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Titanium Split Keyring Carabiner That Files Your Nails – for REAL (and it has a magnet!)

This thing is just gorgeous - and it does everything but massage your neck.

This thing is just gorgeous – and it does everything but massage your neck.

For those kindred spirits that follow my blog because they love finely machined metal objects like I do – here is your fix! It’s a Titanium Carabiner that is also a split-second keyring (keys don’t fall out/off ring, but it’s easy to add/remove keys without ripping out your fingernails or even using your nails at all!) and is also a small wrench and a fingernail file. I’ve covered a couple of items by this Renaissance man, Denis Stewart, before. He doesn’t shoot the best videos, he shows off his creations with his dirty fingernails and his Kickstarter campaigns are not very polished – but this man makes the coolest designs and creates simply gorgeous gadgets you can actually use.

The companion ring is a helpful add-on or something to throw on your second set of keys. Look at these beauties - but don't drool on your keyboard. :)

Stewart doesn’t let any surface area of his inventions go to waste and this new design is the best example of that. You can open bottles with it, turn nuts, suspend your body by this thing with a chain (it is truly that strong), carry your keys and when you’re super-duper bored, you can file your nails. I’m not even kidding. 

The parts of my brain that are dedicated to the love and appreciation of shiny metal objects, beautiful finishes, clever solutions for problems you didn’t know you had and more – are sending out fireworks that are nearly sending sparks out my ears. The finished product is beautiful. I am backing this project on Kickstarter because it’s affordable and gorgeous and I know I will use it.

Those dirty fingernails aren't mine - those callouses belong to the man who designed this awesome thing - he works hard and has the dirt & scars to prove it. Those are the hands of a geek inventor. All hail the geek!

Those dirty fingernails aren’t mine – those callouses belong to the man who designed this awesome thing – he works hard and has the dirt & scars to prove it. Those are the hands of a geek inventor. All hail the geek!

Stewart uses a CNC machining process to make precision corner cuts and to help make the final product so refined. He’s got this design patent pending, which is a great idea, since I’ve seen a ton of split keyring designs that keep getting copied by various manufactures – but none of them look this nice and have all these features.

He’s including this kettle bell style gizmo on one of the backing options that has a super powerful magnet in it to increase how you can hang your keys.

As of this writing, there are still over 40 days left in his Kickstarter campaign, so there’s still time to get your own. You can follow the campaign on Kickstarter, or check him out on Facebook.

The Fit & Finish of 3D Printed Objects just got a Ginormous Upgrade

Have you ever - EVER - seen 3D printed objects with this level of finish? EVER?

Have you ever – EVER – seen 3D printed objects with this level of finish? EVER?

I know it’s hard to believe, but I STILL don’t have a 3D printer. I’ve gotten close to jumping in on some low-cost Kickstarter 3D printers that have come up, but I don’t print in 3D often enough to justify the expenditure of several Benjamins when the industry is changing at break-neck speed. Despite not yet having a 3D printer, I’ve got my mouse-clicking finger hovering over the “back this project” button on this new gizmo that puts a spit-shine on 3D printed objects you have to see to believe. I have ordered some 3D printed objects from Shape Ways before and I’ve seen and handled a lot of 3D printed objects – and even the nicest don’t have the kind of finish you get from using the special PolySmooth filament and the amazing Polysher polisher that makes your finished project look like it was made from the finest injection mold money can buy. It makes supports super-easy to remove, too. It’s so exciting to see these changes in this industry. The 3D printer industry is more and more becoming affordable for the common man and like most technology, keeps getting better and more affordable at the same time.

luckycatsThis is Polymaker’s 2nd Kickstarter project – the last being an earlier iteration of their high-quality printing filament. Their polisher comes with a free spool of the PolySmooth and comes with all kinds of bells and whistles – including varied color lights in which to view your creation as it goes through the polishing process. Less than three weeks remain on this really neat and relatively affordable project on Kickstarter. For just $10, you can back the makers of the project and get a 3D printed animal (your choice of color) so you can have first-hand experience and knowledge of what this thing is capable of and let it inform your future buying decisions in this marketplace. At this writing, they have tripled their $100K funding goal and more than 2 weeks left until the campaign is over. If you do have a 3D printer, I don’t know how you’d be able to resist this thing.

You can back their campaign on Kickstarter, visit their website, like them on Facebook, follow them on Twitter, watch them on YouTube, and collect their pins on Pinterest.

This, as Polymaker states, is where the magic happens. :)

This, as Polymaker states, is where the magic happens. 🙂