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Spirographs can make some pretty groovy designs on paper, but what if you want to take it a step further? [Uri Tuchman] has used the pantograph on his milling machine …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/31/taking-a-spirograph-mill-for-a-spin/)
What is it about tangible media? There’s just something neat about having an individual thing that represents each game, each album, each whatever. Sure, you can have a little console …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/31/2024-tiny-games-contest-attinyboy-does-it-with-tiny-cartridges/)
Switch-mode technology has made inverters which take a low DC voltage and turn it into a usable mains voltage within the reach of everybody. But still, there might be moments …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/31/the-trashiest-of-mains-inverters/)
We’re guessing most readers can cite things from their youth which gave them an interest in technology, and spurred on something which became a career or had a profound impact …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/31/your-name-in-landsat/)
The bulbs inside scanners (before transitioning to LED, anyway) were cold cathode fluorescent tubes that emit a fairly wide bandwidth of light. They were purpose-built to produce a very specific …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/31/ccfl-scanner-bulb-makes-a-cool-desk-lamp/)
For almost as long as there have been microcomputers, there have been attempts with varying success to make tiny handheld microcomputers. Sometimes these have been very good, and other times …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/01/cl-32-the-minimum-possible-for-a-useful-handheld-computer/)
Magnets are pretty nice little tools. [EmGi] has used them in many a cool 3D printed build with great success. But getting them where you want can be really tricky. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/01/an-attractive-magnet-insertion-tool/)