Hackaday (unofficial) December 30, 2022 4:00am Debugging Laser Cut Wobble, The Scientific Way #howto #toolhacks #debugging #lasercutter #lasercutting #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Debugging Laser Cut Wobble, The Scientific Way [PWalsh] was using his lasercutter to cut acrylic, expecting the cuts to have a pleasantly smooth edge. Alas, the edges turned out to be wobbly and sandpaper-like, not smooth in the slightnest. Bum…
Hackaday (unofficial) December 26, 2022 7:00am Reverse Engineering Saves Weller With a Wonky LCD From the Trash Pile #reverseengineering #toolhacks #16x2 #lcd #nxppcf856chl #pic16f18326 #weller #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Reverse Engineering Saves Weller With A Wonky LCD From The Trash Pile There’s nothing more satisfying than finding a broken piece of gear in the trash and bringing it back to life. Satisfying, but also potentially more time-consuming — someone tossed it f…
Hackaday (unofficial) December 25, 2022 7:00pm Self-Propelled Chainsaw Reduces Injuries #toolhacks #board #chainsaw #jig #log #lumber #selfpropelled #track #wood #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Self-Propelled Chainsaw Reduces Injuries [Advoko] is an expert at milling logs into various sizes of boards. He typically uses nothing but a chainsaw to enable him to mill on-site without needing to bring any large or expensive equipment.…
Hackaday (unofficial) December 23, 2022 11:00pm Laser Scanning Microscope Built With Blu-ray Parts #toolhacks #bluray #microscope #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Laser Scanning Microscope Built With Blu-ray Parts Laser scanning microscopes are useful for all kinds of tiny investigations. As it turns out, you can build one using parts salvaged from a Blu-ray player, as demonstrated by [Doctor Volt]. The tric…
Hackaday (unofficial) December 22, 2022 7:00am A Modern Tribute to The Classic HP-16C Calculator #toolhacks #calculator #hp #hpcalculator #hp16c #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 A Modern Tribute To The Classic HP-16C Calculator The HP-16C Computer Scientist is much beloved as the only dedicated programmer’s calculator that Hewlett-Packard ever made. Most surviving examples in the world are well-used, and you haven&#…
Hackaday (unofficial) December 22, 2022 12:00am Sliding Wrench Leaves a Little to be Desired #teardown #toolhacks #adjustablewrench #crescentwrench #wrench #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Sliding Wrench Leaves A Little To Be Desired [Ben Conrad] received an interesting tool as a gift that purported to be a better mousetrap. It was a crescent wrench (made by the Crescent company, even) that didn’t have a tiny adjusting wh…
Hackaday (unofficial) December 15, 2022 8:00pm 3D Printed Gadgets Make Lab Work Easier #toolhacks #lab #labequipment #laboratory #labware #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 3D Printed Gadgets Make Lab Work Easier If you’ve worked in a bio or chem lab, you’ve probably found yourself handling all manner of plastic. Test tubes, fixtures, clamps — there’s a cavalcade of this stuff that f…
Hackaday (unofficial) December 14, 2022 1:00am VHS-Decode Project Could Help Archival Efforts #toolhacks #archival #archive #vhs #vhsdecode #video #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 VHS-Decode Project Could Help Archival Efforts Archiving data from old storage media can be a highly complex process. It can be as simple as putting a disk in an old drive and reading out the contents. These days, though, the state of the art i…
Hackaday (unofficial) December 12, 2022 4:00am See What You’re In For When Buying And Moving A Lathe #news #toolhacks #dolly #heavy #hoist #lathe #machinetools #moving #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 See What You’re In For When Buying And Moving A Lathe Sometimes, with patience and luck, one can score a sweet deal on machinery. But for tools that weigh many hundreds of pounds? Buying it is only the beginning of the story. [Ben Katz] recently got a…
Hackaday (unofficial) December 11, 2022 10:00pm DIY Comparatron Helps Trace Tiny, Complex Objects #cnchacks #reverseengineering #toolhacks #calipers #cnc #measurement #microscope #opticalcomparator #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 DIY Comparatron Helps Trace Tiny, Complex Objects Hackers frequently find themselves reverse-engineering or interfacing to existing hardware and devices, and when that interface needs to be a physical one, it really pays to be able to take accurat…
