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3D-Printed Shredder Eats Lettuce For Brekkast

March 19, 2023 Lewin Day 12 Views3d printed, shredder 1 min read

Shredding things isn’t just good for efficiently and securely disposing of them. It’s also very fun, as well. [Joonas] of [Let’s Print] didn’t have a shredder, so set about 3D

Power Tool Battery Fume Extractor

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Power Tool Battery Fume Extractor

March 9, 2023 Al Williams 23 Viewsfume extractor, power tool battery, soldering 1 min read

A solder fume extractor is something we could probably all use. While there isn’t much to them, [Steven Bennett] put a lot of thought into making one that was better

Yesterday’s Drill Press Packed with Tomorrow’s Upgrades

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Yesterday’s Drill Press Packed with Tomorrow’s Upgrades

March 5, 2023 Joshua Vasquez 25 ViewsMachine tool, machine tool upgrade, pneumatic actuator, Pneumatic cylinder 2 min read

Those who hibernate in their workshops have a habit of re-imagining their relationship to tools. And [Marius Hornberger] is no exception, but the nine upgrades he’s added to his grandfather’s

Tidy Breadboard uses Banana Bread

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Tidy Breadboard uses Banana Bread

February 20, 2023 Chris Lott 35 Viewsbanana jack, breadboard 1 min read

Self-described passionate maker in the electronics and 3D printing world, [Jakob], aka [testudor], was getting frustrated trying to connect banana plugs to solderless breadboards. Project Banana Bread was born —

Goniometer Gives You an Edge at Knife Sharpening

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Goniometer Gives You an Edge at Knife Sharpening

February 9, 2023 Navarre Bartz 45 Viewscutting tools, diy knife sharpening, goniometer, knife, knife sharpener, knife sharpening, knives, laser, laser goniometer, laser measurement, laser measuring 1 min read

Sometimes you absolutely, positively need to know the angle of the cutting edge on a knife. When you do, the best tool for the job is a laser goniometer, and

Find SWD Points Quickly, No Extra Hardware Needed

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Find SWD Points Quickly, No Extra Hardware Needed

January 31, 2023 Arya Voronova 57 Viewsj-link, SWD, testpoint probing 1 min read

Say you’re tinkering with a smart device powered by a CPU that uses Serial Wire Debug (SWD), but doesn’t mark the testpoints. Finding SWD on a board — how hard

An Open Hardware Automatic Spinning Machine

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An Open Hardware Automatic Spinning Machine

January 21, 2023 Dave Rowntree 66 Views3030, arduino, ATMega2560, processing, spinning, textiles 1 min read

The team at the Berlin-based Studio HILO has been working on ideas and tools around developing a more open approach to small-scale textile production environments. Leveraging open-source platforms and tools,

Excuse Me, Your Tie is Unzipped

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Excuse Me, Your Tie is Unzipped

January 5, 2023 Al Williams 81 Viewscable ties, zip ties 6 min read

If you ask your typical handyperson what’s the one thing you need to fix most things, the answer might very well be duct tape. But second place — and first

A Homebrew SMD Vise Built from Scrap Wood

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A Homebrew SMD Vise Built from Scrap Wood

January 4, 2023 Al Williams 67 ViewsPCB vise, smd 1 min read

We don’t see too many wooden projects around these parts, but when [olikraus] turned a few pieces of scrap lumber into a functional SMD vise, how could we not take

Debugging Laser Cut Wobble, The Scientific Way

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Debugging Laser Cut Wobble, The Scientific Way

December 29, 2022 Arya Voronova 85 Viewsdebugging, laser cutter, Laser cutting, lasercutter, lasercutting 1 min read

[PWalsh] was using his lasercutter to cut acrylic, expecting the cuts to have a pleasantly smooth edge. Alas, the edges turned out to be wobbly and sandpaper-like, not smooth in