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https://hackaday.com/2017/07/05/gecko-feet-in-space/ | Gecko Feet In Space | Dan Maloney | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"adhesive",
"friction",
"gripper",
"robot",
"satellite",
"space debris",
"stiction",
"Van Der Waals"
] | Space is a mess, and the sad truth is, we made it that way. Most satellites that have been lofted into Earth orbit didn’t have a plan for retiring them, and those dead hulks, along with the various bits of jetsam in the form of shrouds, fairings, and at least one astronaut’s glove, are becoming a problem.
A mission int... | 31 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "3727411",
"author": "Unferium",
"timestamp": "2017-07-05T08:17:50",
"content": "Interesting, should help with a fair amount of materials recovery… could be used to make other things in space for otner experimentation.If the junk stays junk, then a controlled burn into the atmosphere... | 1,760,374,767.403323 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/07/04/steampunk-inspired-art-clock/ | Steampunk-Inspired Art Clock! | James Hobson | [
"Android Hacks",
"clock hacks"
] | [
"chain",
"clock",
"gear",
"linux",
"machinist",
"stepper motor"
] | Getting paid to do what you enjoy is a special treat. A machinist and fabricator by trade — hobbyist hacker by design — [spdltd] was commissioned to build a mechanical art installation with a steampunk twist. Having complete creative control, he convinced his client to let him make something useful: a
giant electro-mec... | 6 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "3727234",
"author": "RÖB",
"timestamp": "2017-07-05T05:18:40",
"content": "Wow, Love the colorful use of different metals. Nicely finished project.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3727251",
"author": "???? ????",
"timest... | 1,760,374,767.442099 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/07/04/camp-kitchen-kit-for-food-on-the-go/ | Camp Kitchen Kit For Food On The Go! | James Hobson | [
"cooking hacks"
] | [
"camp",
"camping",
"kit",
"kitchen",
"portable",
"stove",
"water pump"
] | Camping and road trips are a heck of a lot of fun, despite lacking many of the creature comforts that come from a house and its amenities. We’re all for fire-cooked meals, but sometimes, you want a cook-top and a sink to make cooking on the go a quick process. What if you could pack up a
kitchen into a box and take it ... | 17 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "3726982",
"author": "CMH62",
"timestamp": "2017-07-05T02:42:48",
"content": "Nice writing … you don’t see “pointblankjustice” and “overkill” both in a single sentence every day! ;-)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3727183",
... | 1,760,374,768.099487 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/07/04/use-all-that-extra-space-with-pcb-panelization/ | Use All That Extra Space With PCB Panelization | John Baichtal | [
"hardware"
] | [
"breakout board",
"panelization",
"pcbs"
] | Anyone who’s made a PCB has encountered the conundrum of having to pay for space that you don’t use… for instance, designing a round PCB and seeing the corners go to waste. The solution? Smaller boards added to the blank spots.
One logical stumbling block might be that you simply don’t have a small PCB design ready to ... | 17 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "3726758",
"author": "Apothus",
"timestamp": "2017-07-04T23:27:25",
"content": "Utilising that extra space is great but all the Fab houses I have come across charge per design. So if you wanted to use up that extra corner with a useful brrskout especially something held in there with... | 1,760,374,767.3336 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/07/04/hackaday-prize-entry-diy-6-axis-micro-manipulator/ | Hackaday Prize Entry: DIY 6-Axis Micro Manipulator | Donald Papp | [
"The Hackaday Prize"
] | [
"2017 Hackaday Prize",
"3d printed",
"6-axis",
"6-axis arm",
"Gough-Stewart platform",
"manipulator",
"micro",
"robotic",
"SLS Nylon",
"Stewart platform"
] | [David Brown]’s entry for The Hackaday Prize is a design for a tool that normally exists only as an expensive piece of industrial equipment; out of the reach of normal experimenters, in other words. That tool is a
6-axis micro manipulator
and is essentially a small robotic actuator that is capable of very small, very p... | 18 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "3726497",
"author": "Lars R.",
"timestamp": "2017-07-04T20:44:30",
"content": "Interesting. I hope there will be a followup posting when this is working.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3726504",
"author": "Gravis",
"tim... | 1,760,374,767.744892 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/07/04/london-gatwick-airport-closes-runway-in-alleged-drone-strike/ | London Gatwick Airport Closes Runway InAllegedDrone Strike | Jenny List | [
"drone hacks",
"News",
"Slider"
] | [
"airport",
"drone",
"drone strike",
"Gatwick airport",
"multirotor"
] | London is one of those cities with an identity problem when it comes to airports. There is no one London airport, instead a group of airports serve the city at various distances from it. London Gatwick is the second largest of these, and sits with its single runway in the Sussex countryside about 30 miles south of the ... | 118 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "3726387",
"author": "DainBramage",
"timestamp": "2017-07-04T19:49:44",
"content": "Here we go again. I expect that those hobbyists in the UK who want to fly their model aircraft will be seeing yet another round of ridiculous legislation aimed at keeping them grounded and keeping pol... | 1,760,374,767.963431 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/07/04/a-shocking-wizard-duel/ | A Shocking Wizard Duel | James Hobson | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Raspberry Pi"
] | [
"Clarke",
"Duel",
"harry potter",
"magic",
"Third Law",
"wand",
"Wizard"
] | You’ve probably heard of Arthur C. Clarke’s third law, suggesting that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Taking this literally and in the best possible way, [Allen Pan] of [Sufficiently Advanced] is using readily available technology to
simulate magical wizarding duels in the fashion... | 27 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "3726207",
"author": "Jeff",
"timestamp": "2017-07-04T17:41:21",
"content": "There’s nothing like shocking your friends for fun.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3726242",
"author": "Olsen",
"timestamp": "2017-07-04T18:09:... | 1,760,374,767.80772 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/07/04/drill-press-to-mill-conversion/ | Drill Press To Mill Conversion | Al Williams | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"AvE",
"drill press",
"harbor freight",
"milling",
"milling machine",
"spindle"
] | Every time we look at the little short Z axis of our CNC mill, we think about converting a drill press to a mill. In theory, it seems like it ought to be easy, but we never quite get around to it. [AvE] did get around to it and made his usual
entertaining video about it
that you can see below. If you haven’t seen any o... | 39 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "3726198",
"author": "machinehum",
"timestamp": "2017-07-04T17:32:57",
"content": "Are there not issues with lateral forces on a drill press?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3726249",
"author": "notarealemail",
... | 1,760,374,768.040182 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/07/04/retrotechtacular-dc-to-dc-conversion-rotary-style/ | Retrotechtacular: DC To DC Conversion, Rotary Style | Al Williams | [
"History",
"Retrotechtacular"
] | [
"dynamotor",
"motor generator",
"retrotechtacular",
"vibrator"
] | If you want to convert one voltage to another, what do you do? Well, if you are talking DC voltages today, you’ll probably use a DC to DC converter. Really, these converters generate some sort of AC waveform and then use either an inductor or a transformer to boost or buck the voltage as desired. Then they’ll convert i... | 24 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "3725906",
"author": "Erik Johnson",
"timestamp": "2017-07-04T14:37:54",
"content": "Interesting how in the first video when a load is applied it makes weird click and twang noises that continue after its powered off",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
... | 1,760,374,767.585054 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/07/04/softly-to-sleep-my-raspberry-pi/ | Softly To Sleep, My Raspberry Pi | James Hobson | [
"Raspberry Pi",
"Slider"
] | [
"beginner",
"button",
"newbie",
"reset",
"shutdown",
"soft",
"Voice To Text"
] | For all their capacity, shutting down a Raspberry Pi can be a bothersome routine depending on how you have it set up — historically and abrupt cut to the power risks corrupting the SD card. [madlab5] had to make a few changes to a Pi running in headless mode, requiring them to access it externally to shut it down to pr... | 45 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "3725736",
"author": "jawnhenryy",
"timestamp": "2017-07-04T11:48:36",
"content": "Well done!I find it extremely interesting–as should everyone–that the designers of the Raspberry Pi have simply ignored the problem of shutting down the machine, ever since it was introduced.What a gre... | 1,760,374,767.52612 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/07/04/we-dig-this-lego-excavator-conversion/ | We Dig This LEGO Excavator Conversion | Lewin Day | [
"Raspberry Pi"
] | [
"bucket",
"digger",
"excavator",
"lego",
"raspberry pi",
"remote control"
] | [Frank] was lucky enough to score a bucket wheel excavator LEGO set as a birthday present, and we won’t lie – we’re jealous. However, out of the box, the kit is somewhat limited; there is only one motor to animate the entire machine and it can’t be fully remote controlled. But don’t worry — [Frank]
set out to change th... | 16 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "3725554",
"author": "Samuel",
"timestamp": "2017-07-04T08:09:25",
"content": "In english by the author:http://projekte.bummels-welt.de/en/category/bucketwheelexcavator-en",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3725564",
"author": "... | 1,760,374,768.251124 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/07/03/download-and-laser-your-own-pulleys/ | Download And Laser Your Own Pulleys | John Baichtal | [
"cnc hacks"
] | [
"svg",
"timing pulley"
] | [Scott Swaaley] needed a bunch of timing pulleys for the clock he was building. He had already decided on the MXL profile, but he needed so many of these toothed pulleys in so many configurations (hex-bored, hubless) that it would blow out his budget. Plus, he wanted them transparent as well. So why not just laser them... | 15 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "3725413",
"author": "pm3systemy",
"timestamp": "2017-07-04T05:45:16",
"content": "For years I’ve been using thos excellent resource for generating pulleys for 3d printing and laser cuttinghttps://www.thingiverse.com/thing:16627",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies":... | 1,760,374,768.1531 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/07/03/esp32-display-is-worth-a-thousand-words/ | ESP32 Display Is Worth A Thousand Words | Al Williams | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"display",
"ESP32",
"ILI9341",
"spi",
"TFT display"
] | The ESP32 is the successor to the wildly popular ESP8266. There seems to be no end to what the chips can do. However, despite all the wireless communication capabilities, the module doesn’t have a display. [G6EJD] wanted to
connect an ILI9341 TFT display
and he put the code and information on GitHub. You can also see a... | 13 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "3725210",
"author": "ScriptGiddy",
"timestamp": "2017-07-04T02:25:42",
"content": "Neat. Something like this is on my project bucket list. Keep up the good work.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3725215",
"author": "Cmh62",
... | 1,760,374,768.202856 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/07/03/best-product-entry-telescope-control-with-rduinoscope/ | Best Product Entry: Telescope Control With RDuinoScope | John Baichtal | [
"The Hackaday Prize"
] | [
"2017 Hackaday Prize",
"Arduino DUE",
"astronomy",
"best product",
"telescope"
] | The Hackaday Prize is more than just giving tens of thousands of dollars to hardware hackers. It’s also about funding the next batch of Open Source hardware
products
. Alongside The Hackaday Prize — the contest where we’re funding hardware that will change the world, — we’re also giving away $30,000 to the project that... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "3726136",
"author": "Adrian",
"timestamp": "2017-07-04T16:53:01",
"content": "Great project, nicely executed. I like how the GUI uses font size to emphasize the important information while still showing a lot of detailed data. Also impressed the amount of functionality squeezed into... | 1,760,374,768.770187 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/07/03/tiny-light-bulb-flasher-vies-for-worlds-record/ | Tiny Light Bulb Flasher Vies For World’s Record | Dan Maloney | [
"contests",
"Slider"
] | [
"flashing",
"grain of wheat",
"incandescent",
"inverter",
"schmitt trigger",
"SR416"
] | We’re going to go out on a limb here and declare this
minuscule incandescent light flasher
the smallest such circuit in the world. After all, when you need a microscope to see it work, you’ve probably succeeded in making the world’s smallest something.
