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Most of us have seen those demonstrations of metal parts that mate together so finely that, once together, they have no visible seam at all. But how, exactly, is this …read more Continue reading Learn How Impossibly Close-fitting Parts Are Actually Made
[Joren] recently did some work as part of an electronic music heritage project, and restored an 80s-era NeXTcube workstation complete with vintage sound card, setting it up with a copy …read more Continue reading MIDI Interface for NeXTcube Plugs Into The Past
Ever wondered how to approach making your own digital guitar effects pedal? [Steven Hazel] and a friend have done exactly that, using an Adafruit Feather M4 Express board and a …read more Continue reading DIY Programmable Guitar Pedal Rocks The Studio & Stage
Virginia T. Norwood passed away earlier this year at the age of 96, and NASA’s farewell to this influential pioneer is a worth a read. Virginia was a brilliant physicist …read more Continue reading Remembering Virginia Norwood, Mother of NASA’s Landsat Success
A thermoelectric generator (TEG) can turn a temperature difference into electricity, and while temperature differentials abound in our environment, it’s been difficult to harness them into generate practical and stable …read more Continue reading Passively Generating Power Day and Night Takes The Right Parts
Every now and again we stumble across something a bit unexpected, and today that’s the fact that there have been quite a few efforts at launching paper planes from as …read more Continue reading Launching Paper Planes From Way, Waaaaaay Up
[Emupedia]’s work to preserve computer history by way of making classic and abandoned games and software as accessible as possible is being done in a handy way: right in your …read more Continue reading PC Classics, Right In Your Browser With EmuOS
Quick references are handy, but sometimes it’s nice to have a process demonstrated from beginning to end. In that spirit, [Darren Stone] created a video demonstrating how to model a …read more Continue reading How To Model a Twisted Part in FreeCAD
If you’ve ever looked into CNC cutting tools, you’ve probably heard the term “feeds and speeds”. It refers to choosing the speed at which to spin the cutting tool, and …read more Continue reading CNC Feeds and Speeds, Explained as a First-Timer
ChatGPT is an AI large language model (LLM) which specializes in conversation. While using it, [Gil Meiri] discovered that one way to create models in FreeCAD is with Python scripting, …read more Continue reading ChatGPT Makes a 3D Model: The Secret Ingredient? Much Patience