Hackaday (unofficial) October 17, 2021 6:00pm Vise Tripod Lets You Put The Tool Where You Need It #toolhacks #tool #tools #vise #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Vise Tripod Lets You Put The Tool Where You Need It Vises are useful things for holding whatever you’re working on, but too often they’re stuck to a bench. [seamster] has experienced the glory of having a more portable solution, however,…
Hackaday (unofficial) October 17, 2021 3:00pm Machining Wood Inlays, No CNC Required #toolhacks #cnc #drill #inlay #parser #passer #routing #steel #template #tool #woodworking #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Machining Wood Inlays, No CNC Required It’s almost hard to remember a time when the obvious answer to most questions about manufacturing wasn’t “Throw it on the CNC.” CNC machines have become so entrenched that t…
Hackaday (unofficial) October 17, 2021 3:00am It’s A Hack: Air Scrubber Controlled Using The Room Lighting #toolhacks #arduino #dustextraction #woodworking #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 It’s A Hack: Air Scrubber Controlled Using The Room Lighting Some products just seem to be designed to be annoying. [hardmar] discovered the air filtration system installed in his son’s basement woodshop was orientated for the best airflow, but rather …
Hackaday (unofficial) October 13, 2021 3:00am IBM Cheese Cutter Restoration #toolhacks #antique #cheese #ibm #machine #restoration #tool #vintage #weight #wheel #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 IBM Cheese Cutter Restoration For a while now, Mac Pro towers have had the nickname “cheese grater” because of their superficial resemblance to this kitchen appliance. Apple has only been a company since the 70s, th…
Hackaday (unofficial) October 11, 2021 9:00am Handheld Bandsaw Gets Standup Conversion With Scrap Lumber #toolhacks #bandsaw #tool #tools #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Handheld Bandsaw Gets Standup Conversion With Scrap Lumber Handheld band saws exist, and can be highly useful tools. However, they lack some of the finesse and precision of the more traditional upright units, particularly for with smaller workpieces. [Honu…
Hackaday (unofficial) October 10, 2021 6:00am Borehole Camera Rig Makes Life Easier In Mining #toolhacks #3dprintedenclosure #gopro #inspectioncamera #mining #skateboard #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Borehole Camera Rig Makes Life Easier In Mining Much of mining involves digging and drilling holes in the ground. Often, these holes need inspecting, but [Dean Harty] found that existing borehole inspection solutions weren’t up to snuff. R…
Hackaday (unofficial) October 8, 2021 12:00am Building Your Own Filing Machine From A Kit #toolhacks #diefiler #filingmachine #tool #tools #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Building Your Own Filing Machine From A Kit Files are a very useful important tool if you’re machining your own parts. They can do plenty of shaping themselves on smaller parts in particular. Powering such a tool just makes sense, and …
Hackaday (unofficial) October 7, 2021 9:00pm C-Clamp Becomes Light-Duty Arbor Press #toolhacks #3dprinted #arborpress #cclamp #customtool #press #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 C-Clamp Becomes Light-Duty Arbor Press [ThingaUser] made a tool to solve a specific problem of theirs, but the design also happens to be a pretty good way to turn a c-clamp into a poor man’s light duty arbor press. The problem the…
Hackaday (unofficial) October 7, 2021 12:00am Using a PCB to Reflow PCBs – Take 2! #toolhacks #heater #pcb #reflow #reflowplate #soldering #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Using A PCB To Reflow PCBs – Take 2! It’s not too hard to make your electronics project get warm. Design your traces too small, accidentally short the battery inputs together, maybe reverse the voltage going to your MCU. We̵…
Hackaday (unofficial) October 6, 2021 12:00am Mini Camera Crane For Your Workbench #digitalcamerashacks #toolhacks #3dprinted #cameracrane #photography #videography #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Mini Camera Crane For Your Workbench If you’ve ever tried to document a project on your workbench with photos or videos, you know the challenge of constantly moving tripods to get the right shot. [Mechanistic] is familiar with t…
