Each week with Friday Finds, we bring you a sampling of the amazing things we see in the Shapeways community. Over these last two weeks we've seen a few seriously awesome designs meant for Apple products, so I present to you, Friday Finds - The Apple Edition. 

jeff's new iPad 2 Wrap, designed to work flawlessly with the cover on Apple's iPad 2.

dizingof's awesomely elaborate Steampunk iPod Dock, pictured here with a prayed metallic paint finish.

Michiel Cornelissen's simple, wonderful CableGuy keeps those unwieldy earbud cords a bay.

Looking for more? Check out the "It Arrived" section of the forum, or 3D Printspiration, the Shapeways Tumblr. Happy Friday!

If you caught yesterday's Shapeways Live, I took a chance to update everyone who watched on the status of all of our material lead times. In case you missed the show, I'm back to share them with you here. Since we've added so many changes, and upped our capacity in the last couple of weeks, we're seeing improvements, but some materials are still taking more time than others. 

Silver - We're currently up to speed on silver, with just a few late orders left. There's been great progress here and we're working to improve lead times further.

FD/FUD - We are 3 weeks behind on Frosted Detail materials and expect to be caught up in 4 weeks. FD/FUD is catching up, but not fast enough, so we're reworking our process with our partner, and seeking further capacity.

White & Colored Strong Flexible - There are currently no delays in Strong Flexible materials.

Polished WSF - Polished Strong Flexible is currently 2-3 weeks behind. However, this material is catching up quickly and capacity here will be increased significantly in about 2 weeks time.

Alumide - There are currently no delays in alumide.

White, Transparent & Black Detail - There are no delays in White Detail or in Transparent Detail. Black Detail is experiencing a 1 week delay. This is because our partner's Black Detail printer broke down and the interim printer moves at a slower pace. Black Detail will be back on track in 2 weeks. 

Ceramics - We're behind on certain orders in ceramics going as far back as May, and we expect to be back on track in 4-5 weeks. Part of the delay is because the new, larger firing kiln was experiencing some temperature problems, which are being dealt with.

Stainless Steel, Bronze, Gold & Brass - There are currently no delays in metals or glass.

Full Color Sandstone - There are currently no delays in Full Color Sandstone.

Hopefully this helps keep the community informed, and helps you make the best decisions for your creative works. If you have further questions or comments, please share below, and thanks for your patience.

It's that time again. Shapeways Live is tomorrow at 2pm EST/8pm CET.

I'm taking your questions ahead of time in this forum thread to help make sure I discuss that topics that are most important to the community. Materials, lead times, contests, shops, whatever. 

See you there!

- Ana

P.S.

For those who may be joining for the first time, the one type of question I won't be answering is support-related stuff dealing with specific orders. Since Shapeways Live it a community conversation, I want to be sure to focus on topics that affect everyone. Thanks for understanding. :) 

Friday Finds is here with an awesome array of 3D printed art from some amazingly talented community members. If you'd like to find more, check out the "It Arrived" section of the forum, or 3D Printspiration, the Shapeways Tumblr. Happy friday.

After lots of practice making digital Doyle Spirals, the one below is fdecomite's first real world version!

cunicode's octocup, from his 30 cups in 30 days series, ensures you'll find a way to grab your coffee, no matter how tired you are.

gythawen's Deathly Hallows dice, in stainless steel.

unellenu makes impressive moves with Shapeways' Strong & Flexible materials: check out her Linear Lotus Ring