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Clocks are a mainstay of hackers and makers, as they provide a way to explore creative designs while still maintaining a functional aspect to the project. [Brett Oliver] follows this …read more Continue reading A Flipping, Perpetually-Rotating Clock
Clocks are such mundane objects that it’s sometimes hard for them to grab your attention. They’re there when you need them, but they don’t exactly invite you to watch them …read more Continue reading Flip-Segment Digital Clock is a Miniature Mechanical Marvel
We see a lot of simple pen plotter projects around here, and while we appreciate them one and all, most of them are a little on the slow side. That’s …read more Continue reading This Arduino Pen Plotter Is Built for Speed
Nobody likes a tedious manual job prone to repetitive stress injury, and such tasks rightly inspire an automated solution. This automatic SMD tape cutter is a good example of automating …read more Continue reading Automate Parts Kitting With This Innovative SMD Tape Slicer
One of the knocks that woodworkers get from the metalworking crowd is that their chosen material is a bit… compliant. Measurements only need to be within a 1/16th of an …read more Continue reading Bring Precision to the Woodshop with an Electronic Router Lift
Not all glues are created equal; or rather, not every glue is good for every application. But how is one to know which glue to use in which kinds of …read more Continue reading Raspberry Pi Test Stand Tells You Which Glues to Use
Sometimes the cost of simplicity is extra complexity. It seems counterintuitive, but it seems to be true. And this single-motor mechanical seven-segment display seems to be a perfect example of …read more Continue reading One Stepper Plus a Whole Bunch of Magnets Equals a Unique Seven-Segment Display
We’ve all been online from home a bit more than usual lately, in ways that often stretch the limits of what our ISP can muster. You know the signs — …read more Continue reading That Clock on the Wall is Actually a Network Ping Display
We end up covering a lot of space topics here on Hackaday, not because we’re huge space nerds — spoiler alert: we are — but because when you’ve got an …read more Continue reading Working Model Reveals Amazing Engineering of Webb’s Mirror Actuators
When you see something made from metal that seems like it would be impossible to manufacture, chances are good it was made with some variety of electrical discharge machining. EDM …read more Continue reading Bringing the Power of EDM to the Home Shop