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Retro Future Nixie Corvair Instrument Panel

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Matthew Carlson
Closeup of the car dash with nixie tubes

The future we know today looks very different than the one envisioned in the 60s and 70s. For starters, it has far too few Nixie tubes. An oversight [nixiebunny] wants …read more Continue reading Retro Future Nixie Corvair Instrument Panel→

Posted in car dash, car hacks, nixie, nixie tachometer, nixie tube, odometer

Remoticon 2021 // Matt Venn Helps You Make ASICS

Posted on February 17, 2022 by Matthew Carlson

What would you make if you were given about ten square millimeters of space on a silicon wafer on a 130 nm process? That’s the exact question that the Open …read more Continue reading Remoticon 2021 // Matt Venn Helps You Make ASICS→

Posted in 2021 Hackaday Remoticon, ASIC, cons, fab, Hackaday Columns, Hardware

A PNG Based Circuit Simulator

Posted on February 17, 2022 by Matthew Carlson

We’re sure thousands of hours have been spent in Minecraft implementing digital logic. Inspired by that, [lynnpepin] created a digital logic simulator named Reso that is based on pixels rather …read more Continue reading A PNG Based Circuit Simulator→

Posted in digital logic, Python, simulation, simulator, software hacks

There’s a Wrinkle In This 3D Printed Wankel

Posted on February 10, 2022 by Matthew Carlson
the rotary piston

Rotary engines such as the Wankel have strange shapes that can be difficult to machine (as evidenced by the specialized production machines and patents in the 70s), which means it …read more Continue reading There’s a Wrinkle In This 3D Printed Wankel→

Posted in 3D resin printer, Engine Hacks, piston engine, rotary engine

Move Aside Solar, We’re Installing An Algae Panel

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Matthew Carlson
the algae panel

[Cody] of [Cody’sLab] has been bit by what he describes as the algae growing bug. We at Hackaday didn’t know that was a disease floating around, but we’ll admit that …read more Continue reading Move Aside Solar, We’re Installing An Algae Panel→

Posted in algae, algae panel, green hacks, solar, solar hacks | Tagged Biomass

Making Something Gorgeous From Framing Lumber

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Matthew Carlson

Here at Hackaday, we typically cover things that blink, bleep, and occasionally they might even bloop. However, the name of the site is Hackaday. We’re about being clever, reusing things …read more Continue reading Making Something Gorgeous From Framing Lumber→

Posted in framing lumber, home hacks, nightstand, woodworker, woodworking

No ARM Printer Driver? Just Write Your Own

Posted on February 6, 2022 by Matthew Carlson

When you think of the small machines that print the sticky labels on packages, you might not expect to find a complex printer with its own programming language (ZPL). However, …read more Continue reading No ARM Printer Driver? Just Write Your Own→

Posted in peripherals hacks, printer, Raspberry Pi, tslp, zlp

Multiple Ways of Recovering a Failed Print

Posted on February 5, 2022 by Matthew Carlson
Resuming a print

It’s a special gut-dropping, grumbly moment that most who use 3d printers know all too well. When you check on your 13-hour print, only to see that it failed printing …read more Continue reading Multiple Ways of Recovering a Failed Print→

Posted in 3d printer, 3d Printer hacks, g-code, gcode, prusa, Restart

Tiny Homemade Injection Molder

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Matthew Carlson
injecto doing it's thing

With 3d printing continually gaining ground, some hackers might not see the need for traditional injection molding. After all, you can tweak the code or the model and print dozens …read more Continue reading Tiny Homemade Injection Molder→

Posted in 3d Printer hacks, actionbox, injection molding, plastic injection, tool hacks

Printing Your Own Exoskeleton

Posted on January 20, 2022 by Matthew Carlson
The 3x0 in it's glory

While not quite in a cave, the idea of making your own exoskeleton with limited tools does have a Tony Stark esque vibe. [Andrew Piccinno] is a mechanical engineer pursuing …read more Continue reading Printing Your Own Exoskeleton→

Posted in 3d printed, 3x0, DIY exoskeleton, engineering, lifehacks

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