Collaborate Disseminate
We’ve been eagerly following [ProjectsInFlight]’s stepwise journey toward DIY semiconductors, including all the ups and downs, false leads, and tedious optimizations needed to make it possible for the average hacker …read more Continue reading Simple Chemistry to Metallize and Etch Silicon Chips
Making fermentation work for us is one of the original hacks that allowed humans to make food last longer, and festivities more interesting. [Mike G] has been experimenting with making …read more Continue reading Make Your Own Vinegar
Crystals, at least those hawked by new-age practitioners for their healing or restorative powers, will probably get a well-deserved eye roll from most of the folks around here. That said, …read more Continue reading Turning Scrap Copper into Beautiful Copper Acetate Crystals
You know the feeling — you’re making good progress on a weekend project, you’re really in the groove, things are going right. Right up until you run out of That …read more Continue reading Cooking Up a Batch of Homebrew Welding Gas
Most of us have a junk drawer, full of spare parts yanked from various places, but also likely stocked with materials we bought for a project but didn’t use completely. Half a gallon of wood glue, a pile of random, scattered resistors, or in [Ken]’s case, closed-cell silicone foam. Wanting …read more