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What’s better than 3D printing a tank chassis with working tracks? How about 3D printing the entire thing, moving parts and all, as a single piece? That’s [3D Honza]’s PiPBOT-1, …read more Continue reading One-Piece Tank Chassis Pushes Print-in-Place To New Heights
Rotary potentiometers, switches, and encoders all share a basic design: adjustment is done via a shaft onto which a knob is attached, and knobs are sold separately. That doesn’t mean …read more Continue reading Make Your Own Pot and Encoder Knobs, Without Reinventing Them
I’m sure we can all agree that the worst time to find out a magnet is the wrong way around is after glue has been applied. With that in mind, [erick.siders] …read more Continue reading DIY Magnet Handling Tool Puts An End To Placement Errors
[PjotrStrog]’s rugged Pinecil / TS100 storage case is the perfect printable accessory to go with a hacker’s choice of either the Pine64 Pinecil, or the Miniware TS100 soldering irons. There …read more Continue reading Printable Case For Pinecil And TS100 Soldering Irons (Mis)Uses A 608 Bearing
Although it took a little while to standardize on the two-button-with-scroll-wheel setup, most computers have used a mouse or mouse-like device to point at objects on the screen since the …read more Continue reading Mouse Enjoys Its Freedom
Input Labs’ mission is to produce open-source hardware and software for creating gaming controllers that can be adapted to anyone. Alpakka is their current take on a generic controller, looking similar …read more Continue reading Alpakka: A Creative Commons Game Controller
There are a number of ways to efficiently and elegantly limit an LED’s brightness, but [Tommy] found that using a light pipe or diffuser can integrate better with a device, …read more Continue reading 3D Printed Light Pipe Turns Overly-Bright LED Into Design Harmony
Software-defined radio is all the rage these days, and for good reason. It eliminates or drastically reduces the amount of otherwise pricey equipment needed to transmit or even just receive, …read more Continue reading Antenna Mount Designed For On-The-Go SDR
We’ve talked about feature creep plenty of times around here, and it’s generally regarded as something to be avoided when designing a prototype. It might sound good to have a …read more Continue reading Ultimate Game and Watch Has Support for NES
When [Michael Rechtin] learned about Radial Vector Reducers, the underlying research math made his head spin, albeit very slowly. Realizing that it’s essentially a cycloidal drive meshed with a planetary …read more Continue reading Radial Vector Reducer Rotates At Really Relaxed Velocity