Hackaday (unofficial) January 14, 2024 1:00pm Möbius Tank’s Twisty Treads Became Bendy #transportationhacks #3dprinted #linearactuator #mobius #mobiusstrip #tank #tread #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Möbius Tank’s Twisty Treads Became Bendy [James Bruton]’s unusual Möbius Tank has gotten a little more unusual with the ability to bend itself, which allows it to perform turns even though it is a single-track vehicle. The Möbius Ta…
Hackaday (unofficial) September 8, 2023 9:00pm Homebrew Linear Actuators Improved #3dprinterhacks #linearactuator #linearactuators #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Homebrew Linear Actuators Improved [Harrison Low] published some 3D-printed linear actuators, which generated a lot of interest. He got a lot of advice from people on the Internet, and he took it to heart. The result: an improved ve…
Hackaday (unofficial) May 4, 2023 6:00am Carbon Fiber and Kevlar Make This Linear Actuator Fast and Strong #mischacks #cabledrive #carbonfiber #kevlar #linearactuator #odrive #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Carbon Fiber And Kevlar Make This Linear Actuator Fast And Strong When it comes to the “build versus buy” question, “buy” almost always wins. The amount of time you have to put into building something is rarely justified, especially with a…
Hackaday (unofficial) August 11, 2022 12:00am A Fast Linear Actuator Entirely In One PCB #hardware #linearactuator #pcbinductor #pcbmotor #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 A Fast Linear Actuator Entirely In One PCB There are many ways to make a linear actuator, a device for moving something is a straight line. Most of the easier to make ones use a conventional motor and a mechanical linkage such as a rack and…
Hackaday (unofficial) May 31, 2022 2:00am Domino Row Goes with the Flow #hardware #robotshacks #dominoes #ieee #linearactuator #research #servo #soliton #upenn #universityofpennsylvania #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Domino Row Goes With The Flow Around here, we’re always excited about a new actuator design. Linear actuators are particularly hard to make cheap, fast, and good, so it’s even better when something new that we can b…
Hackaday (unofficial) May 21, 2022 6:00am Sisyphean Ball Race Robot Toils Gracefully, Magnetically #arduinohacks #robotshacks #arduino #ballrace #fnmagnets #linearactuator #marblerun #sisyphus #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Sisyphean Ball Race Robot Toils Gracefully, Magnetically Aren’t ball races and marble runs fun? Wouldn’t they be so much more enjoyable if you didn’t have to climb back up the ladder each time, as it were, and reset the thing? [Johannes…
Hackaday (unofficial) May 18, 2022 9:00pm 3D Printed Linear Actuator Is Cheap and Strong #3dprinterhacks #linearactuator #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 3D Printed Linear Actuator Is Cheap And Strong Motors are all well and good for moving things, but they’re all about the round-and-round. Sometimes, you need to move something back and forth, and for that a linear actuator will do the tri…
Hackaday (unofficial) April 11, 2022 9:00am Swing Gate Motors Come To Help For Opening A Giant Servery Window #hardware #mischacks #linearactuator #linearactuators #repurposing #swinggate #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Swing Gate Motors Come To Help For Opening A Giant Servery Window [Martin Roberts] wrote to us, telling us about a build that his company, [Ocean View Workshop], was tasked with. Creating a four meter wide window able to open vertically is no small feat, and it h…
Hackaday (unofficial) February 18, 2022 3:00pm Building a High-Capacity Linear Servo Actuator #mischacks #3dprinting #linearactuator #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Building A High-Capacity Linear Servo Actuator Linear actuators are useful things, moving things in straight lines rather than annoying circles like so many motors. [Retsetman] recently built a linear servo actuator of his own design with accur…
Hackaday (unofficial) February 5, 2022 1:00pm 1960s Stereo Console Gets an Upgrade #homeentertainmenthacks #analogtuner #arduino #consolestereo #homeentertainment #linearactuator #steppermotor #tuningdial #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 1960s Stereo Console Gets An Upgrade Faced with an old console stereo from the 1960s that was barely functional, [Sherman Banks] aka W4ATL decided to upgrade its guts while keeping its appearance as close to the original as possible. …
Hackaday (unofficial) December 25, 2021 7:00pm Mini Linear Actuators From DVD Drive Parts #cnchacks #news #3dprint #cddrive #linearactuator #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Mini Linear Actuators From DVD Drive Parts For many years now a source for some of the smallest and cheapest home made CNC mechanisms has been the seemingly never-ending supply of surplus CD and DVD-ROM drives. The linear actuator that move…
Hackaday (unofficial) June 4, 2021 9:00pm Riding Mower Repair Uncovers Miniature Culprit #repairhacks #lawnmower #limitswitch #linearactuator #microswitch #repair #righttorepair #tractor #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Riding Mower Repair Uncovers Miniature Culprit Most people would be pretty upset it the lawn mower they spent $4,000 USD on had a major failure within the first year of owning it. But for [xxbiohazrdxx], it was an excuse to take a peek under th…