For something non-explosive, this might be the most American project we’ve featured in a while. [Makerinator]’s domestic bliss was apparently threatened by the question “what shall we have for dinner”– …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/05/the-decisioninator-decides-dinner-saves-marriage/)

Faux Potentiometers Use Magnets, No Contacts
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/06/faux-potentiometers-use-magnets-no-contacts/

Ever tear open a potentiometer? If you haven’t, you can still probably guess what’s inside. A streak of resistive material with some kind of contact that moves across it as …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/06/faux-potentiometers-use-magnets-no-contacts/)

Spinning Top Chair Revisited
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/06/spinning-top-chair-revisited/

Designer furniture generally comes with excellent aesthetics and (sometimes) functionality. However, such furniture comes with a price to match. One such piece of furniture is the Magis Spun Chair. It’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/06/spinning-top-chair-revisited/)

Knowing That It Is Possible
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/06/knowing-that-it-is-possible/

We like to think that we can do almost anything. Give me a broken piece of consumer electronics, and I’ll open it up and kick the capacitors. Give me an …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/06/knowing-that-it-is-possible/)

The Most Personalized Font is Your Own Handwriting
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/06/the-most-personalized-font-is-your-own-handwriting/

When making a personal website, one will naturally include a personal touch. What could be more personal than creating a font from your own handwriting? That’s what [Chris Smith] has …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/06/the-most-personalized-font-is-your-own-handwriting/)

No Plans for the Weekend? Learn Raytracing!
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/06/no-plans-for-the-weekend-learn-raytracing/

Weekends can be busy for a lot of us, but sometimes you have one gloriously free and full of possibilities. If that’s you, you might consider taking a gander at …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/06/no-plans-for-the-weekend-learn-raytracing/)

Camera and ChArUco Keep the Skew Out of Your 3D Prints
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/06/camera-and-charuco-keep-the-skew-out-of-your-3d-prints/

Do you or a loved one suffer from distorted 3D prints? Does your laser cutter produce parallelograms instead of rectangles? If so, you might be suffering from CNC skew miscalibration, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/06/camera-and-charuco-keep-the-skew-out-of-your-3d-prints/)

Reverse Engineering a (Toy) Fire Engine
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/06/reverse-engineering-a-toy-fire-engine/