Hackaday (unofficial) October 5, 2021 12:00am Removing Threadlocked Screws with a Soldering Iron #howto #toolhacks #adhesive #repair #screws #solderingiron #threadlocker #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Removing Threadlocked Screws With A Soldering Iron We’ve all been there – that last stubborn screw, the one thing between you and some real progress on a repair or restoration. It’s stuck tight with thread-locking fluid, and using…
Hackaday (unofficial) October 2, 2021 9:00am Water is the Secret Ingredient When Laser Cutting Ceramics to Make Circuits #laserhacks #toolhacks #ceramicpcb #co2laser #picoflow #raspberrypi #reflowsoldering #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Water Is The Secret Ingredient When Laser Cutting Ceramics To Make Circuits [Ben Krasnow] over at Applied Science was experimenting with cutting inexpensive ceramic sheets with his cheap CO2 laser cutter when he found that (just as expected) the thermal shock of the CO2 be…
Hackaday (unofficial) October 1, 2021 7:00pm Pixel Pump Pick & Place Positions Parts Precisely #toolhacks #assemblytools #benchtools #pickandplace #smd #surfacemount #tools #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Pixel Pump Pick & Place Positions Parts Precisely You’ve finally decided to take the plunge and build a board with surface-mount parts. After carefully dispensing the solder paste with a syringe, it’s time to place the parts. You take …
Hackaday (unofficial) September 25, 2021 12:00am Modern Tube Tester Uses Arduino #arduinohacks #toolhacks #tube #tubetester #vacuumtube #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Modern Tube Tester Uses Arduino There was a time when people like us might own a tube tester and even if you didn’t, you probably knew which drug store had a tube testing machine you could use for free. We aren’t sure…
Hackaday (unofficial) September 22, 2021 12:00am Cooking Up a Batch of Homebrew Welding Gas #toolhacks #bakingsoda #carbondioxide #co2 #gasgenerator #gmaw #mig #vinegar #welding #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Cooking Up A Batch Of Homebrew Welding Gas You know the feeling — you’re making good progress on a weekend project, you’re really in the groove, things are going right. Right up until you run out of That One Thing™ that yo…
Hackaday (unofficial) September 11, 2021 12:00am Old School Fastener Tutorial Is Riveting #classichacks #repairhacks #toolhacks #brass #copper #hammer #propane #riveting #rivets #steel #torch #vise #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Old School Fastener Tutorial Is Riveting Whether you’re making, repairing, or hacking something together, we all need fastners. Screws, nuts and bolts, and pop rivets are handy sometimes. Various resins and even hot glue are equally…
Hackaday (unofficial) September 9, 2021 9:00pm Drill Press Runs Faster On a Treadmill Motor #toolhacks #drillpress #officechair #recycling #tachometer #treadmillmotor #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Drill Press Runs Faster On A Treadmill Motor Are you tired of the same old video style from your favorite content creators? We can’t say that we were, exactly. But nevertheless, we appreciate this creative departure from [Eric Strebel]&…
Hackaday (unofficial) September 9, 2021 8:00am Highly Configurable Open Source Microscope Cooked Up In FreeCAD #hardware #toolhacks #3dprinting #arduino #freecad #kicad #microscope #opensourcehardware #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Highly Configurable Open Source Microscope Cooked Up In FreeCAD What do you get when you cross a day job as a Medical Histopathologist with an interest in 3D printing and programming? You get a fully-baked Open Source microscope, specifically the Portable Upgra…
Hackaday (unofficial) September 8, 2021 3:00am Don’t Bristle; Teethbrush Won’t Hurt You #lifehacks #news #toolhacks #electrictoothbrush #teethbrush #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Don’t Bristle; Teethbrush Won’t Hurt You Good dental hygiene is the first line of defense when it comes to your health, and– you’re already bored, aren’t you? It’s totally true, though. Take care of your teeth, and…
Hackaday (unofficial) September 7, 2021 6:00am Smart Laser Cutter Ad-on Detects Material Optically #laserhacks #toolhacks #lasercutter #materials #mit #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Smart Laser Cutter Ad-on Detects Material Optically Come on now, admit it. You’ve done it. We’ve done it. You know — you were really sure that sheet of plastic stock you found lying around the hackerspace was acrylic right? You dia…