Even if it’s not record breaking, [Ben Krasnow]’s diminutive entry ... | 21 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "3724804",
"author": "Mark S.",
"timestamp": "2017-07-03T20:28:55",
"content": "pretty neat. are those bulbs smaller than what we’d find in certain digital watches?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3725872",
"author": "M... | 1,760,374,769.220048 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/07/03/daily-prophet-is-a-magic-newspaper-kinda/ | Daily Prophet Is A Magic Newspaper! (Kinda) | James Hobson | [
"Raspberry Pi"
] | [
"Daily",
"frame",
"Harry",
"magic",
"Newspapter",
"picture",
"poster",
"Potter",
"Prophet",
"video"
] | A few gadgets around the house make for excellent display and conversation pieces, but when an artifact from the wizarding world finds its way into a muggle household? Well,
you frame it
.
Okay so in reality this is really an animated picture frame with a Harry Potter theme — specifically the fabulous newspaper,
The Da... | 14 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "3724627",
"author": "Ren",
"timestamp": "2017-07-03T17:43:36",
"content": "Having avoided the Harry Potter line, I first thought about the newspapers depicted in Airplane! and Airplane II.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "37... | 1,760,374,768.729666 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/07/03/automate-the-freight-front-line-deliveries-by-drone/ | Automate The Freight: Front Line Deliveries By Drone | Dan Maloney | [
"drone hacks",
"Featured",
"Interest",
"Original Art"
] | [
"army",
"drone",
"glider",
"logistics",
"marines",
"military",
"plywood",
"supply",
"war"
] | Gen. Robert H. Barrow, USMC, once said that “Amateurs talk about tactics, but professionals study logistics.” That’s true in many enterprises, but in warfare, the side that neglects logistics is likely to be the loser. Keeping soldiers fed, clothed, and armed is the very essence of effectively prosecuting a war, and th... | 49 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "3724408",
"author": "joelfinkle",
"timestamp": "2017-07-03T14:18:45",
"content": "Any time I read about automated logistics, i’m reminded of the book “The Big Lifters” by Dean Ing. A former aerospace engineer, Ing wrote SF and thrillers in the 80s often featuring odd aircraft, predi... | 1,760,374,768.969595 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/07/03/fidget-spinner-gigantor/ | Fidget Spinner Gigantor | Michael Uttmark | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"Fidget Spinner",
"Texas",
"university of texas dallas",
"world record",
"worlds-largest"
] | Had enough of fidget spinners yet? If you haven’t heard, a toy that consists of a bearing in the center of a multi-lobed flat structure that’s designed to spin around the bearing’s axis with little force has taken the world by storm. Usually, these devices are about 10cm in diameter or less. But, everything is bigger i... | 59 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "3724116",
"author": "Tore Lund",
"timestamp": "2017-07-03T11:23:17",
"content": "OMG! hitting bearings with a hammer, roll the balls over a concrete driveway and rinse with soapy water?? Hope they are art students and not engineering students.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1... | 1,760,374,768.874119 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/07/03/3d-printed-turbine-rotary-tool-tops-40000-rpm/ | 3D-Printed Turbine Rotary Tool Tops 40,000 RPM | Dan Maloney | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"dremel",
"rotary tool",
"rotor",
"stator",
"tool",
"turbine",
"vacuum"
] | For your high speed, low torque needs, few things beat a rotary tool like a Dremel. The electric motor has its limits, though, they generally peak out at 35,000 rpm or so. Plus there’s the dust and the chips to deal with from whatever you’re Dremeling, so why not kill two birds with one stone and
build a turbine-driven... | 38 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "3723853",
"author": "Kees Gelder",
"timestamp": "2017-07-03T08:10:51",
"content": "So it is driven by a vacuumcleaner? Sonehow I have doubts about the torque, no matter what the video suggests",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3... | 1,760,374,769.163437 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/07/02/a-beverage-cooler-that-comes-to-you/ | A Beverage Cooler That Comes To You! | James Hobson | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"gps hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"autonomous",
"bluetooth",
"blynk",
"compass",
"cooler",
"i2c",
"motor"
] | Feel like taking a long walk, but can’t be bothered with carrying your drinks? Have no fear, this
“Follow Me” Cooler Bot
is here!
Really just a mobile platform with a cooler on top, the robot connects to smartphone via Bluetooth, following it using GPS. Making the platform involves a little woodworking skill, and an al... | 28 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "3723576",
"author": "Galane",
"timestamp": "2017-07-03T05:35:01",
"content": "If it recorded a string of locations from the phone to follow instead of simply turning to a straight line course, and had a couple of sensors on the front, it could go where the person does and avoid obst... | 1,760,374,769.50519 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/07/02/australian-raspberry-pi-tutorials/ | Australian Raspberry Pi Tutorials | Al Williams | [
"Raspberry Pi"
] | [
"python",
"raspberry pi",
"tkinter",
"tutorial"
] | There’s a new and very detailed
video tutorial about the Raspberry Pi
available from the Australian firm Core Electronics. There are 30 videos and 5 chapters in total. A few of the introduction videos are short, but the detail videos range from 3 to 16 minutes.
The instructor [Michael] starts out at the very beginning... | 20 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "3723105",
"author": "Cmh62",
"timestamp": "2017-07-03T02:29:35",
"content": "Great resource. Thanks for posting.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3723115",
"author": "notarealemail",
"timestamp": "2017-07-03T02:32:55",
... | 1,760,374,769.439247 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/07/02/hackaday-links-july-2-2017/ | Hackaday Links: July 2, 2017 | Brian Benchoff | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"Hackaday links"
] | [
"Benchy",
"Fidget Spinner",
"meetup",
"retrocomputer",
"rigol",
"Scribble Pen",
"STEAM eductation",
"tugboat"
] | A few months ago, we had
a Hack Chat with Chip Gracey
, the guy behind Parallax, the Basic Stamp, the Propeller, and the upcoming Propeller II.
Now we’ve finally got around to editing that transcript
. There’s a lot of awesome stuff in here, from learning a Hardware Design Language to the actual costs of fabbing silico... | 55 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "3722828",
"author": "???? ????",
"timestamp": "2017-07-02T23:40:37",
"content": "“the guy behind it, he’s still not in prison” and you haven’t been hit with a criminal defamation case Brian, yet. So which will happen first? Show me the science guys because I’m not interested in Bria... | 1,760,374,769.313556 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/07/02/best-product-entry-a-hsdk-for-ultrasound-imaging/ | Best Product Entry: A HSDK For Ultrasound Imaging | Adam Fabio | [
"Medical Hacks",
"The Hackaday Prize"
] | [
"2017 Hackaday Prize",
"best product",
"open hardware",
"ultrasonics",
"ultrasound"
] | As an entry into this year’s Best Product portion of the Hackaday Prize, [kelu124]
is developing a hardware and software development kit
for ultrasound imaging.
Ultrasound is one of the primary tools used in modern diagnostic medicine. Head to the doctor with abdominal pain, and you can bet you’ll be seeing the busines... | 33 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "3722565",
"author": "???? ????",
"timestamp": "2017-07-02T20:27:04",
"content": "It would NOT be a boon to medical professionals, they would not be allowed to use it, even if they were the sort of specialist that had training and qualifications related to the use of the ultrasound. ... | 1,760,374,769.386587 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/07/02/home-built-pcb-mill-reportedly-doesnt-suck/ | Home Built PCB Mill Reportedly Doesn’t Suck | Lewin Day | [
"cnc hacks"
] | [
"cnc",
"CNC mill",
"g-code",
"mill",
"milling",
"milling machine",
"pcb",
"PCB mill",
"rotary tool"
] | It’s 2017, and getting a PCB professionally made is cheaper and easier than ever. However, unless you’re lucky enough to be in Shenzhen, you might find it difficult to get them
quickly
, due to the vagaries of international shipping. Whether you want to iterate quickly on designs, or just have the convenience of speed,... | 16 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "3722297",
"author": "M",
"timestamp": "2017-07-02T17:05:46",
"content": "You had me at “even drills holes”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3722355",
"author": "Timo Birnschein",
"timestamp": "2017-07-02T17:34:2... | 1,760,374,769.559174 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/29/chilling-a-hot-camera/ | Chilling A Hot Camera | Brian Benchoff | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"camera",
"heat sink",
"heatsink",
"micro 4/3",
"micro four thirds"
] | [Eric]’s camera has a problem. It overheats. While this wouldn’t be an issue if [Eric] was taking one picture at a time, this camera also has a video mode, which is supposed to take several pictures in a row, one right after the other. While a camera that overheats when it’s used is probably evidence of poor thermal en... | 25 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "3713983",
"author": "Tucson Tom",
"timestamp": "2017-06-30T05:09:29",
"content": "This is definitely a hack.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3714007",
"author": "Saabman",
"timestamp": "2017-06-30T05:28:06",
"content... | 1,760,374,769.621733 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/29/an-electric-fence-for-snails-and-slugs/ | An Electric Fence For Snails And Slugs | Adam Fabio | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"electric fence",
"garden",
"pest",
"slug",
"snail"
] | Anyone with a garden knows about doing battle with pests. Weeds, bugs, rabbits, birds — all of them try to get a bite out of our flowers and vegetables. Some of the worst are mollusks. Snails and slugs are notorious plant attackers. Tomato plants don’t stand a chance when these beasts come to town. Some folks would rea... | 72 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "3713826",
"author": "zagroseckt",
"timestamp": "2017-06-30T02:14:43",
"content": "Rabbits Getting into your guardian.Try our all new product.RabBeGone BOOM! EXThis pattent pending product will keep those pesky buns out of your hair.Just place these small devices about a half incg un... | 1,760,374,769.977888 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/29/key-to-soldering-pace-yourself/ | Key To Soldering: Pace Yourself | Michael Uttmark | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [
"basics",
"howto",
"introduction",
"soldering"
] | When writing my last article, I came upon something I thought had been lost to the seven seas of YouTube: the old-school
“Basic Soldering Lesson” series from Pace Worldwide
.
