Collaborate Disseminate
When one of your design goals for a 3D printer is “fits through standard doors,” you know you’re going to be able to print some pretty big stuff. And given …read more Continue reading A 3D Printer Big Enough to Print a Kayak
Looks like we might have been a bit premature in our dismissal last week of the Sun’s potential for throwing a temper tantrum, as that’s exactly what happened when a …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: July 3, 2022
The gear that helped us walk on the Moon nearly 60 years ago is still giving up its mysteries today, with some equipment from the Apollo era taking a little …read more Continue reading Reverse Engineering An Apollo-Era Module with X-Ray
We’ve all heard of the smoke test, and we know that it’s the lowest possible bar for performance of an electronic device. If it doesn’t burst into flames when power …read more Continue reading Homebrew Optical Sensor Helps Your Diesel Pass the Smoke Test
When it comes to design decisions, we’re often advised to “think outside the box.” It’s generally good advice, if a bit abstract — it could really mean anything. But it …read more Continue reading Odd Inputs and Peculiar Peripherals: RoenDi Smart Knob Thinks Outside the Box
Head for the hills!! We’re all doomed! At least that’s the impression you might get from the headlines about the monster Earth-facing sunspot this week. While any sunspot that doubles …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: June 26, 2022
At Hackaday, we love those times when we get a chance to follow up on a project that we’ve already featured. Generally, it’s because the project has advanced in some …read more Continue reading An In-Depth Look at the Haptic Smart Knob
The news here isn’t so much that [Guarav Singh] built this high-quality industrial digital camera from scratch, but it’s in the way it was accomplished. That plus the amount of …read more Continue reading Scratch-Built Industrial Camera’s Modular Design Really Stacks Up
If there’s one thing that never seems to suffer from supply chain problems, it’s litter. It’s everywhere, easy to spot and — you’d think — pick up. Sadly, most of …read more Continue reading Machine Learning Does Its Civic Duty by Spotting Roadside Litter
Shadowed tool storage — where a tool outline shows at a glance what’s missing from storage — is a really smart way to keep your shop neat. They’re also super …read more Continue reading No Tool Left Behind with the Help of Homemade Shadow Boards