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If you need something clever for a gift, consider this two-part 3D-printed Christmas ornament that has a small secret compartment. But there’s a catch: the print is a challenging one. …read more Continue reading Christmas Ornament Has Hidden Compartment, Clever Design
Ever wanted to just plug something in and conveniently read the hostname and IP addresses of a headless board like a Raspberry Pi? Chances are, a free USB port is more …read more Continue reading Plug Into USB, Read Hostname and IP Address
[Chris Borge] has made (and revised) many of his own tools using a combination of 3D printing and common hardware, and recently decided to try metal casting. Having created his …read more Continue reading 3D Printing and Metal Casting are a Great Match
Most humans like games. But what are games, exactly? Not in a philosophical sense, but in the sense of “what exactly are their worky bits, so we know how to …read more Continue reading Why Games Work, and How to Build Them
Most of us are familiar with vinyl LPs, and even with the way in which they are made by stamping a hot puck of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) into a record. …read more Continue reading Watch a Recording Lathe From 1958 Cut a Lacquer Master Record
Sometimes it makes sense to go with plain old batteries and off-the-shelf PVC pipe. That’s the thinking behind [Bertrand Selva]’s clever LoRaTube project. LoRa is a fantastic solution for long-range …read more Continue reading LoRa Repeater Lasts 5 Years on PVC Pipe and D Cells
[Aditya Sripada] and [Abhishek Warrier]’s TARS3D robot came from asking what it would take to make a robot with the capabilities of TARS, the robotic character from Interstellar. We couldn’t …read more Continue reading TARS-Like Robot Both Rolls, and Walks
[Slant 3D] has a useful video explaining some thoughtful CAD techniques for designing 3D printed pins that don’t break and the concepts can be extended to similar features. Sure, one …read more Continue reading How To Design 3D Printed Pins that Won’t Break
[Metal Massacre Fab Shop] has a review of a portable plasma cutter that ends up being a very good demonstration of exactly what these tools are capable of. If you’re unfamiliar …read more Continue reading Portable Plasma Cutter Removes Rust, Packs a (Reasonable) Punch
Rolling two six-sided dice (2d6) gives results from 2 to 12 with a bell curve distribution. Seven being the most common result, two and twelve being the least common. But …read more Continue reading The Eleven-Faced Die That Emulates Two Six-sided Dice