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I bring you the finest reading material in this week’s “Linkfest”

Holy moses, it’s Monday again!

Is there one of these every goddamn week or something?

Anyhoo, you got through the day. Congrats! Now it’s time to relax, pour your favorite drink, and peruse my “Linkfest” — the finest reading material I could source, just for you …

1) 🎨 The oscillating-line drawing-robots of James Nolan Gandy

James Nolan Gandy is an artist who, as per his web site, “Makes Functional Artwork Out Of Wood And Metal”. His creations include the robot you see above, with oscillating arms for drawing spirograph-like line-art.

You can see a video of the artbot in action on his Instagram feed, and buy copies of its productions via his web site. In a writeup on Gandy, designboom describes his background …

gandy, who grew up in northeast florida, gained the knowledge to create his drawing machines by making custom furniture for a living for almost 20 years, before he started to work with metal more than five years ago. his artworks are produced in a purely mechanical, analogue way, without the use of any digital means…