RFID tags are great little pieces of technology, but unfortunately, the combination of paper, metal, and silicon means they are as bad as some modern pregnancy tests — single-use electronic …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/28/paperless-rfid-tags-are-carbon-based/)

Plasma Cutting and 3D Printing Team Up to Make Bending Thick Sheet Steel Easier
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/28/plasma-cutting-and-3d-printing-team-up-to-make-bending-thick-sheet-steel-easier/

Metalworking has always been very much a “mixed method” art. Forging, welding, milling, grinding; anything to remove metal or push it around from one place to another is fair game …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/28/plasma-cutting-and-3d-printing-team-up-to-make-bending-thick-sheet-steel-easier/)

Impostor Syndrome: It’s Not Your Fault!
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/28/impostor-syndrome-its-not-your-fault/

[Crispernaki] and I have something in common. We both saw this awesome project that made a scroll wheel out of a VHS head back in 2010, and wanted to make …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/28/impostor-syndrome-its-not-your-fault/)

Open Source Key Programmer for HiTag2 Keys
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/28/open-source-key-programmer-for-hitag2-keys/

Hitag transponders have been used in a wide variety of car keys as a protective measure against hot-wiring and theft. They’re also a reason why it’s a lot more expensive …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/28/open-source-key-programmer-for-hitag2-keys/)

Brick-Laying Machine Builds Without Mortar
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/28/brick-laying-machine-builds-without-mortar/

Move over, 3D printed houses. There’s a new game in town, and it is able to use standard concrete blocks to build the walls of a house in just one …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/28/brick-laying-machine-builds-without-mortar/)

“Cheap Yellow Display” Builds Community Through Hardware
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/28/cheap-yellow-display-builds-community-through-hardware/

For the most part, Hackaday is all about hardware hacking projects. Sometimes, though, the real hack in a project isn’t building hardware, but rather building a community around the hardware. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/28/cheap-yellow-display-builds-community-through-hardware/)

EcoEDA Integrates Your Junk Bin into Your Designs
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/28/ecoeda-integrates-your-junk-bin-into-your-designs/

If you’re like us, there’s a creeping feeling that comes over you when you’re placing an order for parts for your latest project: Don’t I already have most of this …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/28/ecoeda-integrates-your-junk-bin-into-your-designs/)