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Bend Your Vase Mode Prints By Hacking The GCode

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Dave Rowntree

[Stefan] from CNCKitchen wanted to make some bendy tubes for a window-mountable ball run, and rather than coming up with some bent tube models, it seemed there might be a …read more Continue reading Bend Your Vase Mode Prints By Hacking The GCode→

Posted in 2.5d printing, 3d Printer hacks, 3D Printing, nonplanar, Python

Super Simple Camera Slider With A Neat Twist

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Dave Rowntree

When you get into making videos of products or your own cool hacks, at some point you’re going to start wondering how those neat panning and rotating shots are achieved. …read more Continue reading Super Simple Camera Slider With A Neat Twist→

Posted in camera slider, dc motor, digital cameras hacks, motion control, pan, Tilt, timing belt

Dummy The Robot Arm Is Not So Dumb

Posted on February 21, 2022 by Dave Rowntree

[Zhihui Jun] is a name you’re going to want to remember because this Chinese maker has created quite probably one of the most complete open-source robot arms (video in Chinese …read more Continue reading Dummy The Robot Arm Is Not So Dumb→

Posted in AHRS, ble, ESP32, force feedback, harmonic drive, harmonyOS, robot arm, robotic arm, robots hacks, stepper motor, stm32, unity

All About Dichroic Optical Filters

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Dave Rowntree

[IMSAI Guy] presents for your viewing pleasure, a nice video on the topic of optical filters and mirrors. (Video, embedded below) The first optical device is a simple absorption filter, …read more Continue reading All About Dichroic Optical Filters→

Posted in dichroic, diffusion filter, misc hacks, optical | Tagged Mirror

Open Source LXI Tools Free Us From Vendor Bloat

Posted on February 19, 2022 by Dave Rowntree

LXI, or LAN eXtensions for Instrumentation is a modern control standard for connecting electronics instrumentation which supports ethernet. It replaces the older GPIB standard, giving much better performance and lower …read more Continue reading Open Source LXI Tools Free Us From Vendor Bloat→

Posted in gpib, ieee-488, lua, LXI, scpi, test equipment, tool hacks, usb

FPGA Starter Videos To Help Soften That Learning Curve

Posted on February 17, 2022 by Dave Rowntree

Digi-Key have been producing YouTube videos for a number of years now, and if you weren’t aware, they’re definitely worthy of some viewing time. The playlist we’re highlighting here is …read more Continue reading FPGA Starter Videos To Help Soften That Learning Curve→

Posted in apio, blackice, FPGA, gtkwave, icarus, iCE40, icestorm, lattice, mystorm, nextpnr, project trellis, yosys

VR Display Shows CNC Lathe Operations In Real Time

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Dave Rowntree

[Kent VanderVelden] has come up with an interesting VR system to assist operators who are monitoring CNC lathes. (video, embedded, below) The idea is to first produce a ‘frozen’ video …read more Continue reading VR Display Shows CNC Lathe Operations In Real Time→

Posted in cnc, cnc hacks, lathe, LinuxCNC, machining, metal lathe, tool hacks, turning

A Solari Mechanical Digital Clock Hack With A Little Extra

Posted on February 14, 2022 by Dave Rowntree

[Alfredo Cortellini] was perusing an antique shop in Bologna, and came across a nice example of a late 1950s timepiece, in the shape of a Solari Cifra 5 slave clock, …read more Continue reading A Solari Mechanical Digital Clock Hack With A Little Extra→

Posted in clock hacks, flip clock, retrofit, servo, stm32

This ESP32 Pico Wristwatch Has Plenty Of Potential

Posted on February 12, 2022 by Dave Rowntree

Prolific hacker [Sulfuroid] is a medical doctor by day, and an electronics hobbyist by night, and quite how he finds the time, we have no idea. The project we want …read more Continue reading This ESP32 Pico Wristwatch Has Plenty Of Potential→

Posted in 0603, circular, clock hacks, ESP32-Pico-D4, KiCAD, led, led hacks, Microcontrollers, USB-C, watch, wrist

Wordle Reverse-Engineering and Automated Solving

Posted on February 9, 2022 by Dave Rowntree

We don’t know about you, but we have mixed feelings about online puzzle fads. On one hand, they are great tool to help keep one sharp, but they’re just everywhere. …read more Continue reading Wordle Reverse-Engineering and Automated Solving→

Posted in Absurdle, puzzle, Python, Reverse-engineering, software hacks, Wordle

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