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Awekeys Copper Eagle Full Metal Keycaps

Awekeys Copper Eagle Full Metal Keycaps

Beautify any mechanical keyboard with these lovely real metal keycaps from Awekeys. They’re made from recycled aluminum with copper plating. The keycaps produce an extra-clicky sound and are cool to the touch. They fit a variety of MX key switches and come in a base 116-key set, with add-ons like etched eagle-themed keys by artist Daniel Mitchell.

Bugeye Mini Floating Compass

Bugeye Mini Floating Compass

Always stay pointed in the right direction with this coin-sized compass from PD EDC. It has an octagonal case machined from aluminum or titanium and a smooth 360º floating compass at its center. Its display lets you catch a glance at your direction from its side or top, and luminous markings glow in the dark. Perfect for a keychain or lanyard.

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Hong Dian M2 Black Forest Mini Fountain Pen

Hong Dian M2 Black Forest Mini Fountain Pen
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Writing with a fountain pen is a bit of a lost art. Help keep the tradition alive when you write notes and sign documents with this 4″ long pen from Hong Dian. It’s made from aluminum and comes with a smooth-writing fine- or extra-fine-point titanium nib. It works with cartridges or bottled ink and comes in green, brown, gray, or blue anodized finishes.

Rimowa Pilot Case

Rimowa Pilot Case
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Rimowa remade the carry-on for pilots into a luxurious looker. The metal Pilot Case opens from the top, making it easy to store and access large items. Its exterior is made of grooved anodized aluminum that comes in either silver or black. It has a removable padded pouch for laptops up to 16″ and rolls smoothly on double casters.

Binepad Aluminum Dump Trays

Binepad Aluminum Dump Trays
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These stackable metal trays are great for holding small items like screws, coins, or paper clips. Each 2.9″ square tray is CNC milled from solid aluminum with a sandblasted and powder-coated finish. They’re available in black, silver, rose gold, or grey and are sold in sets of two or four.

Shuffle Card Wallet

Shuffle Card Wallet

This modern metal wallet keeps cards organized and easy to access with a mechanism that fans cards out like a deck of cards. It holds cards securely and has RFID blocking and a quick-draw slot for the cards you use most. It holds up to six cards inside and eight with its add-on silicone pouch. It’s also got a removable money clip and an optional AirTag holder.

Coast Slayer Dual Beam Flashlight

Coast Slayer Dual Beam Flashlight
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This waterproof aluminum flashlight from Coast features independent spot and flood optics. Its fixed-focus flood light outputs up to 380 lumens, while the spot light hits 540 lumens. In turbo mode, it’ll produce 1150 lumens. It includes a removable pocket clip and recharges quickly via USB-C.

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Tiny Briefcase Business Card Case

Tiny Briefcase Business Card Case
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While business cards aren’t as popular as they once were, they’re still a nice professional touch for in-person meetings. This metal card case protects your business cards and looks like a tiny aluminum briefcase. It holds about 30 business cards and comes in a 2-pack with one each in silver and black.

Dango Permanent Marker

Dango Permanent Marker

Dango’s pen housing gives your Sharpie an upgrade. The machined aluminum sleeve securely holds the pen, adding style and substance to the ubiquitous permanent marker. Its pocket clip doubles as a box opener, and the pen has multiple tethering points for hanging. A small hole at the back makes it easy to remove used markers.

CRKT 6-Bit Driver Tool

CRKT 6-Bit Driver Tool

Designed by Joe Wu for CRKT, this handy tool is perfect for maintaining knives or other items that use Torx screws. The compact aluminum driver fits comfortably in your hand, grips confidently, and stores six bits in its handle. It comes with T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, and T15 driver bits.

Angled Aluminum Tool Rack

Angled Aluminum Tool Rack
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Tired of tools lying all over? This aluminum tool rack is great for organizing screwdrivers and other small tools. It has 50 cutouts and holds tools at a 45º angle for easy access. Its two-layer construction keeps tools straight, and its bottom shelf can be used to hold hardware – though we suggest adding a magnetic strip.

