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PLA Gears Fail To Fail In 3D Printed Bicycle Drivetrain

Posted on October 10, 2025 by Tyler August

Anyone who has ever snapped a chain or a crank knows how much torque a bicycle’s power train has to absorb on a daily basis; it’s really more than one …read more Continue reading PLA Gears Fail To Fail In 3D Printed Bicycle Drivetrain→

Posted in 3D printed gears, 3d Printer hacks, Bicycles, bike hacks, transportation hacks

Motors Make the Best Knobs With SimpleFOC

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Tyler August

The worst thing about a volume knob is that, having connected it to a computer, it might be wrong: if you’ve manually altered the volume settings somewhere else, the knob’s …read more Continue reading Motors Make the Best Knobs With SimpleFOC→

Posted in bldc motor, digital volume control, esc, FOC, misc hacks, motor controller, SimpleFOC

2025 Component Abuse Challenge: The Sweet Sound of a Choking Transformer

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Tyler August

The Component Abuse Challenge is dragging all sorts of old, half-forgotten hacks out of the woodwork, but this has got to be the most vintage: [KenS] started using a transformer …read more Continue reading 2025 Component Abuse Challenge: The Sweet Sound of a Choking Transformer→

Posted in choke, contests, variable choke | Tagged Audio

2025 Component Abuse Challenge: Load Cell Anemometer

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Tyler August

When you think anemometer, you probably don’t think “load cell” — but (statistically speaking) you probably don’t live in Hurricane Country, which is hard on wind-speed-measuring-whirligigs. When [BLANCHARD Jordan] got …read more Continue reading 2025 Component Abuse Challenge: Load Cell Anemometer→

Posted in 2025 Component Abuse Challenge, anemometer, contests, ESP32, load cell

A Childhood Dream, Created and Open Sourced

Posted on October 7, 2025 by Tyler August

Some kids dream about getting a pony, others dream about a small form factor violin-style MIDI controller. [Brady Y. Lin] was one of the latter, and now, with the skills …read more Continue reading A Childhood Dream, Created and Open Sourced→

Posted in force sensor, midi, musical hacks, softpot, violin

2G Gone? Bring It Back Yourself!

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Tyler August

Some parts of the world still have ample 2G coverage; for those of in North America, 2G is long gone and 3G has either faded into dusk or beginning its …read more Continue reading 2G Gone? Bring It Back Yourself!→

Posted in 2g, 2G network, GSM base station, phone hacks, radio hacks, sdr, vintage phone

GuitarPie Uses Guitar as Interface, No Raspberries Needed

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Tyler August

We’ve covered plenty of interesting human input devices over the years, but how about an instrument? No, not as a MIDI controller, but to interact with what’s going on-on screen. …read more Continue reading GuitarPie Uses Guitar as Interface, No Raspberries Needed→

Posted in electric guitar, Human Interface, musical hacks, pie menu, ui

Giant Airplane Goes Long On Specialization

Posted on October 3, 2025 by Tyler August
The WindRunner unloading a blade, image Radia.

While not everyone agrees on the installation of wind turbines in their proverbial back yards, one thing not up for debate is that there is a drive to build them …read more Continue reading Giant Airplane Goes Long On Specialization→

Posted in Aircraft, single-purpose, transportation hacks | Tagged Wind Power

Yes, Gemini, A Wii Server Is Possible

Posted on October 3, 2025 by Tyler August

When [Reit Tech] needed something to do with an old Nintendo Wii, he turned to Google. When the AI overview told him it could not be used as a server, …read more Continue reading Yes, Gemini, A Wii Server Is Possible→

Posted in ArchPower, File server, minecraft server, nintendo wii hacks, Wii-Linux

10″ LEGO Tyre is Practical Nostalgia

Posted on September 29, 2025 by Tyler August
Blocky tread, yellow hub-- yep, it looks like LEGO

If there’s one thing that has come to define the generations after the baby boom, it’s probably nostalgia. It’s heavily marketed and weaponized by the market: yearning for better, simpler …read more Continue reading 10″ LEGO Tyre is Practical Nostalgia→

Posted in 3d Printer hacks, 3D Printing, nostalgia, parts, tire, TPU | Tagged Lego

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