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We love those Coca-Cola Freestyle machines that let you pick from 100+ soda flavors. Luke Creatives took the idea to the extreme by engineering a machine that can make sodas with hundreds of thousands of flavor combinations from 20 base flavorings. It uses a microcontroller and peristaltic pumps to mix flavors and offers AI voice
Special K’s Beer Candles create delightfully fragrant, hand-poured soy candles in recycled aluminum cans. Their collection focuses on craft beer, but they also have hard seltzer cans and Mountain Dew for caffeine addicts. They come in great scents like Fresh Linen, Coastal Cypress, Key Lime, and Sunflower and Sunshine. They also accept custom orders.
Several years back, Colin Furze built a bicycle with a frame made from springs. In the interest of trying something different, Well Done Tips created a bike with wheels that have trampoline springs instead of spokes. It took some clever engineering to keep the wheels together, but riding on those bouncy wheels looks like another
Making acrylic items on a laser cutter, CNC mill, or UV printer requires quality materials. Acrylicrafts sells premium cast acrylic sheets in many colors, along with clear, frosted, glitter, and mirrored. Some feature a dual finish design with gloss on one side and matte on the other. The 3mm (1/8″) thick sheets come in a
The FlashForge CJ270 blends seven colors of resin as it prints to produce objects in full color in a single pass. It uses UV light to cure layers as it prints, and its supports dissolve in water for easy clean-up. It can output objects with 10 million possible colors at sizes up to 180 ×
Designed for serious makers, the xTool X1 combines five kinds of lasers in one machine, saving space while expanding material options. It pairs a 55W CO₂ laser and 20W diode laser with a four-axis motion system capable of engraving at up to 6,000 mm/s. Optional Fiber, MOPA, and UV modules add versatility, while a die-cast
$70 might seem like a lot for a screwdriver, but this one is worth it. Designed for DIYers in collaboration with Megapro, the Nuclear driver has a see-through body that glows after exposure to UV light, plus a quality ratchet mechanism for better control and less fatigue. Its internal storage comes loaded with 11 driver
Brian Yu of Dovetail spent six months designing, prototyping, and fabricating a working piano keyboard using 3D-printed parts. Its springy and compact mechanical keys are an engineering marvel, providing the movement, weight, and feel of an acoustic keyboard using compliant mechanisms. It uses IR sensors to detect motion and send it to a synthesizer.
This metal card packs six functions. For drawing, it has a straight edge, a protractor, and a compass. In addition to its ruler and angle markings, it can measure material thickness, hole diameters, and hex nuts and bolts. A notch on one edge makes it easy to carry in a spiral notebook. Choose from stainless
Normally, a ukulele and a guitar are two different instruments. But maker and musician Mattias Krantz thought it would be fun to combine them. His transforming instrument has an expanding body and a retractable neck that lets it change shape on demand. Building it took a lot of experimentation and a little assistance from mechanical
Designed for makers, designers, and small businesses, the xTool O1 printer can print on acrylic, wood, glass, metal, apparel, and more. It combines UV, DTG, DTF, and UV DTF printing in a single desktop machine. Its dual-printhead system supports hard goods, fabric printing, decals, 3D textures, fluorescent inks, foiling, and lenticular motion effects.