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As you may have guessed given our name, we do love hacks around here, and this one is a great example of making some common, everyday things work in uncommon …read more Continue reading Compliant Contacts: Hacking Door Locks with Pen Springs
If you’re hunting for a bench power supply, you’ll quickly notice options dry up above 48 V or so, and you definitely won’t find a 330 kV supply on the …read more Continue reading Sparks Fly: Building a 330 kV Supply from a PC PSU
Fermentation is a culinary art where tiny organisms transform simple ingredients into complex flavors — but they’re finicky about temperature. To keep his brewing setup at the perfect conditions, [Ken] …read more Continue reading A DIY Fermenter for Flavorful Brews
PCB business cards are a creative way to show your tech skills while getting your name out there. This take on a PCB business card, sent in by [VCC], tackles …read more Continue reading ATtiny-Powered Business Card Plays Cracktro Hits
This eye-catching entry to the One Hertz Challenge pairs vintage LED indicators with a modern RPi board to create a one-of-a-kind clock. The RPI TinynumberHat9 by [Andrew] brings back the …read more Continue reading 2025 One Hertz Challenge: RPI TinynumberHat9
CNCs come in many forms, including mills, 3D printers, lasers, and plotters, but one challenge seems universal: there’s always a project slightly too large for your machine’s work envelope. The …read more Continue reading Human in the Loop: Compass CNC Redefines Workspace Limits
We’ve seen our share of blinking light projects around here; most are fairly straightforward small projects, but this entry to the 2025 One Hertz Challenge is the polar opposite of …read more Continue reading 2025 One Hertz Challenge: 16-Bit Tower Blinks at One Hertz
3D printing has simplified the creation of many things, but part of making something is knowing just how much you can rely on it. On the [BubsBuilds] YouTube channel, he …read more Continue reading Bearing Witness: Measuring the Wobbles in Rotary Build
USB-C has enabled a lot of great things, most notably removing the no less than three attempts to plug in the cable correctly, but gone are the days of just …read more Continue reading USB-C Rainbow Ranger: Sensing Volts with Style
Normally when you hear the words “rope” and “dog” in the same sentence, you think about a dog on a leash, but in this robot dog, the rope is what …read more Continue reading From Leash to Locomotion: CARA the Robotic Dog