This nine-episode-long series is what retaught me to solder, and is a masterpiece, both in content and execution. With an episode titled “Integra... | 29 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "3713668",
"author": "Saabman",
"timestamp": "2017-06-29T23:23:53",
"content": "Thanks for posting that.Even after 30 something years of soldering it’s good to refresh on the the staples of the art.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id":... | 1,760,374,769.822124 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/29/three-magnets-make-fidget-spinners-amazing-and-only-engineers-will-appreciate-this-hack/ | Three Magnets Make Fidget Spinners Amazing And Only Engineers Will Appreciate This Hack! | Brian Benchoff | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"Fidget Spinner",
"putting an iron core in that inductor would make it work better"
] | The fidget spinner posts will continue until morale improves. This time, we’re looking at [TannerTech]’s
electromagnetic accelerator for a fidget spinner
. [Tanner] can spin his fidget spinner
electronically
using parts he had sitting around and a clever application of magnets and relays! Engineers hate him!
[Tanner]’s... | 135 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "3713498",
"author": "Jason",
"timestamp": "2017-06-29T20:09:43",
"content": "He’s right. STEAM is the new STEM. I guess some people felt left out because art wasn’t involved.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3714412",
... | 1,760,374,770.329389 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/29/hackaday-prize-entry-a-braille-keypad-for-smartphone/ | Hackaday Prize Entry: A Braille Keypad For SmartPhone | Steven Dufresne | [
"The Hackaday Prize"
] | [
"2017 Hackaday Prize",
"braille",
"braille keyboard"
] | A few things stand out about [Vijay]’s
braille keypad for smartphones
. One is how ergonomic the plans for the final result are, sitting on the back of the smartphone such that you hold the phone much as you often normally would. Another is that it plugs in just like any other USB keyboard. And the last should make any... | 9 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "3713489",
"author": "RunnerPack",
"timestamp": "2017-06-29T19:57:44",
"content": "I’ve been wanting a chording keyboard I can use with every computing device I commonly work with (including my phone) for quite some time. I’m not sure braille is the best chord map for this, but at le... | 1,760,374,769.871333 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/29/making-spirographs-with-lego-and-math/ | Making Spirographs With LEGO And Math | John Baichtal | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"lego",
"Mindstorms EV3",
"spirograph"
] | Master LEGO builder [Yoshihito Isogawa] has been on a roll lately, cranking out a number of robots that make drawings reminiscent of the classic Spirograph toy. For instance, he built an
elegant drawbot
out of LEGO elements, seen above. At first glance the monicker “spirograph” seems wrong, because where are the gears?... | 11 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "3713366",
"author": "Ostracus",
"timestamp": "2017-06-29T17:40:40",
"content": "Heh. Is there anything one can’t build with Legos?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3713385",
"author": "RandyKC",
"timestamp": "2017-06-29T1... | 1,760,374,770.036829 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/29/an-exoarm-for-the-elderly/ | An ExoArm For The Elderly | James Hobson | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"hardware"
] | [
"assistive technolgy",
"disabled",
"elderly",
"exoskeleton",
"motor",
"prosthetic"
] | Prosthetic and assistive technologies have come have come a long way in recent years. When there are not only major medical research organizations, but individuals getting on board designing tools to improve the lives of others? That’s something special. Enter a homebrew essay into this field:
ExoArm
.
Attached to the ... | 10 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "3713383",
"author": "fm`",
"timestamp": "2017-06-29T17:57:57",
"content": "I’m kinda surprised exoskeletons using windshield wiper motors aren’t more common.Here’s the project page from the video:https://hackaday.io/project/20663-assistive-exoskeleton-arm-exoarm",
"parent_id": n... | 1,760,374,770.375352 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/07/02/pcb-solder-pad-repair-cleanup/ | PCB Solder Pad Repair & Cleanup | Michael Uttmark | [
"Repair Hacks"
] | [
"epoxy",
"PCB repair",
"pcb-pad",
"repair"
] | What do you do when your motherboard is covered in electrolytic grime, has damaged pads and traces that are falling apart? You call
[RetroGameModz] to work their magic with epoxy and solder
.
While this video is a bit old, involved repair videos never go out of style. What makes this video
really
special is that it bre... | 32 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "3721931",
"author": "k-ww",
"timestamp": "2017-07-02T14:36:36",
"content": "https://www.cotronics.com/vo/cotr/ea_ultratemp.htmDuralco™ 4703 650c",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3721934",
"author": "k-ww",
"tim... | 1,760,374,770.503538 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/07/02/the-almost-working-diy-underwater-scooter-pistol-thing/ | The Almost Working, DIY Underwater Scooter Pistol Thing | Brian Benchoff | [
"3d Printer hacks"
] | [
"dive scooter",
"peter sripol",
"snorkle"
] | A dive scooter, or a submersible ducted fan used by divers, is not a new invention. They’ve been around for years, used by everyone from the villain of the week on
Miami Vice
to professional divers. Now that high-capacity Lipos, 3D printers, and powerful brushless motors are cheap, it was only a matter of time before s... | 19 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "3721763",
"author": "Cmh62",
"timestamp": "2017-07-02T13:03:30",
"content": "Hey, let’s not forget Thunderball!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3721955",
"author": "Thinkerer",
"timestamp": "2017-07-02T14:50:02",
"co... | 1,760,374,770.437187 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/07/02/alexa-what-plane-is-that/ | “Alexa, What Plane Is That?” | Dan Maloney | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Radio Hacks"
] | [
"ads-b",
"alexa",
"Echo Echo Dot",
"FlightRadar24",
"transponder"
] | We’ve all probably done it — gazed up at a passing jetliner and wondered where it was going and what adventures its passengers were embarked upon. While the latter is hard to answer, the former just got a bit easier:
just ask Alexa what the plane is
.
Granted, [Nick Sypteras]’s Echo Dot isn’t quite omniscient enough to... | 7 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "3721366",
"author": "dave",
"timestamp": "2017-07-02T08:50:17",
"content": "Even without doing a RTL scan on 1090mhz for ADS-B you can get augmented reality apps which use magnetic and angle sensors combined with GPS to get you the ADS-B info on an airplane you see.Then you can pull... | 1,760,374,770.589378 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/07/01/go-go-camera-slider/ | Go Go Camera Slider | Jamie Navarro | [
"cnc hacks",
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"belt",
"camera",
"camera slider",
"cnc",
"Machine tool",
"NEMA17"
] | Are your arms getting tired from pushing your camera back and forth across your camera slider? That must be the case with [Max Maker], which led him to
convert his manual slider into a motorized one
.
The electronics are minimal — an Arduino Micro, a few toggle switches, A4988 Stepper Driver, 12V battery pack, and the ... | 5 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "3721215",
"author": "echodelta",
"timestamp": "2017-07-02T06:58:25",
"content": "Programing for a photo shoot sure (Star Wars), but control is best in your hand. Rate variable joy stick. Go.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37212... | 1,760,374,770.547084 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/07/01/using-a-thermal-camera-to-spot-a-broken-wrist/ | Using A Thermal Camera To Spot A Broken Wrist | Jack Laidlaw | [
"Medical Hacks"
] | [
"body heat",
"broken bone",
"medical",
"science",
"thermal camera",
"Thermal sensor"
] | Chemist and Biochemist [Thunderf00t] has shown us a really interesting video in which you can
spot the wrist he broke 10 years ago using a thermal camera
.
He was on an exercise bike while filming himself on a
high-resolution thermal camera
, As his body started to heat up he noticed that one hand was not dumping as mu... | 29 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "3720732",
"author": "notarealemail",
"timestamp": "2017-07-02T02:15:35",
"content": "First of all, ouch! And cool hack.Secondly, why do so many YouTube videos cut off the text on the left side?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37... | 1,760,374,770.660178 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/07/01/is-it-a-stupid-project-if-you-learn-something-from-the-process/ | Is It A Stupid Project If You Learn Something From The Process? | James Hobson | [
"Android Hacks",
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"cloud",
"ESP32",
"fidget",
"IoT",
"learning",
"Practice",
"silly",
"spinner",
"stupid"
] | Fidget spinners — so hot right now!
[Ben Parnas], and co-conspirator in engineering inanity [Greg Daneault], brought to the recent Boston Stupid Hackathon in Cambridge, MA, their IoT-enabled Fidget Spinner…. spinner.
A Spidget Finner.
Yep, that’s correct: spin the smartphone, and the spinner follows suit. Stupid? Maybe... | 25 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "3720424",
"author": "Mr. Giffy",
"timestamp": "2017-07-01T23:29:48",
"content": "Interesting read!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3720450",
"author": "WKalman",
"timestamp": "2017-07-01T23:38:47",
"content": "My 14-... | 1,760,374,770.723032 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/07/01/hackaday-prize-entry-diy-dlp/ | Hackaday Prize Entry: DIY DLP | Inderpreet Singh | [
"The Hackaday Prize"
] | [
"2017 Hackaday Prize",
"3d printing",
"diy",
"dlp"
] | The 3D printing revolution is upon us and the technologies associated with these machines is evolving every day. Stereolithography or SLA printers are becoming the go-to printer for high-resolution prints that just can’t be fabricated on a filament-based machine.
