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One Sailing Pulley To Rule Them All

Posted on March 7, 2026 by Bryan Cockfield

When thinking of humanity’s ability to harness wind energy, many people will conjure images of windmills from places like The Netherlands or Persia. But people have been using wind energy …read more Continue reading One Sailing Pulley To Rule Them All→

Posted in block, CAD, cnc, lathe, Line, milling, nylon, open-source, pulley, rope, transportation hacks | Tagged Aluminum, Polymer, Sailing

Portable Tow Rope Batman Would Be Proud Of

Posted on March 6, 2026 by Bryan Cockfield

Out of all of Batman’s massive array of tools which turn a relatively ordinary person into a superhero, perhaps his most utilitarian is his grappling gun — allowing him the …read more Continue reading Portable Tow Rope Batman Would Be Proud Of→

Posted in brushless motor, grappling gun, hoist, Milwaukee, power ascender, rope tow, sledding, tool hacks | Tagged Skiing

Ebike Charges At Car Charging Stations

Posted on March 6, 2026 by Bryan Cockfield

Electric vehicles are everywhere these days, and with them comes along a whole slew of charging infrastructure. The fastest of these are high-power machines that can deliver enough energy to …read more Continue reading Ebike Charges At Car Charging Stations→

Posted in 3d printed, car charger, ebike, infrastructure, transportation hacks | Tagged Bicycle, Charger

Fish Drives Tank

Posted on March 1, 2026 by Bryan Cockfield

Fish are popular animals to keep as pets, and for good reason. They’re relatively low maintenance, relaxing to watch, and have a high aesthetic appeal. But for all their upsides, …read more Continue reading Fish Drives Tank→

Posted in computer vision, fish, image recognition, Mobile, Programming, Raspberry Pi, robot, robots hacks, tank | Tagged Driving

Computer Terminal Replica Inspired By 70s Hardware

Posted on March 1, 2026 by Bryan Cockfield

Not so long ago, most computer users didn’t own their own machines. Instead, they shared time on mainframes or servers, interacting with this new technology through remote terminals. While the …read more Continue reading Computer Terminal Replica Inspired By 70s Hardware→

Posted in 3d printed, ADM-3A, dumb terminal, Raspberry Pi, replica, Retro Computing, retrocomputing, terminal

Taser Chess Teaches Valuable Lessons the Hard Way

Posted on February 26, 2026 by Bryan Cockfield

Over the last few centuries, behavioral psychologists have documented all kinds of ways of modifying our actions and the actions of various animals. From the famous Skinner boxes to many …read more Continue reading Taser Chess Teaches Valuable Lessons the Hard Way→

Posted in chess, conductive, games, learning, rasberry pi, shock, Stockfish, TENS | Tagged Behavior, Taser

Elongating a BMX For Drag Racing

Posted on February 25, 2026 by Bryan Cockfield

BMX bikes are a unique frame geometry, essentially forgoing all travel efficiency for maneuverability and sturdiness. For how much abuse these bikes are designed to take, these are all good …read more Continue reading Elongating a BMX For Drag Racing→

Posted in bmx, drag race, ebike, frame geometry, motor, race, transportation hacks, welding

A Candle-Powered Light

Posted on February 23, 2026 by Bryan Cockfield

For a little over two thousand years, the primary light sources after the sun had set were oil lamps and candles. This was well before the age of fossil fuels, …read more Continue reading A Candle-Powered Light→

Posted in candle, heat sink, led, led hacks, pcb, radiator, TEG, thermoelectric generator | Tagged Efficiency, Light

Meshtastic Does More Than Simple Communication

Posted on February 22, 2026 by Bryan Cockfield

Meshtastic has been experiencing a bit of a renaissance lately, as the off-grid, long-range radio text messaging protocol gains a ton of new users. It’s been used to create mesh …read more Continue reading Meshtastic Does More Than Simple Communication→

Posted in alarm, communication, ESP32, heltec, home automation, home-assistant, LoRa, Meshtastic, radio hacks

Electric Jeep With Modified Prius Hardware

Posted on February 21, 2026 by Bryan Cockfield

On the list of cars widely regarded as the most reliable vehicles ever built, up there with the Toyota Land Cruiser, the Honda Civic, and the Mercedes W123 diesels, is …read more Continue reading Electric Jeep With Modified Prius Hardware→

Posted in buck boost converter, cj-5, conversion, converter, electric vehicle, ev, inverter, transportation hacks | Tagged Charger, Jeep, Prius

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