We’ve all built projects that are a rats’ nest of wiring and feature creep, but the best projects in the end are usually those that use a simple solution to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/13/2025-component-abuse-challenge-relay-used-as-guitar-pickup/)

3D Printing A Piano Action
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/13/3d-printing-a-piano-action/

Part of the reason there are always free pianos on your digital classifieds listing of choice is that, at least economically speaking, a piano is less of a musical instrument …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/13/3d-printing-a-piano-action/)

Tiny386 on an Espressif ESP32-S3
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/13/tiny386-on-an-espressif-esp32-s3/

Some people may remember the joys of trying to boot Linux on an 8-bit AVR microcontroller, which was an absolute exercise in patience. In comparison [He Chunhui]’s Tiny386 emulator running …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/13/tiny386-on-an-espressif-esp32-s3/)

An Improbable, Doomed Star System in a Clockwork Coffee Table
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/13/an-improbable-doomed-star-system-in-a-clockwork-coffee-table/

The major objects in our solar system orbit along the plane of the ecliptic, plus or minus few degrees, and it turns out most exoplanet systems are the same — …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/13/an-improbable-doomed-star-system-in-a-clockwork-coffee-table/)

What Do You Call an Ekranoplan With an Outboard Motor?
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/13/what-do-you-call-an-ekranoplan-with-an-outboard-motor/

If there’s one thing [rctestflight] likes, it’s… probably radio controlled test flights. If there are two things [rctestflights] likes, the second one is probably ground-effect vehicles, AKA Ekranoplans. Tired of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/13/what-do-you-call-an-ekranoplan-with-an-outboard-motor/)

FPGA Brings Antique Processor to Life
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/14/fpga-brings-antique-processor-to-life/

For the retro gaming enthusiast, nothing beats original hardware. The feel of the controllers and the exact timing of the original, non-emulated software provide a certain experience that’s difficult or …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/14/fpga-brings-antique-processor-to-life/)