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We’ve seen plenty of motor projects, but [Jeremy]’s DIY Tubular Linear Motor is a really neat variety of stepper motor in a format we certainly don’t see every day. It …read more Continue reading DIY Linear Tubular Motor Does Precise Slides
Tektronix must have been quite a place to work back in the 1980s. The company offered a bewildering selection of test equipment, and while the digital age was creeping in, …read more Continue reading Recreating the Analog Beauty of a Vintage Tektronix Oscillator
Ever pried apart an LCD? If so, you’ve likely stumbled at the unassuming zebra strip — the pliable connector that makes bridging PCB pads to glass traces look effortless. [Chuck] …read more Continue reading Putting Conductive TPU To The Test
We have all seen optimistic claims for electronic products which fail to match the reality, and [Electronic Wizard] is following one up in a recent video. Can a relatively small …read more Continue reading Lies, Damned Lies, And IGBT Datasheets
In today’s “futuristic tech you can get for $5”, [RealCorebb] shows us a gesture sensor, one of the sci-fi kind. He was doing a desktop clock build, and wanted to …read more Continue reading This Gesture Sensor Is Precise, Cheap, Well-Hidden
[Kelly Coffield] makes intake manifolds for old Ford throttle bodies for fun, demonstrating an excellent technique for making such things in the small shop. The mould patterns are CNC machined …read more Continue reading Lost Foam Aluminium Alloy Casting
Normally, when you want a low DC voltage from the AC line, you think about using a transformer of some kind. [RCD66] noticed that an AC monitor meter must have …read more Continue reading Line Power with No Transformer
Fair warning: watching this hybrid manufacturing method for gear teeth may result in an uncontrollable urge to buy a fiber laser cutter. Hackaday isn’t responsible for any financial difficulties that …read more Continue reading Lathe and Laser Team Up to Make Cutting Gear Teeth Easier
The Tiny Tapeout custom ASIC project has been around for a while now, and has passed through several iterations of its production. On each Tiny Tapeout chip are multiple designs, …read more Continue reading A Tiny Tapeout SDR
Interesting parts make for interesting projects, and this nifty precision voltage reference has some pretty cool parts, not to mention an interesting test jig. The heart of [Gaurav Singh]’s voltage …read more Continue reading Precision Reference Puts Interesting Part to Work