ADAM DLP 3D printer
project is [adambrx]’s entry into th... | 8 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "3719809",
"author": "limroh",
"timestamp": "2017-07-01T20:54:48",
"content": "The title seems to be missing something. “Do It Yourself Digital Light Processing” somehow misses the main ‘printing’ function of the project/product. ;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"repli... | 1,760,374,770.768213 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/30/how-to-midi-interface-your-toys/ | How To MIDI Interface Your Toys | Lewin Day | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"interface",
"midi",
"music",
"Musical",
"Teensy",
"toy",
"usb",
"usb midi"
] | There’s a great number toys in the world, many of which make all manner of pleasant or annoying noises for the entertainment of children. If you’re a musician, these toys may be of interest due to their unique or interesting sounds. However, due to their design being aimed at play rather than performance, it may be dif... | 5 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "3714829",
"author": "Per Jensen",
"timestamp": "2017-06-30T21:34:26",
"content": "“There’s a great number toys” – what about “There’s a great number /OF/ toys”?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3714910",
"author": "Pira... | 1,760,374,770.8081 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/30/hackaday-prize-entry-gaming-done-tiny-with-keymu/ | Hackaday Prize Entry: Gaming Done Tiny With Keymu | John Baichtal | [
"The Hackaday Prize"
] | [
"2017 Hackaday Prize",
"emulation",
"gaming",
"Intel Edison",
"nes"
] | The world’s tiniest Game Boy Color, introduced at the 2016 Hackaday SuperConference,
is a work of art
. This microscopic game console inspired [c.invent] to create how own gaming handheld. His Keymu project on hackaday.io describes an
open source, keychain-sized gaming handheld
that its builder claims is
really
the wor... | 23 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "3714670",
"author": "localhost",
"timestamp": "2017-06-30T18:48:37",
"content": "Great news for this project: the Edison has just reached its EOL.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3714681",
"author": "Doc Oct",
... | 1,760,374,770.959733 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/30/this-way-to-the-ingress-keeping-stuff-dry-and-clean-with-ip-and-nema/ | This Way To The Ingress: Keeping Stuff Dry And Clean With IP And NEMA | Dan Maloney | [
"Engineering",
"Featured"
] | [
"dust",
"enclosure",
"environmental",
"ingression",
"intrusion",
"liquid",
"standards",
"water",
"waterproof"
] | When designing a piece of hardware that has even the faintest chance of being exposed to the elements, it’s best to repeat this mantra: water finds a way. No matter how much you try to shield a project from rain, splashing, or even just humid air, if you haven’t taken precautions to seal your enclosure, I’ll bet you fi... | 26 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "3714586",
"author": "Internet",
"timestamp": "2017-06-30T17:12:48",
"content": "It might seem intuitive but unless you have spent time sourcing it, it might not be readily apparent. Therefore, it is important to note that generally protection ratings scale fairly linearly in terms o... | 1,760,374,771.107739 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/30/printrbot-teases-infinite-build-volume-printer/ | Printrbot Teases Infinite Build Volume Printer | Brian Benchoff | [
"3d Printer hacks"
] | [
"3d printing",
"BlackBelt",
"infinite build volume printer",
"printrbot"
] | [Brook Drumm] of Printrbot
is teasing a new 3D printer
. This is no ordinary 3D printer; this is an infinite build volume 3D printer, the Next Big Thing™ in desktop fabrication.
The world was introduced to the infinite build volume 3D printer last March at the Midwest RepRap Festival with a built by [Bill Steele] from ... | 33 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "3714502",
"author": "Internet",
"timestamp": "2017-06-30T15:39:19",
"content": "I removed the editorializing for you. It’s still neat, just doesn’t quite sound as amazing as you make it out to be when you actually evaluate it for what it is.This is a potential small advance in the s... | 1,760,374,771.039734 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/30/hacking-on-mars-in-the-martian/ | Hacking On Mars In “The Martian” | Steven Dufresne | [
"Featured",
"Fiction",
"Original Art"
] | [
"Andy Weir",
"astronaut",
"mars",
"Pathfinder",
"radioisotope thermoelectric generator",
"sextant",
"space travel",
"The Martian"
] | It’s been 6 years since the hacker’s treat of a book,
“The Martian” by Andy Weir
, was self-published, and 2 years since the movie came out. We’ve talked about it briefly
before
, but enough time has passed that we can now write-up the book’s juicier hacks while being careful to not give away any plot spoilers. The boo... | 107 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "3714431",
"author": "Ren",
"timestamp": "2017-06-30T14:11:10",
"content": "I didn’t read the book, I saw the movie.From your description, the book has a bunch of stuff the movie didn’t have…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "371... | 1,760,374,771.879258 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/30/graduation-cap-shows-us-what-its-got/ | Graduation Cap Shows Us What It’s Got! | James Hobson | [
"LED Hacks",
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"Academic",
"cap",
"graduation",
"led",
"matrix",
"mortarboard",
"shield",
"smartmatrix",
"Teensy"
] | A high school graduation ceremony is well due the pomp and circumstance for making it through one of life’s many milestones. To commemorate the event with their own flair, redditor [PM_(cough)_FOR_KITTENS] hid a 32 x 32 GIF-playing LED
matrix in their graduation cap
!
The board is controlled by a Teensy hosting a Smart... | 15 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "3714334",
"author": "wraithbone",
"timestamp": "2017-06-30T11:32:22",
"content": "That is a great grad cap. Would be super cool if it responded to sound like clapping or something.Also I assume [PM_(ahem)_FOR_KITTENS] is writing “code” not “cold”.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth... | 1,760,374,771.262646 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/30/using-nanotubes-to-strengthen-3d-prints/ | Using Nanotubes To Strengthen 3D Prints | Lewin Day | [
"3d Printer hacks"
] | [
"3d printer",
"3d printing",
"carbon nanotubes",
"microwave",
"microwaves",
"nano tubes",
"nanotubes",
"PLA"
] | 3D printing has brought the production of plastic parts to the desktops and workshops of makers the world over, primarily through the use of FDM technology. The problem this method is that when squirting layers of hot plastic out to create a part, the subsequent vertical layers don’t adhere particularly well to each ot... | 14 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "3714174",
"author": "Unferium",
"timestamp": "2017-06-30T08:19:49",
"content": "This appears at first sight borderline too good to be true for printed parts.On the other hand we will (Should) be seeing more structurally challenging lighter weight 3d printed machinery.i.e. minimalist... | 1,760,374,771.316394 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/07/01/manned-multirotor-flies-again-electric-style/ | Manned Multirotor Flies Again, Electric Style | Adam Fabio | [
"drone hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"electric",
"manned",
"quadcopter"
] | You can’t keep a good hacker down. [Amazingdiyprojects]
wants to build a reliable manned multirotor, and by
golly, he’s doing it
. After a crash
of his petrol powered design
, [Amazingdiyprojects] went back to the drawing board. The new version is called chAIR, and is electric-powered.
The flying machine is lifted by ... | 85 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "3718701",
"author": "olduino",
"timestamp": "2017-07-01T17:26:31",
"content": "Very cool. I’m not sure of the aerodynamics but I guess it’s staying in ground effect? At around 22:00 it kicks up higher but only momentarily.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
... | 1,760,374,771.725753 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/07/01/the-breadboard-rf103/ | The Breadboard RF103 | Al Williams | [
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"fx3",
"sdr",
"software-defined radio",
"usb 3.0"
] | When [ik1xpv] sets out to build a software-defined radio (SDR), he doesn’t fool around. His
Breadboard RF103
sports USB 3.0, and 16-bit A/D converter that can sample up to 105 Msps, and can receive from 0 to 1800 MHz. Not bad. Thanks to the USB 3.0 port, all the signal processing occurs in the PC without the limitation... | 13 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "3717857",
"author": "bluehavana",
"timestamp": "2017-07-01T15:34:54",
"content": "I’ve read many comments about DIY/USB oscilloscopes being impractical, but could a semi-respectable USB o-scope be constructed using a derivative design? My biggest use case for a USB o-scope is portab... | 1,760,374,771.996212 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/07/01/custom-aluminum-wheels-teach-a-thing-or-two-about-casting/ | Custom Aluminum Wheels Teach A Thing Or Two About Casting | Dan Maloney | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"aluminum",
"casting",
"cope",
"core",
"drag",
"foundry",
"mold",
"sand casting",
"sodium silicate"
] | For some mobile projects like small carts or rolling cabinets, your standard casters from Harbor Freight will do just fine. But some projects need big, beefy wheels, and
these custom cast aluminum wheels
certainly make a statement. Mostly, “Watch your toes!”
To be honest, [Brian Oltrogge]’s wheels are an accessory in s... | 35 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "3716217",
"author": "Kaliin",
"timestamp": "2017-07-01T12:01:11",
"content": "Beautiful work!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3719930",
"author": "???? ????",
"timestamp": "2017-07-01T21:24:45",
"conten... | 1,760,374,771.948794 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/07/01/launch-pad-for-air-water-rockets-is-good-clean-fun-for-stem-students/ | Launch Pad For Air-Water Rockets Is Good Clean Fun For STEM Students | Dan Maloney | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"air-water rocket",
"brake cable",
"compressed air",
"launcher",
"quick disconnect",
"rocket",
"rocketry",
"stem"
] | We have fond memories of air-water rockets, which were always a dime store purchase for summertime fun in the pool. Despite strict guidance from mom to shoot them only straight up, the first target was invariably a brother or friend on the other side of the pool. No eyes were lost, and it was good clean fun that was me... | 24 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "3715950",
"author": "Alphatek",
"timestamp": "2017-07-01T08:49:21",
"content": "STEM?………… ]:-)Nice build.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3716156",
"author": "Bob Fleming",
"timestamp": "2017-07-01T11:45:36",
... | 1,760,374,771.603152 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/30/tms9900-retro-build/ | TMS9900 Retro Build | Al Williams | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"breadboard",
"retrocomputer",
"ti",
"TI-99/4",
"TI-99/4A",
"tms9900"
] | [Robert Baruch] found a TMS9900 CPU from 1983 in a surplus store. If that name doesn’t ring a bell, the TMS9900 was an early 16-bit CPU from Texas Instruments. He found that, unlike modern CPUs, the chip took several voltages and a four-phase twelve-volt clock. He decided to fire it up and — of course — one thing led t... | 23 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "3715943",
"author": "Sweeney",
"timestamp": "2017-07-01T08:31:01",
"content": "DRAM was fast enough for the TMS9900, but for the CPU to run at full speed it needed to be 16 bits wide. TI marketing didn’t want the 99/4A to impact on their mini computer sales, so they deliberately ham... | 1,760,374,772.055368 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/30/3d-printed-halbach-motor-part-deux-tuning-testing/ | 3D-Printed Halbach Motor Part Two: Tuning, Testing | Dan Maloney | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"BLDC",
"brushless DC motor",
"efficiency",
"FliteFest",
"halbach",
"Kv",
"power",
"rotor",
"stator",
"torque"
] | Building your own Halbach-effect brushless DC motor is one thing. Making sure it won’t blow up in your face another matter, and watching how
[Christoph Laimer] puts his motor to the test
is instructive.
