Checking Belt Tension Gets Easier For (Some) Prusa 3D Printers
Belts on a 3D printer should be tight enough, but not too tight. That can be an iffy thing to get right for someone who lacks familiarity with CNC platforms.
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Testing Part Stiffness? No Need To Re-invent the Bending Rig
If one is serious about testing the stiffness of materials or parts, there’s nothing quite like doing your own tests. And thanks to [JanTec]’s 3-Point Bending Test rig, there’s no
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DIY Comparatron Helps Trace Tiny, Complex Objects
Hackers frequently find themselves reverse-engineering or interfacing to existing hardware and devices, and when that interface needs to be a physical one, it really pays to be able to take
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A RPI HAT For Synchronized Measurements
A team from the Institute for Automation of Complex Power System (ACS) at RWTH Aachen University have been working for a while on the analysis of widely distributed power systems.
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Digital Measuring Wheel Is Exactly What It Sounds Like
You may have seen surveyors (or maths students) running around with measuring wheels, counting the clicks to measure distances. [AGBarber]’s digital measuring wheel works in much the same way, but
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Pressure Gauge Built In A Vacuum
Necessity might be the mother of all invention, but we often find that inventions around here are just as often driven by expensive off-the-shelf parts and a lack of willingness
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