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Two-Key Keyboard Build Log Starts Small, But Thinks Big

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Interested in making a custom keyboard, but unsure where to start? Good news, because [Jared]’s build log for an adorable “2% Milk” two-key mini-keyboard covers everything you need to know about making a custom keyboard, including how to add optional …read more

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Handheld Slayer Exciter Wand Makes For Easy High Voltage Magic

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It’s often said that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic, and when a DIY device lets you light up fluorescent bulbs with a flick of the wrist, it’s certainly not hard to see why. The latest creation from …read more

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ESP8266 Socket is a Snap-Fit, Breadboard-Friendly Wonder

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It all started with wanting to program an ESP-12 variant of an ESP8266 module without involving any solder. Displeased with all the socket offerings on Thingiverse, [tweeto] set out to design their own breadboard-friendly snap-fit socket.

This certainly looks like a handy solution. All you have to do is print …read more

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Knockoff Kapton Nearly Sinks DIY Flex PCB Project

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[TinkersProjects] experimented with making their own flexible PCB for LED modules inside a special fixture, and the end result was at least serviceable despite some problems. It does seem as though the issues can be at least partially blamed on some knockoff Kapton tape, which is what [TinkersProjects] used as …read more

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Why A Risk Register Is Important for Cybersecurity Leaders

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If you’re not yet using a risk register, you’re putting your company at, well, risk. The world of commerce is full of dangers, traps, pitfalls and potential risks that can sink a company. From trade wars to global pandemics, companies have… Continue reading Why A Risk Register Is Important for Cybersecurity Leaders→

Heat Turns 3D Printer Filament into Springs

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The next time you find yourself in need of some large-ish plastic springs, maybe consider [PattysLab]’s method for making plastic springs out of spare filament. The basic process is simple: tightly wind some 3D printer filament around a steel rod, secure it and wrap it in kapton tape, then heat …read more

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Dog Bowls Show the Versatility of Ceramic Slip Casting

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Here at Hackaday, we feature projects that are built of just about every material imaginable. Silicon-spangled fiber-reinforced epoxy resin is our primary medium, but we see plastic, wood, steel, aluminum, and even textiles from time to time. It’s not often we see slip-cast ceramic molding, though, and when it pops …read more

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Remoticon Video: The Mechanics of Finite Element Analysis

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Hardware hacking can be extremely multidisciplinary. If you only know bits and bytes, but not solder and electrons, you’re limited in what you can build. The same is true for mechanical design, where the forces of stress and strain suddenly apply to your project and the pile of code and …read more

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