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bioshock belt buckle: how splicers keep their pants from falling down

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Here’s the perfect fashion accessory for Bioshock fans.

Technabob reader Matthew Borgatti (aka “M@”) created this intricately detailed bronze belt buckle which bears the inimitable Art Deco logo from the classic underwater shooter. M@ started out by having a wax mold carved on TechShop’s Tormach CNC.

He then produced a silicone mold from the wax and…

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June 16th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft strange + wonderful video games

it’s toast-errific… the toast printer

CNC Toaster

Sure, we’ve seen toast with images of Elvis, Jesus and other famous cultural icons, but this device lets you create any image you’d like, in toast form.

The computer controlled toast burner uses a specially modified CNC fabricator with a hot air gun in its carriage. As the system moves along the horizontal and vertical…

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May 2nd, 2007 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing just plain fun strange + wonderful