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Magnus Effect Drone Flies, Looks Impossible

Posted on November 30, 2025 by Bryan Cockfield

By now we’re all familiar with the quad-rotor design most popular among modern drones, and of course there are many variants using more or less propellers and even fixed-wing drones …read more Continue reading Magnus Effect Drone Flies, Looks Impossible→

Posted in drone, drone hacks, fixed-wing, Magnus effect, proof of concept, rotor | Tagged Flight

Building a Low-Cost Satellite Tracker

Posted on November 26, 2025 by Bryan Cockfield

Looking up at the sky just after sunset or just before sunrise will reveal a fairly staggering amount of satellites orbiting overhead, from tiny cubesats to the International Space Station. …read more Continue reading Building a Low-Cost Satellite Tracker→

Posted in 433 mhz, Data, LoRa, radio hacks, tracking | Tagged Antenna, Radio, Satellite

A Bird Watching Assistant

Posted on November 26, 2025 by Bryan Cockfield

When AI is being touted as the latest tool to replace writers, filmmakers, and other creative talent it can be a bit depressing staring down the barrel of a future …read more Continue reading A Bird Watching Assistant→

Posted in bird watching, computer vision, image recognition, Machine Learning, opencv, Raspberry Pi | Tagged Birds

Expensive Batteries Hide Cheap Tricks

Posted on November 24, 2025 by Bryan Cockfield

In our modern world full of planned obsolescence helping to fuel cycles of consumerism, the thing that really lets companies dial this up to the max is locked-down electronics and …read more Continue reading Expensive Batteries Hide Cheap Tricks→

Posted in battery, Battery Hacks, battery pack, cell balancing, lithium, Milwaukee, power tool

Saving a Rental Ebike From the Landfill

Posted on November 23, 2025 by Bryan Cockfield

One of the hardest things about owning a classic car is finding replacement parts. Especially if the car is particularly old or rare, or if the parent company is now …read more Continue reading Saving a Rental Ebike From the Landfill→

Posted in berm peak, ebike, Electronics, proprietary, rental, restoration, transportation hacks | Tagged Bicycle

Kubernetes Cluster Goes Mobile in Pet Carrier

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Bryan Cockfield

There’s been a bit of a virtualization revolution going on for the last decade or so, where tools like Docker and LXC have made it possible to quickly deploy server …read more Continue reading Kubernetes Cluster Goes Mobile in Pet Carrier→

Posted in ai, Artificial Intelligence, backpack, ComfyUI, Photo, spark | Tagged NVIDIA, Portable

Casting Metal Tools With Kitchen Appliances

Posted on November 18, 2025 by Bryan Cockfield

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→

Posted in 3D Printing, appliance, blacksmithing, iron, Metal, metalworking, microwave, News, tools, Vice

FPGA Brings Antique Processor to Life

Posted on November 14, 2025 by Bryan Cockfield

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→

Posted in FPGA, gaming, IBM xt, monkey island, nec v20, pc, retrocomputing, V20, v20hl

3D Printing A Piano Action

Posted on November 13, 2025 by Bryan Cockfield

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→

Posted in 3d printed, action, hammers, Keyboard, musical, musical hacks, Series of Tubes | Tagged Piano

2025 Component Abuse Challenge: Relay Used As Guitar Pickup

Posted on November 13, 2025 by Bryan Cockfield

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→

Posted in 2025 Component Abuse Challenge, contests, electromagnet, musical hacks, relay | Tagged Guitar, Pickup

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