Store Your Floppy Disk Coasters in a Wooden Floppy Drive

Posted on 06/10/2021 by Paul Strauss

Do you long for the days when software shipped on a bunch of floppy disks? Yeah, me either. But I do have a soft spot in my heart for collecting retro technology and art that celebrates it out of a sense of nostalgia. A while back I used my laser cutter to make myself some wood coasters that look like 3.5-inch floppy disks, but they just end up sitting out all over the place. I think it would be better if I had a disk drive to keep them in. Well, thanks to Lazerjammer Studios, that’s now a possibility.

This wooden coaster storage box looks like a vintage disk drive, with a slot in the front where you can deposit up to four wooden 3.5″ coasters. The box has a hinged top for retrieving the coasters, and its interior is lined with felt to protect them. Now I’ve tried inserting my floppy disk coasters in a real 3.5″ drive and they just get stuck, and I need a bunch of tools to yank them back out. And never mind what happened when I tried jamming four of them in there. This is a much better solution.

As I mentioned, I made my own wood floppy disk coasters, but the ones that Lazerjammer sells look much more professional than mine, and will definitely fit inside of the storage box/disk drive. So I recommend buying those to go with. They’re sold in a set of four for $24.95. The disk drive also sells for $24.95, so you’re looking at a great gift for under 50 bucks. And don’t forget to flip the write-protect tabs so your important files don’t get overwritten when you put your coffee cup on top.

Dock Your Keys in This Star Trek Federation Key Holder

Posted on 21/02/2021 by Paul Strauss

Are you always leaving the keys to your starship sitting around? The last thing you need is some rogue Ferengi getting their hands on them and trading your ship for a bunch of gold-pressed latinum. What you need is an official Starfleet key rack to keep your key ring from getting lost.

This $39 laser-cut wood key rack comes from Etsy seller NerdySwagger. The rack has five wooden starships and five docking bays that hold onto them. The 9.25″ x 13.25″ rack features an engraved United Federation of Planets Starfleet Command logo, along with a starbase designation in the upper right corner. By default, you get Orion Starbase, but you can get it personalized with your own words for an extra $10. I’d go with “All Your Base Are Belong to Us.”

When you think about it, does a Federation starship require keys to open its doors and start it up? I’m guessing by the 23rd century, we will have standardized biometric scanning for all of our authentication systems.

This ‘Wooden Chandelier’ helps add a unique rustic touch to an interior space

Posted on 17/03/2020 by Sarang Sheth

If you looked at Ronny Buarøy’s Fire Of Dragon lamp and instantly felt it resembled a dragon egg from The Game Of Thrones, rest assured that you’re not the only one. This laser-cut wooden lightpiece has a rustic yet ornamental quality about it, thanks to the repetitive arrangement of plywood panels that make the light look like a faceted jewel of sorts. The Fire Of Dragon features 8 rows of differently sized plywood panels cut to precision and put together using simple press-fit joineries. Pair the entire setup with a warm LED and the light comes to life, almost as if the dragon inside is getting ready to break out in an inferno of fire and smoke!

Designer: Ronny Buarøy

Laser-cut Orrery Puts the Earth, Sun, and Moon on Your Desktop

Posted on 02/02/2020 by Paul Strauss

If you’re unfamiliar with the term “orrery,” it’s one of several words used to describe a mechanical contraption that simulates the orbit of planets, moons, and stars. Some variants are also known as a “tellurium” or a “loxocosm,” all of which are harder to pronounce than “planet machine.”

Basically, these machines demonstrate the relationship between planetary orbits and speeds by using a complex series of gears. Over the years, orreries have turned up in clocks, watches, and interactive sculptures, and now you can make your own with this flat-pack kit I spotted over on Etsy.

The Dreipunkt Tellurium kit comes with everything you need to track the positions of the Sun, Moon, and Earth, as they turn in orbit throughout the year. In all, there are more than 60 pieces in the model, which also includes wood glue, and an assembly manual with both German and English instructions.

You can grab one of these cool desktop playthings over on Laserdeko’s Etsy Shop for about $110.

8-Bit Family Signs Reduce Your Siblings to Pixels

Posted on 26/07/2019 by Paul Strauss

Is there a love for video games in your household? Then consider celebrating your family’s passion for gaming with one of these fun, custom-made family name signs from Mozug Woodworking.

Each sign is laser-cut from baltic birch plywood, and features your family name prominently in a chunky, pixelated 8-bit font. Above that, you’ll get pixel people representing each of the members of your family. They feature a decorative zig-zag border in contrasting stain, with built in hanging holes at the top.

They’re available in two sizes – about 100 square inches or 200 square inches – the outside dimensions vary depending on the number of letters in your family name and the number of family members. Prices range from $54 to $80, and you can order yours on Etsy. They also make matching coasters and fridge magnets, which can be engraved with the names of family members.