Hackaday (unofficial) December 8, 2022 5:00pm A Very Tidy ATX Bench PSU #toolhacks #atxpsu #benchpowersupply #powersupply #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 A Very Tidy ATX Bench PSU If there’s one thing that for decades of desktop PCs have given us, it’s a seemingly endless supply of relatively capable power supplies. If you need 5 volts or 12 volts at a respectabl…
Hackaday (unofficial) December 5, 2022 10:00am Using Electron Beams to Draw Tiny Shapes onto Silicon #science #techhacks #toolhacks #chipmanufacturing #electronbeam #electronbeamlithography #lithography #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Using Electron Beams To Draw Tiny Shapes Onto Silicon Over the past few years we’ve seen several impressive projects where people try to manufacture integrated circuits using hobbyist tools. One of the most complex parts of this process is litho…
Hackaday (unofficial) December 4, 2022 7:00pm DIY Repair Stand Holds Your Bike and Weighs it #toolhacks #bicyclerepair #loadcell #repairstand #straingauge #weighingscale #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 DIY Repair Stand Holds Your Bike And Weighs It If you’ve ever done maintenance or repair work on your bicycle, you’ll know that positioning a bike in your workshop isn’t trivial. You can use your bike’s kickstand, or lea…
Hackaday (unofficial) December 1, 2022 10:00pm Simple ATX Bench Power Supply Adds Variable Output #toolhacks #atx #atxpowersupply #powersupply #psu #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Simple ATX Bench Power Supply Adds Variable Output A benchtop power supply is a key thing to have for any aspiring electronics hacker. While you can always buy one, plenty of us have old computer PSUs lying around that could do a fine job themselve…
Hackaday (unofficial) November 28, 2022 10:00pm Desktop-Sized Fully Automatic Loom is an Electromechanical Marvel #toolhacks #dobbyloom #loom #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Desktop-Sized Fully Automatic Loom Is An Electromechanical Marvel Weaving is one of the oldest crafts in the world, and was also among the first to be automated: the Industrial Revolution was in large part driven by developments in loom technology. [Roger de Mees…
Hackaday (unofficial) November 21, 2022 6:00am A Handy OSHW USB Cable Tester For Your Toolkit #toolhacks #coincell #testequipment #usbc #usbtester #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 A Handy OSHW USB Cable Tester For Your Toolkit There’s no shame in admitting you’ve been burned by a cheapo USB cable — ever since some bean counter realized there was a few cents to be saved by producing “power onlyR…
Hackaday (unofficial) November 20, 2022 10:00am See the Forbidden Cigarette Machine in Action #toolhacks #3dprinting #mechanics #mechanism #packing #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 See The Forbidden Cigarette Machine In Action [Fraens] has been designing a number of fantastic 3D printed machines and making great videos that demonstrate how they work. The last installment was an automatic cigarette stuffing machine, and i…
Hackaday (unofficial) November 18, 2022 10:00pm Augmented Reality Workbench Helps You to Debug Your Boards #repairhacks #techhacks #toolhacks #augmentedreality #debugging #labbench #motiontracking #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Augmented Reality Workbench Helps You To Debug Your Boards No matter how advanced your design skills, the chances are you’ll need to spend some time chasing bugs in your boards after they come back from the assembly house. Testing and debugging a PCB…
Hackaday (unofficial) November 16, 2022 10:00pm PCB Hotplate Has Integrated Heating Element Traces #toolhacks #hotplate #reflow #reflowsoldering #solder #soldering #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 PCB Hotplate Has Integrated Heating Element Traces Normally when we talk about PCBs and hotplates, we’re talking about reflowing solder. In this build from [Arnov Sharma], though, the PCB itself is the hotplate! The idea was to create a compa…
Hackaday (unofficial) November 12, 2022 10:00pm DIY Streamdeck Helps You Professionalize Your Twitch Show #toolhacks #videohacks #arduino #streamdeck #twitch #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 DIY Streamdeck Helps You Professionalize Your Twitch Show The one thing that separates the pros on Twitch from the dilettantes is the production values. It’s all about the smooth transitions, and you’ll never catch the big names fiddling with …