CRKT Pocket Driver Stash Tool

CRKT Pocket Driver Stash Tool

This keychain-friendly tool from CRKT and Joe Wu Design stores up to four stubby driver bits inside of its aluminum cap and body. Pop off its key loop to access a 1/4″ bit holder. A deep texture on its tip provides grip. Ships with T6, T8, flat head 0.6 x 4.5, and Phillips PH1 bits.

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39-in-1 Precision Screwdriver Set

39-in-1 Precision Screwdriver Set
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This versatile screwdriver set can handle a wide variety of screwheads, including Phillips, slotted, hex, Torx, square, Pozidrive, Tripoint, and Pentalobe. It comes with 4mm and 1/4″ magnetic bit holders, and its smooth-spinning aluminum handle has a second bit holder on its side for increased torque.

Making a High-power Flashlight from Scratch

Making a High-power Flashlight from Scratch

You know we love a good flashlight around here. While we’ve seen lots of really slick production models, we have to hand it to Maciej Nowak who built a custom flashlight by machining billet aluminum, then outfitted it with a super-bright 30W LED and three lithium-ion batteries. He even etched his own circuit board.

Soda Can Batmobile Tumbler

Soda Can Batmobile Tumbler

The Tumbler from The Dark Knight trilogy is our favorite Batmobile. After making a version of Tim Burton’s Batmobile, Minimaus Crafts shows us how he cut up soda cans, folded them, and glued them together to form a metal model of Bruce Wayne’s awesome Bat-vehicle. You can download a free template to build your own if you’re up for the challenge.

Matador Waterproof Pill Box

Matador Waterproof Pill Box
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Keep your pills safe and shielded from the elements in this aluminum travel canister from Matador. When closed, the pill box is airtight and IPX7-rated waterproof. It’s got seven compartments for a whole week’s worth of medication or supplements and has food-grade silicone seals. A paracord loop on its end lets you hang it from your pack.

Emergency Cash Stash

Emergency Cash Stash
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True Utility’s Cash Stash capsule is designed to carry a single note of paper currency on your keychain. It’s made from anodized aluminum and features a waterproof “O” ring seal and an internal clip to secure your bill. Its exterior features embossed grip surfaces for easy opening and closing.

Building a Teardrop Camper from Scratch

Building a Teardrop Camper from Scratch

Maker Xyla Foxlin always wanted one of those little teardrop campers to take on her adventures. But the steadfast and hard-working Xyla wanted to build her own instead of buying one. It took her and her friends about three weeks to fabricate it from marine plywood, fiberglass, and aluminum, and the finished trailer looks fantastic.

How to Fix Curbed Rims… with a Robot

How to Fix Curbed Rims… with a Robot

If you’ve ever curbed the rims on your car, you know how awful it can look. But with the proper equipment and expertise, it’s possible to repair damaged rims. Wheel Restore USA shows how their diamond cut wheel lathe can make even heavily damaged wheels look as good as new by removing a thin layer of metal. They also have a wheel-painting robot.

Dango Capsule Slide

Dango Capsule Slide
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This machined aluminum container from accessory maker Dango is ideal for carrying small items. Slide back its cover to reveal a storage tray for keys, change, memory cards, credit cards, or business cards. It comes in jet black or satin silver and has an anchor point for paracord. It can also attach to A10 Adapt wallets.

Rama Works XO Lighter Mini

Rama Works XO Lighter Mini
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Australian product design firm Rama Works presents an elegant and refined way to carry a BIC Mini lighter. The XO Lighter Mini is a CNC-machined aluminum lighter that takes an impressive 14 tools to create. It features a grooved and grippy texture and a raw metal finish that will patina over time. Personalization is also available. Limited to just 500 pieces.

Screwpop Parallax Wallet

Screwpop Parallax Wallet
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This minimal wallet consists of an anodized aluminum plate and an industrial-strength O-ring. It provides easy access to cards and cash, holding up to 16 cards between its two sides. Its center cutout isn’t just for looks – it’s a bottle opener. It also includes an RFID blocking card to protect your credit cards.

Laser Cutting Nested Spheres

Laser Cutting Nested Spheres

It’s amazing what you can do with a precise laser cutter. This video from Tranyond shows how a powerful fiber laser can cut such fine lines that it can turn a flat sheet of aluminum into a series of nested spheres. The trick is that each cut leaves a tiny bit of metal on its edges to keep them connected when it’s opened up.

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