Silent Stepper Motors Make Electromechanical Clock Fit For a Living Room

An electromechanical wall clock on a workbench, showing "8888"

Large mechanical seven-segment displays have a certain presence that you just don’t get in electronic screens. Part of this comes from the rather satisfying click-click-clack sound they make at every …read more Continue reading Silent Stepper Motors Make Electromechanical Clock Fit For a Living Room

Minimalistic Doorbell Doesn’t Need An Internet Connection – Or Even a Power Supply

A doorblell made from a stepper motor and a hard drive

Doorbells are among those everyday objects that started out simple but picked up an immense amount of complexity over the years. What began as a mechanism to bang two pieces …read more Continue reading Minimalistic Doorbell Doesn’t Need An Internet Connection – Or Even a Power Supply