Collaborate Disseminate
What do cats get up to in the 30 minutes or so a day that they’re awake? Being jerks, at least in our experience. But like many hackers, [Brent] wanted …read more Continue reading Exercise Wheel Tracker Confirms Suspicions About Cats
Getting every detail perfectly right is often the goal in automotive restorations, and some people will go to amazing lengths to make sure the car looks and acts just like …read more Continue reading Gas Gauge Upgrade Keeps VW Restoration Classy
We’ve got mixed feelings about a new video from [AndysMachines] that details how he makes custom ball screws. On the one hand, there’s almost zero chance that we’ll ever have …read more Continue reading Rolling Your Own Ball Screws
The crystal radio is a time-honored build that sadly doesn’t get much traction anymore. Once a rite of passage for electronics hobbyists, the classic coil-on-an-oatmeal-carton and cat’s whisker design just …read more Continue reading Fail of the Week: The SMD Crystal Radio That Wasn’t
Unless you’ve got a shop with a well-stocked hardware bin, it’s a trip to the hardware store when you need a special screw. But [Sanford Prime] has a different approach: …read more Continue reading Torque Testing 3D Printed Screws
Solderless breadboards are a fantastic tool for stirring the creative juices. In a few seconds, you can go from idea to prototype without ever touching the soldering iron. Unfortunately, the …read more Continue reading Modular Breadboard Snaps You Into Benchtop Tidiness
If you’re used to thinking about 3D printing in Cartesian terms, prepare your brain for a bit of a twist with [Joshua Bird]’s 4-axis 3D printer that’s not quite like …read more Continue reading Unique 3D Printer Has a Print Head With a Twist
Spoiler alert: almond butter isn’t phosphorescent. But powdered milk is, at least to the limit of detection of this homebrew phosphorescence detector. Why spend a bunch of time and money …read more Continue reading Homebrew Phosphorescence Detector Looks for the Glow in Everyday Objects
If you’ve been tearing electronic devices apart for long enough, you’ll know that the old gear had just as many mysteries within as the newer stuff. The parts back then …read more Continue reading A Look Under the Hood of Intermediate Frequency Transformers
If you think your job sucks, be grateful you’re not this homebrew sewer inspection robot. Before anyone gets upset, yes we know what [Stargate System] built here isn’t a robot …read more Continue reading DIY Pipe Inspector Goes Where No Bot Has Gone Before