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2 days ago | core77.com | Rain Noe

Clever Design for an Easy-to-Use 3D-Printed Solder Dispenser The Solder Scroll, by Victor Designs This clever 3D-printed Solder Scroll is by Victor Designs. You load the pen-like object with solder—it's adjustable to accommodate diameters from 0.3mm to 1.5mm—and can then dispense it precisely via the knob. The files for the open-source design are free and available on Printables.

3 days ago | core77.com | Rain Noe

We've seen so many blue-sky ID school assignments that this one, which focuses on practicality, is refreshing. It's from the "Basic Knowledge of Product Development" class at Germany's Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences, run by professor Mathias Bertram. "The task was to design a connector between two predefined profiles with a volume not exceeding 75ccm. This connector was then 3D-printed using FDM and tested for load resistance with a specially defined fixture.

3 days ago | core77.com | Rain Noe

Here are three novel desktop power delivery solutions from Humanscale Design Studio. The rise of hot-desking means mobile workers need a place to temporarily plug in a laptop and an accessory or two, and don't always need a full power strip. For this market HDS has designed this NeatHub, an easy-to-attach power solution with two AC plugs, a USB-A and a USB-C. Their M/Connect 2 docking station is another way to deliver power to your desk neatly.

3 days ago | core77.com | Rain Noe

Once upon a time American factories, like factories around the world, had raw materials delivered to one end. Out of the other end emerged finished products: Automobiles, sewing machines, appliances. Those days are long gone, and they're not coming back. Manufacturing and supply chains have grown ever more complex in the relentless pursuit of efficiency and maximizing profits; for instance, it's cheaper to have wiring harnesses made in Vietnam than Detroit.

5 days ago | core77.com | Rain Noe

Here's what we looked at this week:An IRL version of the keyboard from "Severance" is supposedly going into production. Because buying one of these will surely fill that void. Luxury…sketchbooks?!? This one is bound with brass rings, not some lame spiral. Why does no one make milk crate accessories, like interior drawers? A window-mounted object that invites birds into your home. Rumpl's burrito-style Wrap Sack: Re-thinking the design of the sleeping bag, for more freedom of sleeping positions.