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What’s Inside a Super-Cheap Projector? Not a Lot!

Posted on December 18, 2022 by Donald Papp

[Raymond Ma] has a penchant for browsing Aliexpress and purchasing curious pieces of hardware that are as high on promises as they are low on cost. This is a process …read more Continue reading What’s Inside a Super-Cheap Projector? Not a Lot!→

Posted in cheap, lcd, projector, teardown, video hacks | Tagged Optics

See What You’re In For When Buying And Moving A Lathe

Posted on December 12, 2022 by Donald Papp

Sometimes, with patience and luck, one can score a sweet deal on machinery. But for tools that weigh many hundreds of pounds? Buying it is only the beginning of the …read more Continue reading See What You’re In For When Buying And Moving A Lathe→

Posted in dolly, heavy, hoist, lathe, machine tools, moving, News, tool hacks

DIY Comparatron Helps Trace Tiny, Complex Objects

Posted on December 11, 2022 by Donald Papp

Hackers frequently find themselves reverse-engineering or interfacing to existing hardware and devices, and when that interface needs to be a physical one, it really pays to be able to take …read more Continue reading DIY Comparatron Helps Trace Tiny, Complex Objects→

Posted in calipers, cnc, cnc hacks, measurement, microscope, optical comparator, Reverse-engineering, tool hacks

Fixing (And Improving!) an Annoying Apartment Entry System

Posted on December 11, 2022 by Donald Papp

[Zak]’s two-floor apartment has a typical door entry control system, but the setup is less than ideally convenient. The wall-mounted telephone-like intercom is downstairs, but [Zak] is usually upstairs. What’s …read more Continue reading Fixing (And Improving!) an Annoying Apartment Entry System→

Posted in apartment, door entry, home hacks, how-to, intercom, IoT, telegram | Tagged Home

Gaze Upon The Swimming Mechanical Stingray, Made With LEGO

Posted on December 11, 2022 by Donald Papp

Stingrays have an elegant, undulating swimming motion that can be hypnotic. [Vimal Patel] re-created this harmony with his fantastic mechanical mechanical stingray using LEGO pieces and a LEGO Technics Power …read more Continue reading Gaze Upon The Swimming Mechanical Stingray, Made With LEGO→

Posted in motorized, robots hacks, stringray, Technics | Tagged Lego, Swimming, Underwater

Old-School Video Switching Levels Up With Modern USB Control

Posted on December 10, 2022 by Donald Papp

Video effects and mixing are done digitally today, but it wasn’t always so. When analog ruled the video world, a big switch panel was key to effective results. Devices like …read more Continue reading Old-School Video Switching Levels Up With Modern USB Control→

Posted in classic hacks, composite, interfacing, Microcontrollers, usb, video switcher, vintage

Flipper Zero Hacker Tool Gets UI Editor For Custom Apps

Posted on December 10, 2022 by Donald Papp

[Mikhail] released a handy GUI editor/generator tool for the Flipper Zero multipurpose hacker tool, making layouts and UI elements much easier and more intuitive to craft up. Those who decide …read more Continue reading Flipper Zero Hacker Tool Gets UI Editor For Custom Apps→

Posted in design tool, flipper zero, gui, handhelds hacks, software development, WYSIWYG

Cardboard Game Tokens Become Shiny Click-Clacks With DIY Treatment

Posted on November 30, 2022 by Donald Papp

Tabletop games and cardboard tokens go hand-in-hand for a good reason: they are economical and effective. However, their tactile attributes leave a little to be desired. There’s something really great …read more Continue reading Cardboard Game Tokens Become Shiny Click-Clacks With DIY Treatment→

Posted in board game, games, how-to, resin, Tabletop, token

Making 3D Print Time-lapses With Old Earphones and a Few Spare Parts

Posted on November 30, 2022 by Donald Papp

The trick to producing great 3D printing time-lapse animations is to ensure that the extruder has moved out of the frame each time a photo is taken — which usually …read more Continue reading Making 3D Print Time-lapses With Old Earphones and a Few Spare Parts→

Posted in 3d printer, 3d Printer hacks, selfie stick, timelapse, timelapse 3d printing

VR Sickness: A New, Old Problem

Posted on November 29, 2022 by Donald Papp

Have you ever experienced dizziness, vertigo, or nausea while in a virtual reality experience? That’s VR sickness, and it’s a form of motion sickness. It is not a completely solved …read more Continue reading VR Sickness: A New, Old Problem→

Posted in balance, Featured, Interest, motion sickness, Original Art, vestibular, Virtual Reality, VR, VR sickness

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