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This Short from [ProShorts 101] shows us how to make an incandescent light bulb from a jar, a pencil lead, two bolts, and a candle. Prepare the lid of the …read more Continue reading Making Your Own Light Bulb Using a Jar, a Pencil, and Two Bolts
A recent project over on Hackaday.io from [Michael Gardi] is Trekulator – Where No Maker Has Gone Before. This is a fun build and [Michael] has done a very good …read more Continue reading Trekulator: A Reproduction of the 1977 Star Trek Themed Calculator
Over on his YouTube channel [Aaron Danner] explains biasing transistors with current sources in the 29th video of his Transistors Series. In this video, he shows how to replace a …read more Continue reading Biasing Transistors with Current Sources
Forth is popular on small computers because it is simple to implement, yet quite powerful. But what happens when you really need to shrink it? Well, if your target is …read more Continue reading milliForth-6502, a Forth for the 6502 CPU
In this series of 23 YouTube videos [Rich] puts the AMD Zynq-7000 SoC through its paces by building a development board from the ground up to host it along with …read more Continue reading Building a Custom Zynq-7000 SoC Development Board from the Ground Up
It’s traditional to launch new software on April Fool’s Day, which is when we heard that Rockbox 4.0 has been released. But, in this case, the venerable MP3 firmware actually …read more Continue reading Rockbox 4.0 Released
What do you do with an unused nuclear reactor project? In Washington, one of them was hacked to remove sound, all in the name of science. In 1977, a little …read more Continue reading They Hacked a Nuclear Power Plant! Whoops! Don’t Make a Sound!
If your shop comes complete with a MIG welder, an acetylene torch, and an air hammer, then you have more options than most when it comes to removing broken bolts. …read more Continue reading Using a MIG Welder, Acetylene Torch, and Air Hammer to Remove a Broken Bolt
This short video from [ProShorts 101] shows us how to build a variable speed disc sander from not much more than an old hard drive. We feel that as far …read more Continue reading Making a Variable Speed Disc Sander from an Old Hard Drive
If you’re into electronics you can never have too many digital multimeters (DMMs). They all have different features, and if you want to make multiple measurements simultaneously, it can pay …read more Continue reading New Brymen Bluetooth BM788BT Digital Multimeter Coming Soon