Collaborate Disseminate
The Allen Scythe is one of those fantastic pieces of vintage agricultural machinery which would never be allowed to be manufactured today for health and safety reasons. It’s a two-wheel …read more Continue reading Making a Vintage Allen Scythe Electric
The Sinclair ZX81 was hardly the most accomplished of 1980s 8-bit microcomputers, but its ultra-low-budget hardware was certainly pressed into service for some impressive work. Perhaps the most legendary piece …read more Continue reading For Such a Small Program, ZX81 1K Chess Sure Packs a Lot In
If you own a computer that’s not mobile, it’s almost certain that it will receive its power in some form from a mains wall outlet. Whether it’s 230 V at …read more Continue reading DC in the Data Center for a More Efficient Future
Over the years there have been many designs for pan-and-tilt camera mounts suitable for single board computer cameras. Often they mount small servos for the movement, but those in turn …read more Continue reading Pan and Tilt The Weatherproof Way, With Bowden Cables
If you’re an American and you use the Internet at home, it seems probable that routers are going to be in short supply. The US government recently mandated all such …read more Continue reading Anything Can Be A Router, If You Try Hard Enough
For those of us who hack old cameras, the 3D printer has undoubtedly been a boon. High precision, or at least consistent precision, lightproof enclosures can be easily made and …read more Continue reading Every 3D Printable Film Camera, In One Place
We’ve seen our fair share of audiophile tomfoolery here at Hackaday, and we’ve even poked fun at a few of them over the years. Perhaps one of the most outrageously …read more Continue reading Mercury Audio Cables, So Nobody Else Has To Do It
The humble NE555 has been around for over five decades now, and while during that time we’ve seen a succession of better and faster versions of the original, the circuits …read more Continue reading A Novel 555 Circuit In 2026
It’s likely that Hackaday has a readership with the highest percentage of oscilloscope ownership among any in the world, and we’re guessing that most of you who fit in that …read more Continue reading An Oscilloscope The Way They Used To Be
Digital clock projects have been with us since the 1970s, when affordable LEDs and integrated circuits became available. In 2026 most of them use a microcontroller, but for the AliExpress …read more Continue reading The Most Intricate Of Freeform Digital Clocks