You’ll remember [Christoph]’s giant 3D-printed BLDC motor from
a recent post
where he gave the motor a quick test spi... | 8 | 5 | [
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"comment_id": "3715251",
"author": "David Lang",
"timestamp": "2017-07-01T02:10:15",
"content": "unfortunately for his accuracy, he measures the voltage under (some) load and the rpm with the drill having no load on it.but it’s an impressive motor.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"rep... | 1,760,374,774.31793 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/30/gateway-to-metal-casting/ | Gateway To Metal Casting | Michael Uttmark | [
"how-to"
] | [
"casting",
"educational",
"how-to",
"metal",
"metal casting"
] | Casting is an exciting and very useful pastime, but it’s not exactly common these days. That’s a problem whether you’re just getting started or have been doing it for years: everyone can use the advice of another. Fear not! The US Department of Energy is here to help with the
Industrial Metal’s Program’s Metal Casting ... | 15 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "3714946",
"author": "Alex Kennedy",
"timestamp": "2017-06-30T23:25:52",
"content": "You probably already know this, but there is an awesome book series by David Gingery on building your own machine shop from scratch. The first one deals with metal casting, and is called “The Charco... | 1,760,374,773.770573 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/29/something-to-think-about-while-youre-mowing-the-lawn/ | Something To Think About While You’re Mowing The Lawn | Jenny List | [
"Featured",
"History",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"grass mowing",
"lawn",
"lawn care",
"mower",
"mowing"
] | Well here we are, we’ve reached that time of year again at which our yearly ritual of resuscitating small internal combustion engines from their winter-induced morbidity is well under way. It’s lawn mowing season again, and a lot of us are spending our Saturday afternoons going up and down our little patches of grass c... | 90 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "3713105",
"author": "Ostracus",
"timestamp": "2017-06-29T14:07:16",
"content": "How about electric mowers? Seems they’d be more reliable.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3713154",
"author": "S. Blake",
"timesta... | 1,760,374,774.52183 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/29/retro-styled-raspberry-pi-radio/ | Retro-Styled Raspberry Pi Radio | James Hobson | [
"Radio Hacks",
"Raspberry Pi"
] | [
"Emerson",
"google",
"mopidy",
"music",
"play",
"radio",
"retro",
"soundcloud",
"spotify",
"vintage"
] | Ok, so you want a radio — but not just any radio. It has to be wireless, access a variety of music services, and
must
have a vintage aesthetic that belies its modern innards. Oh, and a tiny screen that displays album art, because that’s always awesome. This
1938 Emerson AX212-inspired radio
delivers.
Building on the ba... | 5 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "3713007",
"author": "nuclear",
"timestamp": "2017-06-29T13:05:23",
"content": "“. . . but not just any radio. It has to be wireless. . . ”If it ain’t wireless, it ain’t a radio. . . just sayin’",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "... | 1,760,374,773.818451 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/29/will-it-sell/ | Will It Sell? | Bob Baddeley | [
"Business",
"Hackaday Columns",
"Slider",
"The Hackaday Prize"
] | [
"2017 Hackaday Prize",
"best product",
"product design",
"product development"
] | Many of us develop things for one of two purposes: to hack something cool, or to sell something cool. When hacking something cool, your target market is yourself, and you already know you’ve made the sale. If your goal is to sell the thing you are making, then a lot more thought and effort is required. You could develo... | 86 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "3712627",
"author": "mattvenn",
"timestamp": "2017-06-29T08:05:57",
"content": "I recommend Bunnie Huang’s book “the hardware hacker” for lots more insight on this topic.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3713348",
"auth... | 1,760,374,774.058332 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/28/arduino-does-hard-science/ | Arduino Does Hard Science | Al Williams | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"gamma",
"gamma ray",
"gamma ray spectroscopy",
"photomultiplier tube",
"spectroscope",
"spectroscopy"
] | We don’t know why [stoppi71] needs to do gamma spectroscopy. We only know that
he has made one
, including a high-voltage power supply, a photomultiplier tube, and–what else–an Arduino. You also need a scintillation crystal to convert the gamma rays to visible light for the tube to pick up.
He started out using an open... | 10 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "3712874",
"author": "Matt",
"timestamp": "2017-06-29T11:45:21",
"content": "What do you mean you don’t know why he needs one!? EVERYONE needs a gamma spectrometer.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3712955",
"author": "M... | 1,760,374,773.921832 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/28/ambitious-hackerboat-project-still-aiming-high/ | Ambitious Hackerboat Project Still Aiming High | John Baichtal | [
"Hackerspaces"
] | [
"autonomous",
"boat",
"kayak"
] | Last year we wrote about Hackerbot Labs’ autonomous boat, which project members hope to someday circumnavigate the globe. Now called Project Ladon, progress continues apace with a
recent ocean test
of their modified 18’ kayak, the
TSV Disputed Right of Way
. The kayak’s internal spaces contain a pair of lead-acid truck... | 7 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "3712408",
"author": "Pierce Nichols",
"timestamp": "2017-06-29T02:18:04",
"content": "Thank you for the write up! We’ve had another test since then, about a week and a half ago, and we fixed the navigation problem. Our rudder was backwards, which meant that it tended to steer a cour... | 1,760,374,774.098256 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/28/the-3d-printer-packing-problem/ | The 3D Printer Packing Problem | Brian Benchoff | [
"3d Printer hacks"
] | [
"3d printing",
"Bin packing",
"laser printer",
"sls",
"SLS printer"
] | Form Labs recently announced the launch of the Fuse 1, a desktop SLS printer that will print all your parts using nylon powder and a laser. This a fundamentally different method of 3D printing as compared to filament-based machines, and the best way to use a Fuse 1 is to fill the entire volume of the machine with 3D pr... | 20 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "3712279",
"author": "maya",
"timestamp": "2017-06-28T23:12:52",
"content": "Can someone kindly create standalone exe? I do not know how to use go and compile it by myself",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3713002",
"auth... | 1,760,374,773.874868 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/28/pixar-style-robots-are-treasure-trove-of-building-tricks/ | Pixar Style Robots Are Treasure Trove Of Building Tricks | Steven Dufresne | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"delta bot",
"micro servos",
"pixar",
"robot"
] | [Alonso Martinez] is an artist working on virtual characters at Pixar so it’s no wonder that his
real life robots, Mira and Gertie
, have personalities that make them seem like they jumped straight out of a Pixar movie. But what we really like are the tricks he’s used inside to bring them to life that are sure to get ... | 25 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "3712132",
"author": "CaptMcAllister",
"timestamp": "2017-06-28T20:17:26",
"content": "Is it just me, or are Tested’s videos at least 3x longer than they really need to be?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3712242",
"aut... | 1,760,374,774.386916 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/28/best-product-entry-pocket-thermal-camera/ | Best Product Entry: Pocket Thermal Camera | Brian Benchoff | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"The Hackaday Prize"
] | [
"2017 Hackaday Prize",
"best product",
"flir",
"thermal imaging camera"
] | One of the entries in the Hackaday Prize Best Product competition is
[x-labz]’s pocket thermal imager
. It’s more than a prototype, it’s a design conceived to get out into the world and be used by many.
Best Product
entries are open until July 24th, and with a $30,000 cash prize on the line let’s take a look at some of... | 20 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "3711870",
"author": "mm",
"timestamp": "2017-06-28T18:43:02",
"content": "Sorry, but image on the top of page is definitelly not 80×60 pixel!It is small spin.Anyway, good idea, good progress.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "37... | 1,760,374,774.268606 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/28/mechanical-image-acquisition-with-a-nipkow-disc/ | Mechanical Image Acquisition With A Nipkow Disc | Jenny List | [
"classic hacks",
"Featured",
"History",
"Original Art",
"Slider"
] | [
"image scanning.",
"nipkow",
"nipkow disk",
"television"
] | If you mis-spent your teenage years fishing broken televisions from dumpsters and either robbing them for parts or fixing them for the ability to watch
The A Team
upstairs rather than in the living room as I did, then it’s possible that you too will have developed a keen interest in analogue television technology. You’... | 36 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "3711374",
"author": "cnlohr",
"timestamp": "2017-06-28T17:12:35",
"content": "For a modern take on it with a whole lot of yelling at the screen, check out William Osman’s take on it.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96TtG5FCTU",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [... | 1,760,374,774.603511 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/28/friday-hack-chat-climate-change/ | Friday Hack Chat: Climate Change | Brian Benchoff | [
"Hackaday Columns"
] | [
"climate change"
] | This Friday, we’re talking climate change. Is it possible to remove carbon from the atmosphere before most cities are underwater? What role can hackers play in alleviating climate change? It’s all going down this Friday on the Hack Chat on Hackaday.io
We’ve invited [Tito Jankowski] and [Matthew Eshed]
to talk about cli... | 156 | 35 | [
{
"comment_id": "3711061",
"author": "Ostracus",
"timestamp": "2017-06-28T16:16:59",
"content": "Maybe we can cool off the ocean? ;-)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3711239",
"author": "Gravis",
"timestamp": "2017-06-28T16:47:... | 1,760,374,774.873456 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/28/fly-across-the-water-on-a-3d-printed-electric-hydrofoil/ | Fly Across The Water On A 3D-Printed Electric Hydrofoil | Dan Maloney | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"BLDC",
"brushless DC motor",
"e-foil",
"hydrofoil",
"surfboard",
"watercraft"
] | Paddleboards, which are surfboard-like watercraft designed to by stood upon and paddled around calm waters, are a common sight these days. So imagine the surprise on the faces of beachgoers when what looks like a paddleboard suddenly but silently lurches forward and rises up off the surface, lifting the rider on a flig... | 31 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "3710698",
"author": "me",
"timestamp": "2017-06-28T15:10:20",
"content": "Sweet!Just a couple more things are needed:This is for your board:https://goo.gl/RjP5moThis is for your board:https://goo.gl/vUWKYvYou know where I am going with this!https://goo.gl/eLs1az",
"parent_id": n... | 1,760,374,774.674909 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/28/wooden-laptop-enclosure-new-life-for-old-thinkpad/ | Wooden Laptop Enclosure: New Life For Old Thinkpad | Inderpreet Singh | [
"computer hacks",
"Hackaday Columns"
] | [
"computer",
"diy",
"enclosure",
"laptop",
"woodworking"
] | Technology is designed to serve us and make our lives better. When a device gets outdated, it is either disposed of or is buried in a pile of junk never to be seen again. However, some individuals tend to develop a certain respect for their mechanical servants and make an effort to preserve them long after they have be... | 21 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "3710442",
"author": "me",
"timestamp": "2017-06-28T14:30:38",
"content": "But then what do you do with it?Ok, that might sound like a snarky comment but really it isn’t. I have an old Compaq with a Pentium (As in Pentium I) processor in it. I don’t think it even had MMX. (If you li... | 1,760,374,775.319556 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/28/copper-brass-mahogany-and-glass-combine-in-clock-with-a-vintage-look/ | Copper, Brass, Mahogany, And Glass Combine In Clock With A Vintage Look | Dan Maloney | [
"classic hacks",
"clock hacks"
] | [
"brass",
"clock",
"copper",
"IN-12a",
"mahogany",
"nixie",
"steampunk"
] | No two words can turn off the average Hackaday reader faster than “Nixie” and “Steampunk.” But you’re not the average Hackaday reader, so if you’re interested in
a lovely, handcrafted timepiece that melds modern electronics with vintage materials
, read on. But just don’t think of it as a Nixie Steampunk clock.
