We don’t often get our badminton rackets restrung, but if we did, [kuokuo702]’s PicoBETH project would be where we’d turn. This is a neat machine build for a very niche …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/27/your-badminton-racket-needs-restringing-theres-a-diy-machine-for-that/)

Supercon 2024: Yes, You Can Use the Controller Area Network Outside of Cars
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/27/supercon-2024-yes-you-can-use-the-controller-area-network-outside-of-cars/

Ah, the CAN bus. It’s become a communication standard in the automotive world, found in a huge swathe of cars built from the mid-1990s onwards. You’ll also find it in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/27/supercon-2024-yes-you-can-use-the-controller-area-network-outside-of-cars/)

Inside a Fake WiFi Repeater
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/27/inside-a-fake-wifi-repeater/

Over the years we have seen a lot of fake electronics, ranging from fake power saving devices that you plug into an outlet, to fake car ECU optimizers that you …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/27/inside-a-fake-wifi-repeater/)

An Inexpensive Way to Break Down Plastic
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/27/an-inexpensive-way-to-break-down-plastic/

Plastic has been a revolutionary material over the past century, with an uncountable number of uses and an incredibly low price to boot. Unfortunately, this low cost has led to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/27/an-inexpensive-way-to-break-down-plastic/)

Half The Reflow Oven You Expected
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/27/half-the-reflow-oven-you-expected/

Toaster oven reflow projects are such a done deal that there should be nothing new in one here in 2025. Take a toaster oven, an Arduino, and a thermocouple, and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/27/half-the-reflow-oven-you-expected/)

AqMood is an Air Quality Monitor with an Attitude
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/27/aqmood-is-an-air-quality-monitor-with-an-attitude/

You take your air quality seriously, so shouldn’t your monitoring hardware? If you’re breathing in nasty VOCs or dust, surely a little blinking LED isn’t enough to express your displeasure …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/27/aqmood-is-an-air-quality-monitor-with-an-attitude/)

Scanning Film The Way It Was Meant To Be
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/28/scanning-film-the-way-it-was-meant-to-be/

Scanning a film negative is as simple as holding it up against a light source and photographing the result. But should you try such a straightforward method with color negatives …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/28/scanning-film-the-way-it-was-meant-to-be/)

Dwingeloo to Venus: Report of a Successful Bounce
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/28/dwingeloo-to-venus-report-of-a-successful-bounce/