Perhaps the biggest hurdle to starting a home blacksmithing operating is the forge. There’s really no way around having a forge; somehow the metal has to get hot enough to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/18/casting-metal-tools-with-kitchen-appliances/)

Cheap VHF Antenna? Can Do!
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/18/a-vhf-antenna-for-not-a-lot-this-one-can/

The magnetic loop antenna is a familiar sight in radio amateur circles as a means to pack a high performance HF antenna into a small space. It takes the form …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/18/a-vhf-antenna-for-not-a-lot-this-one-can/)

Humane Mousetrap Lets You Know It’s Caught Something
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/18/humane-mousetrap-lets-you-know-its-caught-something/

“Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door,” so goes the saying, but VHS beat Betamax and the world hasn’t been the same since. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/18/humane-mousetrap-lets-you-know-its-caught-something/)

Kubernetes Cluster Goes Mobile in Pet Carrier
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/18/kubernetes-cluster-goes-mobile-in-pet-carrier/

There’s been a bit of a virtualization revolution going on for the last decade or so, where tools like Docker and LXC have made it possible to quickly deploy server …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/18/kubernetes-cluster-goes-mobile-in-pet-carrier/)