No matt... | 18 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "3709643",
"author": "Saabman",
"timestamp": "2017-06-28T12:24:41",
"content": "That Los great – I like that style as long as it’s a bit more than gluing a few cogs to something",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3712094",
... | 1,760,374,775.07156 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/28/new-ransomware-crippling-chernobyl-sensors/ | New Ransomware Crippling Chernobyl Sensors | Jack Laidlaw | [
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [] | [The BBC] reports Companies all over the world are reporting a
new ransomware variant
of
WannaCry
. this time it has taken out sensors monitoring the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site.
We have all heard of the growing problem of ransomware and how Windows XP systems seem especially susceptible to WannaCry and it’s varian... | 87 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "3708314",
"author": "hacker_r_us",
"timestamp": "2017-06-28T08:16:29",
"content": "WTF… Scary?The radiation is unmonitored, now it will achieve world domination? How is this scary? It’s just dumb, but hey radiation is scary so…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies":... | 1,760,374,775.720882 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/26/hackaday-prize-entry-messing-around-with-new-vacuum-tubes/ | Hackaday Prize Entry: Messing Around With New Vacuum Tubes | Brian Benchoff | [
"The Hackaday Prize"
] | [
"2017 Hackaday Prize",
"Korg Nutube",
"Nutube",
"vacuum tube"
] | Vacuum tubes have been around for ages, and for better or worse, they have their advocates for use in amplifiers and preamps. However, tubes are simply inconvenient devices. Even a 12AX7 preamp tube is huge relative to a handful of transistors, tubes require weird voltages, and each and every one of them is a through-h... | 70 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "3701999",
"author": "ganzuul",
"timestamp": "2017-06-26T18:48:01",
"content": "You can get a VST plugin for ‘the tube sound’.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3702105",
"author": "himmy-jendrix",
"timestamp": "2... | 1,760,374,775.42514 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/26/mems-the-biggest-word-in-small/ | MEMS: The Biggest Word In Small | Al Williams | [
"Engineering",
"Featured"
] | [
"accelerometer",
"engineering",
"MEMS",
"miniaturization",
"physics",
"tiny"
] | What’s tiny and on track to be worth $22 billion dollars by 2018? MEMS (Micro Electrical Mechanical Systems). That’s a catch-all phrase for microscopic devices that have moving parts. Usually, the component sizes range from 0.1 mm to 0.001 mm, which is tiny, indeed. There are some researchers working with even smaller ... | 20 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "3701892",
"author": "Ostracus",
"timestamp": "2017-06-26T17:17:07",
"content": "What we might see when all of it’s done is an entire laboratory on a chip.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3701908",
"author": "Something"... | 1,760,374,775.13389 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/26/a-switched-game-boy-advance-sp/ | A Switched Game Boy Advance SP | Michael Uttmark | [
"handhelds hacks",
"Nintendo Game Boy Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"console mod",
"Gameboy Advance",
"Nintendo Switch"
] | After Nintendo’s
wild success
with the Wii U, Nintendo released it’s Nintendo Switch. The switch functions primarily as a home console, stagnantly connected to a display. However, Nintendo switched things up a bit: the Switch can be removed from its dock for standalone tablet-like use. But there’s a slight problem: whe... | 10 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "3701875",
"author": "eccentricelectron",
"timestamp": "2017-06-26T16:55:53",
"content": "“Stagnant” doesn’t mean what you think it does….",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3701879",
"author": "Max Siegieda (@CampGareth)",
... | 1,760,374,775.01463 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/26/hacking-an-inspection-microscope/ | Hacking An Inspection Microscope | Elliot Williams | [
"Engineering",
"Featured",
"Reviews",
"Slider"
] | [
"alibaba",
"ESP8266",
"forth",
"hack",
"mecrisp-stellaris",
"microscope"
] | Sometimes I need to be able to take photographs of very small things, and the so-called macro mode on my point-and-shoot camera just won’t cut it. And it never hurts to have an inspection scope on hand for tiny soldering jobs, either, though I prefer a simple jeweler’s loupe in one eye for most tasks. So I sent just ov... | 74 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "3701701",
"author": "Sheldon",
"timestamp": "2017-06-26T14:17:35",
"content": "Wasn’t sure why you’d want a time-lapse function on the camera until I watched the video – great choice of music (not so sure about the soldering).Oh and subtle pop-up text :-)",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,374,775.597374 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/26/fidget-spinning-robot-out-uselesses-other-useless-machines/ | Fidget-Spinning Robot Out-Uselesses Other Useless Machines | John Baichtal | [
"Hackerspaces"
] | [
"Fidget Spinner",
"lvl1",
"stepper"
] | When the [Director of Legal Evil] at Louisville’s LVL1 Hackerspace decided to demonstrate the uselessness of a 3D printer by printing a fidget spinner, another member at the space’s Tuesday meeting rose to the challenge and built a machine that whose sole purpose is to
spin
fidget spinners.
[Gary Flispart] used an Ardu... | 12 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "3701621",
"author": "vah",
"timestamp": "2017-06-26T12:58:01",
"content": "A worse destiny than passing butter.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3701792",
"author": "notarealemail",
"timestamp": "2017-06-26T15:1... | 1,760,374,775.960392 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/26/a-table-from-beyond-infinity/ | A Table From Beyond Infinity | James Hobson | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"how-to",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"adafruit",
"charging",
"inductive",
"infinity",
"instructables",
"mirror",
"table",
"touchscreen",
"usb"
] | Infinity mirrors are some far-out table mods and make a great centerpiece. Instructables user [bongoboy23] took a couple steps beyond infinity when designing
this incredible table tailor-made for our modern age
.
Poplar and pine wood make up the framing, and red oak — stained and engraved — make for a chic exterior. Pr... | 10 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "3701396",
"author": "PodeCoet",
"timestamp": "2017-06-26T09:36:25",
"content": "…This makes me want to work on an infinity dancefloor",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3701629",
"author": "Mantech1",
"timestamp":... | 1,760,374,775.472597 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/25/tempest-in-a-software-defined-radio/ | TEMPEST In A Software Defined Radio | Brian Benchoff | [
"Radio Hacks"
] | [
"phreaking",
"radio",
"sdr",
"tempest",
"van eck"
] | In 1985, [Wim van Eck] published several technical reports on obtaining information the electromagnetic emissions of computer systems. In one analysis, [van Eck] reliably obtained data from a computer system over hundreds of meters using just a handful of components and a TV set. There were obvious security implication... | 12 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "3701210",
"author": "Rogan Dawes",
"timestamp": "2017-06-26T06:16:42",
"content": "I think there is a difference between 1m proximity to a device, vs enough access to hook in to the power lines of the device.One might be done under the nose of someone, while the other would not be p... | 1,760,374,775.775955 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/27/the-pdp-1-the-machine-that-started-hacker-culture/ | The PDP-1: The Machine That Started Hacker Culture | Dan Maloney | [
"classic hacks",
"Featured",
"History",
"Slider"
] | [
"DEC",
"Digital Equipment Corporation",
"hacker culture",
"ibm",
"mainframe",
"mit",
"PDP-1",
"spacewar"
] | One of my bucket list destinations is the
Computer History Museum
in Mountain View, California — I know, I aim high. I’d be chagrined to realize that my life has spanned a fair fraction of the Information Age, but I think I’d get a kick out of seeing the old machines, some of which I’ve actually laid hands on. But the ... | 32 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "3704392",
"author": "Doug Leppard",
"timestamp": "2017-06-27T14:13:18",
"content": "I went to the Computer History Museum quite a few years ago. Part of my fun was seeing all the computers that we used to have at home because the micro age was born and grew during my early adult y... | 1,760,374,776.962132 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/27/castar-shuts-doors/ | CastAR Shuts Doors | Brian Benchoff | [
"News",
"Slider",
"Virtual Reality"
] | [
"augmented reality",
"castAR",
"hardware startup",
"jeri ellsworth",
"virtual reality"
] | Polygon reports CastAR is no more
.
