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Lasers Make PCBs the Old Fashioned Way

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Al Williams

There are many ways to create printed circuit boards, but one of the more traditional ways involves using boards coated with photoresist and exposing the desired artwork on the board, …read more Continue reading Lasers Make PCBs the Old Fashioned Way→

Posted in laser, laser hacks, pcb, photoresist, Printed Circuit Board

3D Printing Delivers “Glass” Eyes in Record Time

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Al Williams

Obviously, losing an eye would be bad for your vision. But if you think about it, it is also a detriment to your appearance. You might not need a prosthetic …read more Continue reading 3D Printing Delivers “Glass” Eyes in Record Time→

Posted in 3d printed prosthetic, Medical hacks, prostheses, prosthetic, prosthetic eye

Apple Falling Division

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Al Williams

[Paul Curtis] over at Segger has an interesting series of blog posts about calculating division. This used to be a hotter topic, but nowadays many computers or computer languages have …read more Continue reading Apple Falling Division→

Posted in ARM, division, dsPIC30, math, recipriocal, RISC-V, software development, software hacks | Tagged Newton

Ham Radio SSB Transceiver Fits in Pocket

Posted on December 9, 2021 by Al Williams

Talking about this Chinese ham radio transceiver requires a veritable flurry of acronyms: HF, SSB, QRP, and SDR to start with. [Paul] does a nice job of unboxing the rig …read more Continue reading Ham Radio SSB Transceiver Fits in Pocket→

Posted in ham radio, QRP, radio hacks, Reviews, sdr, software-defined radio

Almost-Modern TeleType is Silent

Posted on December 9, 2021 by Al Williams

If you’ve ever used a real TeleType machine or seen a movie with a newsroom, you know that one TeleType makes a lot of noise and several make even more.[CuriousMarc] …read more Continue reading Almost-Modern TeleType is Silent→

Posted in retrocomputing, teletype, terminal, ti silent

Multimeters Go Big Screen

Posted on December 7, 2021 by Al Williams

We’ve noticed lately that some cheap meters have gone to having big colorful screens. The screens aren’t dot matrix, but still have lots of graphics that could be useful or …read more Continue reading Multimeters Go Big Screen→

Posted in gvda, meter, multimeter, Reviews, test equipment, tool hacks

My Major is Gaming…

Posted on December 7, 2021 by Al Williams

Times have changed. You can now take a university class in writing games. In fact, YOU can now take a university class about writing games because [Dave Churchill] of Memorial …read more Continue reading My Major is Gaming…→

Posted in game programming, games, software development, university, video games

Paper Plate Surround Sound System

Posted on December 4, 2021 by Al Williams

With the holiday season, you might turn to paper plates to cut down on dishwashing after having family or friends over. But what do you do with the extras? If …read more Continue reading Paper Plate Surround Sound System→

Posted in misc hacks, speakers | Tagged Audio, Transducers

This Ham Radio is Unsafe at Any Frequency

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Al Williams

When we were kids we rode bicycles without pads and helmets. We drank sugary drinks. We played with chemistry sets and power tools. We also built things that directly used …read more Continue reading This Ham Radio is Unsafe at Any Frequency→

Posted in ham radio, radio hacks, transmitter, tube | Tagged Safety

Building the DIY HP41C: A Field Report

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Al Williams

I have a confession to make. I write about a lot of projects for Hackaday, but there are very few I read about and then go actually build a copy …read more Continue reading Building the DIY HP41C: A Field Report→

Posted in calculator, Featured, HP-41C, hp41c, kits, retrocomputing, Reviews, RPN calculator

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