Hackaday (unofficial) March 20, 2024 6:00am Repairing a Gear with a Candle (and Some Epoxy) #repairhacks #epoxy #epoxycasting #gear #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Repairing A Gear With A Candle (and Some Epoxy) You have a broken gear you need to fix, but there’s no equivalent part available. That’s the issue [Well Done Tips] faced with a plastic gear from a lawnmower. While we’d be tempt…
Hackaday (unofficial) January 4, 2024 8:00pm Sandpaper Alternatives for 3D Prints #3dprinterhacks #3dgloop #3dprinter #epoxy #finish #polyurethane #print #sandpaper #solvent #spraypaint #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Sandpaper Alternatives For 3D Prints A finished 3D print, especially plastic deposition types, often have imperfections in them from the process of laying down each layer of material and from the printer itself. For small batches or o…
Hackaday (unofficial) March 2, 2023 1:00am The Tale Of Two Broken Flukes #repairhacks #toolhacks #epoxy #fluke #flukemeter #testequipment #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 The Tale Of Two Broken Flukes Some repairs happen as if by pure luck, and [Sebastian] shows us one such repair on Hackaday.io. He found two Fluke 175 meters being sold on eBay, with one having a mere beeper issue, and another h…
Hackaday (unofficial) February 9, 2023 10:00am Utility Mat Turns Waste Epoxy Into Useful Tools #toolhacks #epoxy #recycling #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Utility Mat Turns Waste Epoxy Into Useful Tools Epoxy is a great and useful material typically prepared by mixing two components together. But often we find ourselves mixing too much epoxy for the job at hand, and we end up with some waste left …
Hackaday (unofficial) January 19, 2023 8:00pm Domesticating Plasma with a Gorgeous Live Edge Table #highvoltage #homehacks #epoxy #furniture #neontube #rivertable #workbench #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Domesticating Plasma With A Gorgeous Live Edge Table If you’ve been reading Hackaday for any length of time, you’ll know we don’t often cover woodworking projects here. It’s not because we aren’t impressed with the skill…
Hackaday (unofficial) March 8, 2022 8:00pm Extreme Espresso, Part 2: An Inductive Water Level Sensor #cookinghacks #coffee #cosine #epoxy #espresso #inductive #linear #liquidlevel #lx3320a #raspberrypizero #sine #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Extreme Espresso, Part 2: An Inductive Water Level Sensor [Mark Smith] must really, really like his coffee, at least judging by how much effort he’s put into tricking out his espresso machine. This inductive water tank sensor is part of a series of …
Hackaday (unofficial) December 15, 2021 1:00am PCB Microsurgery Puts the Bodges Inside the Board #repairhacks #blindvia #bodge #copper #epoxy #fr4 #pcb #repair #trace #via #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 PCB Microsurgery Puts The Bodges Inside The Board We all make mistakes, and there’s no shame in having to bodge a printed circuit board to fix a mistake. Most of us are content with cutting a trace or two with an Xacto or adding a bit of jum…
Hackaday (unofficial) December 9, 2021 10:00pm The Ins and Outs of Casting Lenses from Epoxy #mischacks #casting #epoxy #lens #mandrel #mirror #molding #optics #pdms #resin #silicone #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 The Ins And Outs Of Casting Lenses From Epoxy If you need a lens for a project, chances are pretty good that you pick up a catalog or look up an optics vendor online and just order something. Practical, no doubt, but pretty unsporting, especia…
Kazimierz Kurz October 23, 2021 11:58am Light made of concrete, epoxy and LED strip. #concrete #epoxy #mywork
Hackaday (unofficial) June 9, 2021 12:00pm Flat Transformer Gives This PCB Tesla Coil Some Kick #mischacks #arc #coil #epoxy #highvoltage #load #primary #resonant #secondary #streamer #tesla #transformer #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Flat Transformer Gives This PCB Tesla Coil Some Kick Arguably, the most tedious part of any Tesla coil build is winding the transformer. Getting that fine wire wound onto a suitable form, making everything neat, and making sure it’s electricall…