CastAR is the brainchild of renaissance woman [Jeri Ellsworth], who was hired by Valve to work on what would eventually become SteamVR. Valve let [Jeri] go, but allowed her to take her invention with her. [Jeri] founded a new company, Technical Illusions, with [Rick Johnson] and over... | 100 | 32 | [
{
"comment_id": "3704020",
"author": "Brodieman",
"timestamp": "2017-06-27T11:31:06",
"content": "The article content is augment-only. We don’t see everything.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3704021",
"author": "Barry Carter",
"timestam... | 1,760,374,777.162699 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/27/tiniest-control-board-fits-inside-an-n-gauge-model-train/ | Tiniest Control Board Fits Inside An N-Gauge Model Train | John Baichtal | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"model railroad",
"N-gauge",
"railroad",
"Time of Flight Sensor",
"train"
] | [kodera2t] discovered the VL53L0X Time of Flight sensor and thought
it would make a great way to control the operation of a model train
without touching it. He explains it in his own words
in the demo video
.
The sensor was small enough for an N-gauge train, which translates to 1:148 scale or about 9mm from rail to rai... | 18 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "3703849",
"author": "Rogan Dawes",
"timestamp": "2017-06-27T08:19:45",
"content": "Cute! If you put the ToF sensor on the front of the train, you could use it to prevent trains from colliding with each other, and could establish a safe following distance, perhaps?Or make it follow y... | 1,760,374,776.187531 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/26/using-machine-learning-to-cut-down-surgical-videos/ | Using Machine Learning To Cut Down Surgical Videos | Lewin Day | [
"Medical Hacks"
] | [
"coresets",
"laparoscopic",
"laparoscopy",
"machine learning",
"medical",
"surgery"
] | Recording video of medical surgeries is a great way to both educate doctors in training and identify process improvements. However, surgeries can be very time consuming, and it can be a gargantuan task to sort through endless hours of video searching for relevant points where the action happens. To tackle this issue,
r... | 5 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "3703795",
"author": "notarealemail",
"timestamp": "2017-06-27T07:40:50",
"content": "You may want to consider choosing a different title image, preferably one without liver.Also, .pdf warning for the first link, 8.2MB.The article is fascinating, great advances in medical technology!... | 1,760,374,776.449347 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/26/simple-wave-generation-in-python-and-scipy/ | Simple Wave Generation In Python (and SciPy) | Al Williams | [
"Software Hacks"
] | [
"matlab",
"python",
"scipy",
"wave file"
] | [153Armstrong] did a short post on how easy it is to
generate waveforms using Python
. We agree it is simple, but actually, it isn’t so much Python
per se
, it is some pretty cool libraries (
SciPy
, in particular) that do all the hard work. That may be splitting hairs, but it is worth nothing that SciPy (pronounced “S... | 15 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "3702960",
"author": "claud9999",
"timestamp": "2017-06-27T03:20:25",
"content": "Aren’t trig functions performed via lookup tables in math coprocessors or libraries? So may as well do your own table. I doubt they use an infinite series every time you call the function. :D For that m... | 1,760,374,776.50188 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/26/ambitious-attiny85-board-tests-a-beginners-skills/ | Ambitious ATtiny85 Board Tests A Beginner’s Skills | John Baichtal | [
"ATtiny Hacks"
] | [
"attiny85",
"smd"
] | [Chris O’Riley] has been playing around with Arduinos for around a year, and decided he wanted a
breadboardable ATtiny85
in order to prototype using the actual controller that would be used in the final project. He wants to use it to interface with a Bosch BMP280 pressure sensor, but for now it stands alone.
It’s a sim... | 31 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "3702344",
"author": "CRImier",
"timestamp": "2017-06-26T23:05:45",
"content": "Hmm, never heard of capacitors made of resistor sand, guess you can get them on Digikey, though. ;-)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3702635",
... | 1,760,374,776.891783 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/26/oscilloscope-mod-for-the-blues/ | Oscilloscope Mod For The Blues | Michael Uttmark | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"color blindness",
"Digital oscilliscope",
"Digital oscilliscope Mod",
"kapton tape",
"mod"
] | Roughly 8% of males and 0.6% of females are red-green color blind, and yet many common oscilloscopes use yellow and green for the traces for their two-channel readouts. Since [Roberto Barrios] is afflicted by deuteranopia, a specific form of red-green colorblindness that makes differentiating between yellow and green h... | 13 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "3702113",
"author": "Moryc",
"timestamp": "2017-06-26T20:16:56",
"content": "Wouldn’t manufacturer supply a software patch if requested? I’d expect they would as it’s a good PR move…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3702193",
... | 1,760,374,776.650624 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/27/an-enchanted-rose-for-a-beauty/ | An Enchanted Rose For A Beauty | James Hobson | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"Beast",
"beauty",
"candle",
"disney",
"Enchanted",
"flower",
"lighting",
"mood",
"music"
] | Being a maker opens up so many doors in terms of ways to romance one’s partner through passion projects. If their passion is Disney films, then you may handily make them
the enchanted rose
from Beauty and the Beast for their birthday. Easy-peasy.
In addition to the love and care that went into this build, redditor [Von... | 11 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "3707482",
"author": "dave",
"timestamp": "2017-06-28T05:32:35",
"content": "Why build a beautiful rose gadget when you can design Bell’s Dad’s chopping machine of death? C’mon and get into the real axe swinging out of control steampunk robot spirit of DIY!Fun fact, Belle’s father r... | 1,760,374,776.59551 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/27/machine-learning-ide-in-alpha/ | Machine Learning IDE In Alpha | Al Williams | [
"Software Hacks"
] | [
"ide",
"machine learning",
"machine learning ide",
"tensorflow"
] | Machine is an IDE for
building machine learning systems
using TensorFlow. You can sign up for the alpha, but first, have a look at the video below to see what it is all about.
You’ll see in the video, that you can import data for a model and then do training (in this case, to find a mustache in an image). You’ll see th... | 11 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "3707888",
"author": "John",
"timestamp": "2017-06-28T06:54:18",
"content": "Thank you for sharing, I can see how this IDE is going to be popular as ML seems to gather its pace.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3708794",
"aut... | 1,760,374,776.546172 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/27/dual-purpose-diy-spot-welder-built-with-safety-in-mind/ | Dual-Purpose DIY Spot Welder Built With Safety In Mind | Dan Maloney | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"battery tab",
"microwave oven transformer",
"MOT",
"optoisolator",
"spot welder",
"tab welder",
"TRIAC",
"welder"
] | Ho-hum, another microwave oven transformer spot welder, right? Nope, not this one —
[Kerry Wong]’s entry in the MOT spot welder arms race
was built with safety in mind and has value-added features.
As [Kerry] points out, most MOT spot welder builds use a momentary switch of some sort to power the primary side of the tr... | 12 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "3705658",
"author": "RandyKC",
"timestamp": "2017-06-27T23:38:42",
"content": "I believe “angry pixies” is a [thisoldtony] trademark term.I’m sure you will hear from his lawyer if he ever gets around to getting one????",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
... | 1,760,374,776.699504 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/27/an-hour-to-surface-mount/ | An Hour To Surface Mount | Al Williams | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"pcb",
"pick and place",
"Printed Circuit Board",
"reflow",
"reflow oven",
"reflow soldering",
"smd",
"surface mount"
] | Most of us have made the transition from through hole parts to surface mount. There are lots of scattered tutorials, but if you want to learn some techniques or compare your technique to someone else’s, you might enjoy [Moto Geek’s] hour-long video on how he does surface mount with reflow soldering. You can see the vid... | 26 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "3705295",
"author": "scott t",
"timestamp": "2017-06-27T21:26:53",
"content": "I’m still at twisting wires together :P",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3705348",
"author": "Cmh62",
"timestamp": "2017-06-27T21:43... | 1,760,374,777.026959 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/27/hackaday-prize-entry-a-tiva-shaped-like-an-arduino/ | Hackaday Prize Entry: A Tiva Shaped Like An Arduino | John Baichtal | [
"The Hackaday Prize"
] | [
"2017 Hackaday Prize",
"arduino",
"arduino shield",
"launchpad",
"texas instruments",
"Tiva C"
] | Texas Instruments’ Tiva C LaunchPad showcases TI’s ARM Cortex-M4F, a 32-bit, 80Mhz microcontroller based on the TM4C123GH6PM. The Tiva series of LaunchPads serve as TI’s equivalent of the Arduino Uno, and hovers at about the same price point, except with more processing power and a sane geometry for the GPIO pins.
The ... | 17 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "3704964",
"author": "Clovis Fritzen",
"timestamp": "2017-06-27T18:44:43",
"content": "I would buy it if a crowdfunding would rise in the horizon ..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3705054",
"author": "Alex",
"t... | 1,760,374,777.220475 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/27/a-crash-course-in-thingiverse-customizer/ | A Crash Course In Thingiverse Customizer | Al Williams | [
"3d Printer hacks",
"Hackaday Columns",
"Skills"
] | [
"customizer",
"openscad",
"thingiverse"
] | OpenSCAD is a great way to create objects for 3D printing (or other purposes), especially if you are already used to programming. For things like front panels, it is great because you can easily make modifications and — if you wrote your code correctly–everything will just adjust itself to new positions.
However, what ... | 19 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "3704751",
"author": "OLD_HACK",
"timestamp": "2017-06-27T17:20:54",
"content": "I am sure a plug-in for the 3D viewer will be added soon:http://plugins.octoprint.org/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3704789",
"author": "me"... | 1,760,374,777.417028 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/27/the-computer-of-yesterday-today/ | The Computer Of Yesterday, Today | Brian Benchoff | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"mark 8",
"retrocomputer",
"TV Typewriter"
] | There are a handful of computers that have become true museum pieces. The Altair, of course, is tucked away in the Smithsonian’s warehouse waiting for some time in the future when Apple’s legacy fades or until there’s a remake of
War Games
. Likewise, the French Micral and American SCELBI are important historical artif... | 16 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "3704574",
"author": "Doug Leppard",
"timestamp": "2017-06-27T15:36:14",
"content": "my first monitor was built on a TV set I think a version of Don Lancaster TV typewriter. It was the good old days I do not want to return to. But I did learn a lot doing it.",
"parent_id": nu... | 1,760,374,777.272408 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/25/flash-a-light-bulb-win-a-prize/ | Flash A Light Bulb, Win A Prize | Dan Maloney | [
"contests",
"News"
] | [
"flasher",
"incandescent",
"light bulb",
"multivibrator",
"oscillator"
] | How many geeks does it take to flash a lightbulb? Judging from the list of entries in the
2017 Flashing Light Prize
, so far only seven. But we suspect Hackaday readers can add to that total.
