Collaborate Disseminate
Perhaps the biggest hurdle to starting a home blacksmithing operating is the forge. There’s really no way around having a forge; somehow the metal has to get hot enough to …read more Continue reading Casting Metal Tools With Kitchen Appliances
For the retro gaming enthusiast, nothing beats original hardware. The feel of the controllers and the exact timing of the original, non-emulated software provide a certain experience that’s difficult or …read more Continue reading FPGA Brings Antique Processor to Life
Part of the reason there are always free pianos on your digital classifieds listing of choice is that, at least economically speaking, a piano is less of a musical instrument …read more Continue reading 3D Printing A Piano Action
We’ve all built projects that are a rats’ nest of wiring and feature creep, but the best projects in the end are usually those that use a simple solution to …read more Continue reading 2025 Component Abuse Challenge: Relay Used As Guitar Pickup
Raspberry Pi clusters have been a favorite project of homelabbers and distributed computing enthusiasts since the platform first launched over a decade ago, and for good reason. For an extremely …read more Continue reading Pi Compute Modules Make for Compact Cluster
Pinball machines have something for everyone. They’re engaging, fast-paced games available in a variety of sizes and difficulties, and legend has it that they can be played even while deaf …read more Continue reading DIY Pinball Machine Uses Every Skill
We often take for granted how easy it is to get information in today’s modern, Internet-connected world. Especially around electronics projects, datasheets are generally a few clicks away, as are …read more Continue reading Recreating a Homebrew Game System from 1987
Although most modern cars have moved to using proprietary components nearly everywhere, especially when it comes to infotainment systems, for a brief moment which peaked in the 90s and 00s …read more Continue reading Original E39 Head Unit Modernized
Fungi make up a massive, interconnected part of Earth’s ecosystems, yet they’re vastly underrepresented in research and public consciousness compared to plants and animals. That may change in the future …read more Continue reading Mushrooms As Computer Memory
In our modern semi-dystopia, it seems like most companies add automation features to their products to lock them down and get consumers to buy even more proprietary, locked-down components. The …read more Continue reading HRV Gets Home Automation Upgrades