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When it comes to high-end, high-performance bicycles, most people look to materials like carbon fiber and titanium. Thanks to a technique utilized in the building of the Hypocrite gravel bike, however, aluminum can also fit the bill quite nicely.Contin… Continue reading Hypocrite gravel bike features a sand-casted pressure-formed aluminum frame
Topless drinking is not quite as thrilling as it sounds, but nonetheless it can be a more enjoyable way to rehydrate than simply chugging from a can. A team of creative beer enthusiasts has created an easy, portable and fun way to enhance the can exper… Continue reading Reimagine your beer can for cocktails on the go and kitsch upcycling
Astronomers have discovered the cosmic equivalent of an overbearing parent dropping by uninvited to a teenagers’ party to make sure they all have enough water. An aging star has been detected for the first time passing through a young star-forming regi… Continue reading Ancient interloper star may have helped kickstart life on Earth
Meteorites can act as time capsules, preserving molecules from the solar system’s infancy. Certain fingerprints have been detected in these ancient space rocks that suggest a supernova went off right near our neighborhood – but that should have blasted… Continue reading A supernova went off right next to the young Sun – how did it survive?
Although electric typewriters have been made almost entirely obsolete, there’s still something to be said for the satisfying “clickety-clack” of their keys. Well, that sound and feel is back, in the all-aluminum Fineday 3.0 Bluetooth Mechanical Keyboar… Continue reading Retro-cool Fineday 3.0 Bluetooth keyboard brings back the clickety-clack
For the efficient mass-production of mountain bikes, welded aluminum frames make a lot of sense. The Psalm 150 full-suspension frame is designed with a different philosophy in mind, however, as it’s made of bonded sections of CNC-machined solid aluminu… Continue reading Sweet-looking Psalm 150 MTB frame is made of machined aluminum
When [bdk6] tried painting aluminum for electronic projects, he found it didn’t tend to stay painted. It would easily scratch off or, eventually, even flake off. The problem is the …read more Continue reading Old Ham Wisdom Leads to Better Aluminum Painting
While you might have bought the best pair of skis in the 90s or 00s, as parts on boots and bindings start to fail and safety standards for ski equipment …read more Continue reading High-Speed Sled Adds Bicycle Suspension
Touring kayaks are typically made of plastic, composites or sometimes wood, but unlike canoes, almost never aluminum. That didn’t phase Brennen Kunka, however, who recently built his own all-aluminum kayak from the ground up – and it’s awesome!Continue… Continue reading One-of-a-kind aluminum watercraft is like the DeLorean of kayaks
Metalworking might conjure images of large furnaces powered by coal, wood, or electricity, with molten metal sloshing around and visible in its crucible. But metalworking from home doesn’t need to …read more Continue reading Casting Metal With a Microwave and Vacuum Cleaner