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Retrotechtacular: The Other Kind of Fallout Show

Posted on April 16, 2024 by Dan Maloney

Thanks to the newly released Amazon Prime series, not to mention nearly 30 years as a wildly successful gaming franchise, Fallout is very much in the zeitgeist these days. But …read more Continue reading Retrotechtacular: The Other Kind of Fallout Show→

Posted in atomic, cold war, dosimetry, Fallout, food safety, polish, Retrotechtacular | Tagged Nuclear, Radiation, Survival, Water

Retrotechtacular: The Other Kind of Fallout Show

Posted on April 16, 2024 by Dan Maloney

Thanks to the newly released Amazon Prime series, not to mention nearly 30 years as a wildly successful gaming franchise, Fallout is very much in the zeitgeist these days. But …read more Continue reading Retrotechtacular: The Other Kind of Fallout Show→

Posted in atomic, cold war, dosimetry, Fallout, food safety, polish, Retrotechtacular | Tagged Nuclear, Radiation, Survival, Water

Hackaday Links: April 14, 2024

Posted on April 14, 2024 by Dan Maloney
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The Great American Eclipse v2.0 has come and gone, sadly without our traveling to the path of totality as planned; family stuff. We did get a report from friends in …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: April 14, 2024→

Posted in Bridge, collapse, cvs, D-17, Eclipse, flar, Hackaday Columns, Hackaday links, Minuteman, prominence, RCS, SCCS, slider, solar, source control

Vintage Particle Counter is a Treasure Trove of Classic Parts

Posted on April 13, 2024 by Dan Maloney

If you need a demonstration of just how far technology has come in the last 40 years, just take a look at this teardown of a 1987 laser particle counter. …read more Continue reading Vintage Particle Counter is a Treasure Trove of Classic Parts→

Posted in clean room, helium-neon, lasr, particulate, pm2.5, teardown, z80

Electromagnets Make Vertical CNC Cutter a Little Stickier

Posted on April 12, 2024 by Dan Maloney

Workholding is generally not a problem on a big CNC plasma cutter.; gravity does a pretty good job of keeping heavy sheet steel in place on the bed. But what …read more Continue reading Electromagnets Make Vertical CNC Cutter a Little Stickier→

Posted in cnc, cnc hacks, electromagnet, LinuxCNC, plasma, sheet steel, torch

Make Your Music Simpler With the User-Unfriendliest Cassette Deck Ever

Posted on April 12, 2024 by Dan Maloney

Call us crazy, but music was a whole lot more fun when it was on physical media. Or perhaps just easier to use, especially in the car. Whether your particular …read more Continue reading Make Your Music Simpler With the User-Unfriendliest Cassette Deck Ever→

Posted in cassette, musical hacks, ui, unfriendly, user friendly | Tagged Art

Small, Quiet Air Compressor Puts 3D-Printed Parts to Best Use

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Dan Maloney

When the only tool you’ve got is a hammer, every problem starts to look like a nail. Similarly, while a 3D printer is a fantastic tool to have, it can …read more Continue reading Small, Quiet Air Compressor Puts 3D-Printed Parts to Best Use→

Posted in Air, compressor, delrin, misc hacks, piston, polyoxymethylene, pom | Tagged Valve

Let Your Finger Do the Soldering With Solder Sustainer v2

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Dan Maloney

Soldering is easy, as long as you have one hand to hold the iron, one to hold the solder, and another to hold the workpiece. For those of us not …read more Continue reading Let Your Finger Do the Soldering With Solder Sustainer v2→

Posted in extruder, Feed, Glove, solder, soldering, tool, tool hacks, wire | Tagged Wearable

Get Today’s Forecast in Classic 90s Weather Channel Style

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Dan Maloney

Remember when The Weather Channel actually had weather? It’s been a while, but we sure remember what a boon Local on the 8’s was when getting ready for the day. …read more Continue reading Get Today’s Forecast in Classic 90s Weather Channel Style→

Posted in cable, classic hacks, crt, forecast, Local on the 8s, modulator, Raspberry Pi, software hacks, weather channel, zenith

Adjustable Lights Help Peer Inside Chips with IR

Posted on April 9, 2024 by Dan Maloney

If you’re used to working through a microscope, you’ve probably noticed that the angle of the light greatly affects how your workpiece looks. Most of us prefer the relatively flat …read more Continue reading Adjustable Lights Help Peer Inside Chips with IR→

Posted in angle, azimuth, digital cameras hacks, IR, jubilee, microscope, motion control, Reverse-engineering, silicon, tool hacks, zenith

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