The S3: a desktop fidget toy from machinist/sculptor Chris Bathgate

Cory Doctorow 10:31 am Mon May 14, 2018

Since 2016, machinist/sculptor Chris Bathgate (previously) has been building an exciting, marvelous series of fidget toys, which he is now bringing to a close (he thinks).

The S3 is a large, desktop slider-toy with three detent slots, made from steel and brass, and hand-crafted powder-coat color details, and brass details that are only revealed when the piece is open.

As with other Bathgate pieces, these are labor-intensive and will be sold in a limited run that you can sign up for on Weds, May 16 at 11AM Eastern.

S3, Bringing a thought experiment to a close (maybe?) [Chris Bathgate]

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