The goal is almost as simple as possible: build something that can flash an incandescent light bulb for at least five minutes. T... | 47 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "3700951",
"author": "???? ????",
"timestamp": "2017-06-26T02:13:08",
"content": "You are not allowed to call it a light bulb as Obama made the incandescent ones illegal, the correct term is “Very shiny heating module”.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
... | 1,760,374,777.35458 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/25/hackaday-links-june-25th-2017/ | Hackaday Links: June 25th, 2017 | Brian Benchoff | [
"Hackaday Columns",
"Hackaday links"
] | [
"ESP32",
"hunter2",
"password"
] | There will be no special badges for DEFCON
. Everyone will still have badges — and our expectations are tempered because of the one year on / one year off schedule for
electronic
badges — there just won’t be mind-bending puzzles wrapped up in the official badges.
What this means
: it probably won’t matter if you’re lat... | 10 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "3700724",
"author": "Mike",
"timestamp": "2017-06-25T23:16:02",
"content": "by posting the most secure password on to the Internet thus nullify its security?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3700734",
"author": "Brian B... | 1,760,374,777.6006 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/25/hackaday-prize-entry-modular-circuits-with-snapbloks/ | Hackaday Prize Entry: Modular Circuits With SnapBloks | John Baichtal | [
"The Hackaday Prize"
] | [
"2017 Hackaday Prize",
"modular electronics"
] | [Ekawahyu Susilo]’s twist on the modular circuit kit, SnapBloks helps you create circuits by
stacking components on top of each other
with the help of three magnetic contacts that not only keep the modules stuck together but also deliver power, ground, and data to each part.
[Ekawahyu] envisioned it as a prototyping ki... | 16 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "3700481",
"author": "Tom",
"timestamp": "2017-06-25T20:12:50",
"content": "Where’s the inline diagram from?Looks… Wrong? Vcc sourced from the power blocks N/C pin?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3700485",
"author": "T... | 1,760,374,777.544512 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/25/another-helping-hands-build/ | Another Helping Hands Build | Al Williams | [
"3d Printer hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"gorilla pod",
"helping hands",
"soldering station",
"tripod"
] | [Punamenon2] wanted a soldering station with integrated helping hands. He couldn’t find one, but he decided it would be a good
3D printed project
. In all fairness, this is really 3D printing integrating several off-the-shelf components including a magnifier, a soldering iron holder, a soldering iron cleaner, a couple ... | 4 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "3700324",
"author": "mime",
"timestamp": "2017-06-25T18:39:55",
"content": "I think it’s spot on and it looks professional enough to me that I would buy it from ebay or aliexpress. (but only for ‘bulk’ price)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"c... | 1,760,374,777.470147 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/25/ipad-not-flux-capacitor-brings-delorean-back-to-the-future/ | IPad, Not Flux Capacitor, Brings DeLorean Back To The Future | Dan Maloney | [
"car hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"back to the future",
"backup camera",
"bluetooth",
"BttF",
"dash computer",
"DeLorean",
"Flux Capacitor",
"gps",
"ipad",
"relay"
] | Add a flux capacitor and a Mr. Fusion to a DeLorean and it becomes a time machine. But without those, a DeLorean is just a car. A 35-year old car at that, and thus lacking even the most basic modern amenities. No GPS, no Bluetooth — not even remote locks for the gullwing doors!
To fix that, [TheKingofDub] decided to
de... | 15 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "3700171",
"author": "dithermaster",
"timestamp": "2017-06-25T15:15:46",
"content": "This is impressive to be sure, but at DCS16 someone had a taller tablet that filled all the way down to the bottom, as well as an LCD for the dashboard. It was amazing! I sat in it an took some pictu... | 1,760,374,777.653256 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/25/animated-bathroom-sign/ | Animated Bathroom Sign | Lewin Day | [
"3d Printer hacks"
] | [
"3d printer",
"bathroom",
"gender",
"sign"
] | Once upon a time, pants were created. After a while, women were allowed to wear them too. This has made a lot of people happy and been widely regarded as a good thing. There is a problem, however – bathroom signage is largely predicated on the idea that there are two rigid genders which all humans must be sorted into, ... | 160 | 37 | [
{
"comment_id": "3699985",
"author": "Saabman",
"timestamp": "2017-06-25T11:09:07",
"content": "I remember seeing a video of a place that had variable gender signs for the bathrooms and of course somebody would change the sign at “appropriate ” moments for comic effect.",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,374,778.027436 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/25/dirty-now-does-cables/ | Dirty Now Does Cables | John Baichtal | [
"hardware"
] | [
"cables",
"connectors",
"crimp connectors",
"wiring"
] | PCB makers Dirty made a name for themselves in the prototype PCB biz, with a convenient web form and numerous options for PCB color, thickness, layers, silk screening, and so on. Now they’ve branched out into custom cabling with
Dirty Cables
.
You can design it yourself by dragging wires and connectors out of a sidebar... | 25 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "3699918",
"author": "2ftg",
"timestamp": "2017-06-25T09:29:42",
"content": "Minimum order of 100 cables or 100usd?100pcs of one type of cable is a bit meh compared to 100usd worth of cables.But this looks really cheap and is likely a more sane option for some projects than designing... | 1,760,374,778.088085 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/23/simple-electric-bike-conversion-from-3d-printed-parts/ | Simple Electric Bike Conversion From 3D-Printed Parts | Dan Maloney | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"bicycle",
"bike",
"conversion",
"esc",
"fixie",
"scooter",
"throttle",
"turnigy"
] | Challenge: Perform an electric conversion on a bicycle. Problem: No significant metal working skills or equipment. Solution:
3D print everything needed to electrify the bike
.
At least that’s the approach that [Tom Stanton] took to his electric bike build. Having caught the electric locomotion bug on a recent longboard... | 27 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "3698085",
"author": "Something",
"timestamp": "2017-06-23T16:05:39",
"content": "yeah… i dont see how this is going to work for longthat thing is gonna wear out in no time, and the duration the batteries will work is probably nothing in a usefull range either, but never the lkess it... | 1,760,374,778.203494 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/23/go-small-get-big-the-hack-that-revolutionized-bioscience/ | Go Small, Get Big: The Hack That Revolutionized Bioscience | Dan Maloney | [
"chemistry hacks",
"Featured",
"Interest",
"Medical Hacks",
"Original Art"
] | [
"bioengineering",
"biology",
"experiment",
"flu",
"influenza",
"microtiter",
"revolution",
"science"
] | Few people outside the field know just how big bioscience can get. The public tends to think of fields like physics and astronomy, with their huge particle accelerators and
massive telescopes
, as the natural expressions of big science. But for decades, biology has been getting bigger, especially in the pharmaceutical ... | 11 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "3697962",
"author": "djsmiley2k",
"timestamp": "2017-06-23T14:06:36",
"content": "And if he’d patented it (looking at that Finger Saving Saw Tech)…. no one would be allowed to produce any, and millions may of died (Not saying the Saw Tech will save millions, but the idea is similar)... | 1,760,374,778.298394 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/23/a-minority-report-arduino-based-hand-controller/ | AMinority ReportArduino-Based Hand Controller | Al Williams | [
"Android Hacks",
"Virtual Reality",
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"gesture",
"gesture control",
"gesture interface",
"VR glove"
] | Movies love to show technology they can’t really build yet. Even in 2001: A Space Oddessy (released in 1968), for example, the computer screens were actually projected film. The tablet they used to watch the news looks like something you could pick up at Best Buy this afternoon. [CircuitDigest] saw Iron Man and that i... | 14 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "3697829",
"author": "JD",
"timestamp": "2017-06-23T11:46:06",
"content": "Too bad you have to wear a condom on your hand.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3697836",
"author": "Joshua Grebler",
"timestamp": "2017-06-23T11:... | 1,760,374,778.139791 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/23/teaching-steam-with-fidget-spinners/ | Teaching STEAM With Fidget Spinners | Brian Benchoff | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"Fidget Spinner",
"fidget spinners",
"spinner",
"steam"
] | A huge focus of the maker revolution has been a focus on STEAM education, or rather an education in science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics. We’ve seen innumerable kits and tools designed to introduce children to STEAM apps, ranging from electronic Lego blocks to robotics kits built around interlocking p... | 72 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "3697599",
"author": "Sweeney",
"timestamp": "2017-06-23T08:09:48",
"content": "STEAM? Either it’s different on the left hand side of the pond, or you mean STEM.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3697607",
"author": "veda... | 1,760,374,778.403461 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/22/interfacing-a-retro-controller-using-the-usbasp/ | Interfacing A Retro Controller Using The USBASP | Inderpreet Singh | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"hardware"
] | [
"arduino",
"atmega8l",
"diy",
"game controller",
"isp",
"snes",
"usbasp",
"V-USB",
"VUSB"
] | An ISP dongle is a very common piece of equipment on a maker’s bench. However, its potential as a hackable device is generally overlooked. The USBASP has an ATmeg8L at its heart and [Robson] decided that this humble USB device could be used as an
interface between his PC and a SNES Joypad
.
A SNES controller required t... | 7 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "3698046",
"author": "Jii",
"timestamp": "2017-06-23T15:08:44",
"content": "A good use for the hardware.Too bad the firmware fix for the actual USBASP never got finalized.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3698054",
"author": "... | 1,760,374,778.24385 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/22/adding-a-riving-knife-for-table-saw-safety/ | Adding A Riving Knife For Table Saw Safety | Dan Maloney | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"Amputation",
"blade",
"kickback",
"riving knife",
"safety",
"sawstop",
"table saw"
] | What in the world is a riving knife? Just the one thing that might save you from a very bad day in the shop. But if your table saw doesn’t come with one, fret not — with a little wherewithal
you can add a riving knife to almost any table saw
.
For those who have never experienced
kickback on a table saw
, we can assure... | 22 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "3697296",
"author": "Murdock",
"timestamp": "2017-06-23T02:46:16",
"content": "For some BS reason we had to remove them from the high school shop table saws.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3697409",
"author": "echodelta",
... | 1,760,374,778.462189 |
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