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ARCTOS is a 6-DOF robot arm based upon 3D printed mechanics running a modified version of GRBL firmware. Let’s get this straight now, the firmware is open source, but the …read more Continue reading Arctos Robotics: Build A Robot Arm Out Of 3D Printer Spares?
[Koraks tinkers] was gifted a gargantuan photographic enlarger, a Durst Laborator 138 s, which is a unit designed specifically for black and white usage only. This was not good enough …read more Continue reading Converting A B&W Exposer Head For Colour Analog Photo Printing
[Alessandro Carminati] spends the day hacking Linux kernels, and to such an end needed a decent compilation machine to chew through the builds. One day, this machine refused to boot …read more Continue reading Can You Use A POST Card With A Modern BIOS?
[Shahriar] of The Signal Path is no stranger to these pages and is back with another fascinating video teardown and analysis for your viewing pleasure. (Embedded below.) This time the …read more Continue reading A 7 GHz Signal Analyser Teardown And A Trivial Repair
[Kevin] over at Simple DIY ElectroMusic Projects has released a complete DIY modular design for simulating the classic 80s Yamaha TX816 DX/FM modular digital synthesizer. This beast of a synth …read more Continue reading An RPi-Powered Multi-DX7/TX816 Style Synth
The History Guy on YouTube has posted an interesting video on the history of the supercomputer, with a specific focus on their use by NASA for the implementation of computational …read more Continue reading A History of NASA Supercomputers, Among Others
[Oli Wright] is back again with another installation of CRT shenanigans. This time, the target is the humble analog oscilloscope, specifically a Farnell DTV12-14 12 MHz dual-channel unit, which features …read more Continue reading Bust Out That Old Analog Scope For Some Velociraster Fun!
3D printing by painting with light beams on a vat of liquid plastic was once the stuff of science fiction, but now is very much science-fact. More than that, it’s …read more Continue reading Holograms: The Future of Speedy Nanoscale 3D Printing?
Intaglio is an ancient carving technique for adding details to a workpiece, by manually removing material from a surface with only basic hand tools. If enough material depth is removed, …read more Continue reading CNC Intaglio-Esque Engraving
One of the many aspects of the modern world we often take for granted is the very technology that keeps our accommodation at a habitable temperature. Examples of this include …read more Continue reading Ondol: Korean Underfloor Heating