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View All →Hacking When It Counts: DIY Prosthetics and the Prison Camp Lathe
There are a lot of benefits to writing for Hackaday, but hands down one of the best is getting paid to fall do...
Solder Stencil Done Three Ways
This project, sent in by [Henk], goes through a few different ways to make a solder stencil using a vinyl cutt...
“Man and Machine” vs “Man vs Machine”
Every time we end up talking about 3D printers, Al Williams starts off on how bad he is in a machine shop. I’m...
Clickspring’s Experimental Archaeology: Concentric Thin-Walled Tubing
It’s human nature to look at the technological achievements of the ancients — you know, anything before the 19...
Classy Paper Tape Reader Complements Homebrew Retrocomputer
If you were one of the earliest of early adopters in the home computing revolution, you might have had to sett...
Deep Drawing with Ultrasonics
Small cylindrical parts are often formed through deep drawing — a process by which a punch forms the finished ...
Make Ice Spheres in a Copper Press
Perfectly clear ice spheres are nifty but can be a bit tricky to make without an apparatus. [Seth Robinson] cr...
Paper Tape – With LASERs!
Though it is many decades since paper tape was commonly used as a data input or storage medium, it still holds...
A Little Pigment Helps with Laser Glass Engraving
The range of materials suitable for even the cheapest laser cutter is part of what makes them such versatile a...
Fluid Simulation Pendant Teaches Lessons in Miniaturization
Some projects seem to take on a life of their own. You get an idea, design and prototype it, finally build the...
Help Wanted: Keep the World’s Oldest Windmills Turning
While the Netherlands is the country most known for its windmills, they were originally invented by the Persia...
Brass Propeller Gets Impressive Hand Trimming
Whether you’re a landlubber or an old salt, you’ve got to appreciate the effort that [The Aussie boat guy] put...
Laser Cutters: Where’s the Point?
It is funny how when you first start doing something, you have so many misconceptions that you have to discard...
Invar Group Achieves Four ISO Standards
Invar Group, the leading independent software developer and integrator of advanced warehouse automation, annou...
Glenn Price Strengthens Fujitsu Applied Team
Glenn Price has joined Fujitsu General Air Conditioning UK as an Applied Specialist. He will look to support a...
The 2024 PPMA Show is Fast Approaching
For over 35 years the annual PPMA Show has been a highlight of the processing and packaging industry’s calenda...
Airframe Designs Collaborates in Satellite Comms Technology
LeoSat Solutions unveiled a groundbreaking satellite communications antenna at the recent Aircraft Interiors E...
Broanmain Plastics – Satisfaction Success
Broanmain Plastics takes a look at how the plastics industry is bucking the satisfaction slump and reveals the...