Collaborate Disseminate
“Look with your eyes, not your hands” is something many of us have heard while growing up, but that doesn’t apply to the touch-sensitive microscope [Steve Mould] got to play …read more Continue reading Behold a Microscope That Sees By Squashing Things Into It
It all started with a vague error code (shown in the image above) on [nophead]’s Bosch SMS88TW01G/01 dishwasher, and it touched off a months-long repair nightmare that even involved a …read more Continue reading Dishwasher Repair Nightmare: Chasing Down 3 Faults
Home shop machinists know dust shields are important for keeping swarf out of expensive linear rails and ball screws. [Petteri Aimonen] demonstrates three inexpensive ways to DIY some bellows-style dust …read more Continue reading 3 Ways to DIY Custom CNC Dust Covers
Self-watering planters are low-maintenance, and common DIY projects. What we like most about [Tommy]’s design is that it reuses empty jars to create self-watering planters. After all, jars are fantastic …read more Continue reading Self-Watering Planters Reuse Household Jars
Some careful measuring and a little extra effort can be all that separates what looks like a hack job from a slick end product, and that is apparent in [Eric …read more Continue reading Original Controller Ports in Custom Case Means Retro Gaming In Style
Folks who refurbish and rebuild vans into off-grid campers (especially with the ability to work in them remotely) put a fantastic amount of planning and work into their projects. [Rob] …read more Continue reading Off-Grid Van Build Uses 3D Scanning For Smarter Planning
What’s better than 3D printing a tank chassis with working tracks? How about 3D printing the entire thing, moving parts and all, as a single piece? That’s [3D Honza]’s PiPBOT-1, …read more Continue reading One-Piece Tank Chassis Pushes Print-in-Place To New Heights
[Petteri Aimonen] created an omnidirectional LED safety light to cling to his child’s winter hat in an effort to increase visibility during the dark winter months, but the design is …read more Continue reading LED Driver Circuit For Safety Hat Sucks Single AAA Cell Dry
The Raspberry Pi is the foundation of many IoT camera projects, but enclosures are often something left up to the user. [Mare] found that a serviceable outdoor enclosure could be …read more Continue reading Weatherproof Raspberry Pi Camera Enclosure, In a Pinch
Rotary potentiometers, switches, and encoders all share a basic design: adjustment is done via a shaft onto which a knob is attached, and knobs are sold separately. That doesn’t mean …read more Continue reading Make Your Own Pot and Encoder Knobs, Without Reinventing Them