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August 17, 2023 Lewin Day 7 Views 2023 Hackaday Prize, material, material testing, materials, tensile testing

Hackaday Prize 2023: Universal Tensile Testing Machine

Material testing is important in big industry, where manufacturers must be able to trust the properties of the raw materials they’re using. The rest of us generally take a supplier’s

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May 1, 2023 Bryan Cockfield 67 Views 3d printing, design, hinge, kerf bending, living hinge, materials, plastic, stress

Hinges Live Inside 3D Prints

Since desktop 3D printers have become more common, we’ve seen dramatic shifts in all kinds of areas such as rapid prototyping, antique restoration, mass production of consumer goods, or even

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June 11, 2022 Al Williams 256 Views glass, materials

Glass: Classic, but Mysterious

For a large part of human history, people made things from what they could find. Some stones make arrowheads. Others make sparks. Trees can turn into lumber. But the real