Collaborate Disseminate
If you’re like most of us, your basic approach to building something boils down to: “What’s the minimum amount I need to do to get this to work?” It’s not …read more Continue reading Minimal USB Device Connects With Just a Couple of Resistors
More fallout for SpaceX this week after their Starship launch attempt, but of the legal kind rather than concrete and rebar. A handful of environmental groups filed the suit, alleging …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: May 7, 2023
On its face, 3D printing is pretty simple — it’s basically just something to melt plastic while being accurately positioned in three dimensions. But the devil is in the details, …read more Continue reading Laser Triangulation Makes 3D Printer Pressure Advance Tuning Easier
Quick, what’s 360 divided by 23? It’s easy enough to get the answer, of course, but if you need to machine a feature every 15.652 degrees around a shaft, how …read more Continue reading Tactical Build Makes Machining Splined Shaft a Snap
When you’ve got a piece of interesting old aviation hardware on your desk, what do you do with it? If you’re not willing to relegate it to paperweight status, your …read more Continue reading Jet Engine Tachometer Turned into Unique CPU Utilization Meter
When it comes to the “build versus buy” question, “buy” almost always wins. The amount of time you have to put into building something is rarely justified, especially with a …read more Continue reading Carbon Fiber and Kevlar Make This Linear Actuator Fast and Strong
When it comes to the “build versus buy” question, “buy” almost always wins. The amount of time you have to put into building something is rarely justified, especially with a …read more Continue reading Carbon Fiber and Kevlar Make This Linear Actuator Fast and Strong
If you’re not a woodworker, you might not have heard of the “45-degree rule.” It goes like this: a clamp exerts a force that radiates out across a triangular region …read more Continue reading Exploring Woodworking Mysteries with Strain Gauges and Raspberry Pi
Nothing beats a laser cutter and a sheet of Baltic birch plywood or MDF when it comes to making quick, attractive enclosures. Burning out all the pieces and fitting them …read more Continue reading Kerfmeter Measures Laser Cutter Kerf Allowances on the Fly
It seems like only yesterday that the “Great American Eclipse” swept from coast to coast, and for those who were lucky enough to watch it from along the path of …read more Continue reading Getting Ready for Act 2 of the Great American Eclipse