Embossing Leather With a Pipe Bender and 3D Printed Tooling
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/20/embossing-leather-with-a-pipe-bender-and-3d-printed-tooling/

Embossed leather belts can be deliciously stylish. However, the tooling for making these fashionable items is not always easy to come by, and it rarely comes cheap. What do we …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/20/embossing-leather-with-a-pipe-bender-and-3d-printed-tooling/)

Hackaday Podcast Episode 301: Hacking NVMe into Raspberry Pi, Lighting LEDs with Microwaves, and How to Keep Your Fingers
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/20/hackaday-podcast-episode-301-hacking-nvme-into-raspberry-pi-lighting-leds-with-microwaves-and-how-to-keep-your-fingers/

Twas the week before Christmas when Elliot and Dan sat down to unwrap a pre-holiday bundle of hacks. We kicked things off in a seasonally appropriate way with a PCB …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/20/hackaday-podcast-episode-301-hacking-nvme-into-raspberry-pi-lighting-leds-with-microwaves-and-how-to-keep-your-fingers/)

Building a Diet Coke Button
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/20/building-a-diet-coke-button/

[mars91] had an interesting problem to solve—his girlfriend often requested Diet Coke, but yelling for one across the apartment was frustrating and impractical. A dedicated Diet Coke button seemed like …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/20/building-a-diet-coke-button/)

Making a Mechanical Watch From Scratch Is Fine Work
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/20/making-a-mechanical-watch-from-scratch-is-fine-work/

There are plenty of hard jobs out there, like founding your country’s nuclear program, or changing the timing chain on a BMW diesel. Making your own mechanical watch from scratch …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/20/making-a-mechanical-watch-from-scratch-is-fine-work/)

Rudolph’s Sleigh on a North Pole PCB
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/20/rudolphs-sleigh-on-a-north-pole-pcb/

Each Christmas, [Adam Anderson], [Daniel Quach], and [Johan Wheeler] (going by ‘the Janky Jingle Crew’)—set themselves the challenge of outdoing their previous creations. Last year’s CH32 Fireplace brought an animated …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/20/rudolphs-sleigh-on-a-north-pole-pcb/)

It’s Official: The North Pole is Moving
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/20/its-official-the-north-pole-is-moving/

Every scout knows how to read a compass, and that there is a magnetic north and a true north. That’s because the Earth’s magnetic field isn’t exactly aligned with the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/20/its-official-the-north-pole-is-moving/)

3D Printing a Big LEGO Christmas Tree
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/20/3d-printing-a-big-lego-christmas-tree/