicycle helmet,
This is a video of a 3D printed SkyersJet electric ducted fan (EDF) that self destructs during a thrust test. I warned them not to turn it up to 11, but did they listen? The SkyersJet was designed to power large scale R/C aircraft or giant drones. Damn, that would
This is a video of Willow Creative demonstrating the very impressive 3D printed wolf mask she created, complete with animated mouth, ears, and eyes. Plus the eyes can light up. Add some fur and you’ve got yourself the spitting image of the Big Bad Wolf. Did you eat my grandma?!