Collaborate Disseminate
String shooters are exciting because they adhere to the laws of physics in that peculiar way that makes us ask, “How?” and “Why?” After a bit of poking and prodding, …read more Continue reading Attack of the Eighty-Foot String Shooter
For one-off projects or prototypes it’s not uncommon for us to make do with whatever workspace we have on hand. Using a deck railing as an impromptu sawhorse, for example, …read more Continue reading Keep The Sparks Away With a Plasma Cutting Table
It was back in 2015 that we first heard about the Helix, a sharp-looking, compact-folding, lightweight titanium bike. One successful Kickstarter campaign later, it has now finally entered commercial-scale production – and it’s not made entirely like ot… Continue reading Helix titanium folding bike now sports a laser-cut, robo-TIG-welded frame
It’s common wisdom that the lathe is the essential machine tool, and the only one that can make copies of itself. While we won’t argue the primacy of the lathe …read more Continue reading Heavy Metal Lathe Build Doesn’t Spare the Steel
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
Many arcade machines can be emulated and handily controlled with the standard joystick and button combos. However, a few don’t feel quite right without some extra equipment, motorcycle racing games …read more Continue reading Motorcycle Simulation Rig Is Off To The Races
Way back in 2018, we brought you news of a 3D-printed stainless steel pedestrian bridge being planned to span a Dutch canal in Amsterdam. Now it’s finally in place and …read more Continue reading Walk the First 3D-Printed Bridge and Be Counted
We often take electricity for granted, to the point of walking into a room during a power outage and still habitually flipping the light switch. On the other hand, there …read more Continue reading Chainsaw Cuts More Than Timber
For as raucous as things can get in the comments section of Hackaday articles, we really love the give and take that happens there. Our readers have an astonishing breadth …read more Continue reading Zinc Fever: A Look at the Risks of Working with Hot Metal
Aspiring TIG welders very quickly learn the importance of good tungsten electrode grinding skills. All it takes is a moment’s distraction or a tiny tremor in the torch hand to …read more Continue reading Put the Perfect Point on Your Tungstens with this Die Grinder Attachment