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Make Metal Rain with Thermal Spraying

Posted on November 6, 2025 by Ian Bos
Alec using the arc spraying device

For those of us hackers who have gone down a machining rabbit hole, we all know how annoying it can be to over-machine a part. Thermal spraying, while sounding sci-fi, …read more Continue reading Make Metal Rain with Thermal Spraying→

Posted in arc spray, Cutting and Machining, flame spray, News, thermal spray | Tagged Coating

Audio Sound Capture Project Needs Help

Posted on November 5, 2025 by Ian Bos
Audio field emission map

When you are capturing audio from a speaker, you are rarely capturing the actual direct output of such a system. There are reflections and artifacts caused by anything and everything …read more Continue reading Audio Sound Capture Project Needs Help→

Posted in "audiophiles", harmonic analysis, open-source, Python, software development | Tagged Audio

Print in Place Pump Pushes Limits of Printing

Posted on November 4, 2025 by Ian Bos
Print in place pump being used next to ladder

3D printing has taken off into the hands of almost anyone with a knack for wanting something quick and easy. No more messing around with machining or complex assembly. However, …read more Continue reading Print in Place Pump Pushes Limits of Printing→

Posted in 3d printed pump, 3d Printer hacks, 3D Printing, print in place, water pump

Holy Parachute out of Kirigami

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Ian Bos
Colorful parachutes at different levels of expansion

If you have a fear of heights and find yourself falling out of an airplane, you probably don’t want to look up to find your parachute full of holes. However, …read more Continue reading Holy Parachute out of Kirigami→

Posted in classic hacks | Tagged Aerodynamics, kirigami, Origami

Mesmerizing Patterns from Simple Rules

Posted on October 8, 2025 by Ian Bos
Cool looking picture created with lots of particles

Nature is known for its intense beauty from its patterns and bright colors; however, this requires going outside. Who has time for that insanity!?!? [Bleuje] provides the perfect solution with …read more Continue reading Mesmerizing Patterns from Simple Rules→

Posted in agent, background, bio-inspired, Science

Pill Sized Scoop of Your Internals

Posted on September 24, 2025 by Ian Bos
capsule shown with magnetic fields represented with arrows

Taking a look inside the human body has never been easier — just swallow a camera in the shape of a pill. However, what is not quite as easy is …read more Continue reading Pill Sized Scoop of Your Internals→

Posted in bio-robotics, biomedical, biomedical engineering, magnetics, Medical hacks, research

Original Mac Limitations Can’t Stop You from Running AI Models

Posted on September 15, 2025 by Ian Bos
Neural network shown on original mac screen, handwritten 2 on left and predictions on right

Modern retrocomputing tricks often push old hardware and systems further than any of the back-in-the-day developers could have ever dreamed. How about a neural network on an original Mac? [KenDesigns] …read more Continue reading Original Mac Limitations Can’t Stop You from Running AI Models→

Posted in apple, Apple Macintosh, mnist databse, neural network, News, SDK

Open Source Interactive Wallpapers for Windows

Posted on August 30, 2025 by Ian Bos
Octos background with hackaday website pulled up

It’s late at night, and you’re avoiding work that was supposed to be done yesterday. You could open an application on your desktop to keep your attention, or what about …read more Continue reading Open Source Interactive Wallpapers for Windows→

Posted in background, conways game of life, css, html, JS, Microsoft Store, octos, open-source | Tagged Art, Desktop

Breakout Boards for the Blind

Posted on August 29, 2025 by Ian Bos
Three breakout boards connected with a few wires

Connecting an LED to a battery seems trivial. If you have any knowledge of using breadboards, knowing that red goes with red, and that black goes with black, it’s as …read more Continue reading Breakout Boards for the Blind→

Posted in accessibility, braille, breakout board, proto, tool hacks, visual impairment | Tagged Blind

Josef Prusa Warns Open Hardware 3D Printing is Dead

Posted on August 13, 2025 by Ian Bos

It’s hard to overstate the impact desktop 3D printing has had on the making and hacking scene. It drastically lowered the barrier for many to create their own projects, and …read more Continue reading Josef Prusa Warns Open Hardware 3D Printing is Dead→

Posted in 3d Printer hacks, 3D Printing, Joseph Prusa, patent law, Patent Troll, prusa

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