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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...

Jul 14 · 3 min read · lathe – Hackaday
3D Printing

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...

Jun 6 · 2 min read · laser cutter – Hackaday
3D Printing

“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...

May 10 · 2 min read · laser cutter – Hackaday
CNC Turning

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...

Apr 25 · 2 min read · lathe – Hackaday
CNC Turning

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...

Mar 12 · 2 min read · laser cutter – Hackaday
3D Printing

Deep Drawing with Ultrasonics

Small cylindrical parts are often formed through deep drawing — a process by which a punch forms the finished ...

Mar 9 · 2 min read · metalworking – Hackaday
CNC Milling

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...

Mar 2 · 2 min read · lathe – Hackaday
Software & CAM

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...

Jan 29 · 1 min read · laser cutter – Hackaday
Guides & Tips

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...

Jan 28 · 2 min read · laser cutter – Hackaday
CNC Turning

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...

Jan 14 · 2 min read · metalworking – Hackaday
CNC Milling

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...

Nov 8 · 2 min read · milling – Hackaday
Guides & Tips

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...

Sep 22 · 3 min read · metalworking – Hackaday
CNC Turning

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...

Aug 14 · 2 min read · laser cutter – Hackaday
CNC Turning

Invar Group Achieves Four ISO Standards

Invar Group, the leading independent software developer and integrator of advanced warehouse automation, annou...

Aug 12 · 2 min read · MEM Magazine
Technology

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...

Aug 12 · 2 min read · MEM Magazine
CNC Turning

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...

Aug 9 · 3 min read · MEM Magazine
3D Printing

Airframe Designs Collaborates in Satellite Comms Technology

LeoSat Solutions unveiled a groundbreaking satellite communications antenna at the recent Aircraft Interiors E...

Aug 9 · 3 min read · MEM Magazine
CNC Turning

Broanmain Plastics – Satisfaction Success

Broanmain Plastics takes a look at how the plastics industry is bucking the satisfaction slump and reveals the...

Aug 8 · 2 min read · MEM Magazine