This Wooden Poster Counts Pi to 16,500 Digits: Pi r Rectangular

Posted on 05/11/2017 by Paul Strauss

3.141592653589793… etcetera, etcetera. Math nerds love to geek out about how many digits of Pi they’ve memorized. 15 digits is about where my brain gives out, but there are folks out there who know hundreds or even thousands of digits. If you want to brush up your Pi knowledge on a daily basis, you might want to consider adding this neat piece of art to your wall.

Sweden-based Induku Design makes this sweet laser-engraved wooden poster which is engraved with the first 16,500 digits of the never-ending irrational number.

The lauan wood print measures 30 x 40 cm – or approximately 11.8 x 15.75 inches, so it’s a nice size to fill in that empty spot you have on the wall over your desk. If you look at it up close, you can see that each digit has a little bit of depth and texture to it too, since it’s engraved rather than just printed on the wood.

The poster is just $49 over on Etsy, which is a totally rational number if you ask me.

These AT-AT Bookends Won’t Fall Over with a Tow Cable

Posted on 14/09/2017 by Paul Strauss

While the Imperial AT-AT Walker was designed as a war machine on legs, it really ended up being quite a flop due to its fatal design flaws. That said, AT-ATs do make pretty cute pets, if you housebreak them. They also work great as bookends if you cut them in twain.

These fun AT-AT bookends come courtesy of MokuShop, and are made from 24 pieces of hand-assembled, laser-cut and engraved wood. They look great painted up in metallic silver (shown above), or left alone as natural wood. They also recommend attaching a leash to them, so the dark lord can command the walker to follow wherever he goes.

They come in two different sizes – 6″ x 5″ x 5″ and 8″ x 5″ x 5″, and sell for $55 to $65 unpainted, or $75 to $85 painted.

These AT-AT Bookends Won’t Fall Over with a Tow Cable

Posted on 14/09/2017 by Paul Strauss

They come in two different sizes – 6″ x 5″ x 5″ and 8″ x 5″ x 5″, and sell for $55 to $65 unpainted, or $75 to $85 painted.

Flat-pack Star Trek Starship Kits Let You DIY Starfleet

Posted on 08/08/2017 by Paul Strauss

If you’re a Star Trek fan, here’s something a little different for your collection. These kits from OzpinsFactory let you assemble your own starships from sheets of laser-cut birch plywood.

These models are really nifty, and come in a variety of designs based on ships from the Trek universe. They’ve got models of various classes of Federation ships, including NX, Constitution, Sovereign, Miranda, Ambassador, Intrepid, Excelsior, and Galaxy class, so you can pretty much have your own Starship Enterprise from your favorite era.

Fans of Deep Space Nine need not worry either, since they have a kit for the eponymous starbase too.

Kits vary in size, but generally measure about 16″ to 20″ long (DS9 is just 11.5″ across though), and require assembly of 100 to 200 pieces. You’ll need an emery board, sandpaper, an X-Acto knife and wood glue to put them together.

Prices start around $50 for each model. Grab one starship, or build your own complete Starfleet over on Etsy now.

Laser-cut Star Wars Spaceship Models

Posted on 24/07/2017 by Paul Strauss

Toys are cool to display on your shelf, but they’re even more special when you’ve assembled them yourself. These kits from LazerModels give you the opportunity to put together your own works of geek art using flat-packed, laser-cut wood.

They come in a variety of neat designs, with my favorites being the Star Wars-inspired models. While they’re not exactly screen accurate, they capture the spirit of the original spaceships quite well. Right now, they’ve got TIE Advanced fighters and Millennium Falcon models available.

Each model is made from baltic birch ply, and is designed to be assembled using plain white craft glue. Hot glue and other adhesives might ruin them, so stick with the good old Elmer’s. They can be painted, but I dig the look of the exposed wood.

The X-Wing measures 6″w x 6″h x 8″ d, the TIE fighter measures 5″w x 6.5″h x 4″d, the TIE Advanced is 6″w x 6″h x 6″d, and the Falcon measures in at 7″w x 6″h x 8″d. Those height dimensions all include the stand.

While it’s not Star Wars related, I also love the wooden TARDIS model they have. I might need one of those for my desk.

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Store Your Floppy Disk Coasters in a Wooden Floppy Drive

Dock Your Keys in This Star Trek Federation Key Holder

This ‘Wooden Chandelier’ helps add a unique rustic touch to an interior space

Laser-cut Orrery Puts the Earth, Sun, and Moon on Your Desktop

8-Bit Family Signs Reduce Your Siblings to Pixels

This Wooden Poster Counts Pi to 16,500 Digits: Pi r Rectangular

These AT-AT Bookends Won’t Fall Over with a Tow Cable

These AT-AT Bookends Won’t Fall Over with a Tow Cable

Flat-pack Star Trek Starship Kits Let You DIY Starfleet

Laser-cut Star Wars Spaceship Models

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