The Cantareel is Hurdy-Guitar Turned Inside Out
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/12/the-cantareel-is-hurdy-guitar-turned-inside-out/

Sometimes, all you need to make something work is to come at it from a different angle from anyone else — flip the problem on its head, so to speak. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/12/the-cantareel-is-hurdy-guitar-turned-inside-out/)

Trickle Down: When Doing Something Silly Actually Makes Sense
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/12/trickle-down-when-doing-something-silly-actually-makes-sense/

One of the tropes of the space race back in the 1960s, which helped justify the spending for the part of the public who thought it wasn’t worth it, was …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/12/trickle-down-when-doing-something-silly-actually-makes-sense/)

Wire Like a Pro: Peeking into Wire Harness Mastery
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/12/wire-like-a-pro-peeking-into-wire-harness-mastery/

There are many ways to learn, but few to none of them compare to that of spending time standing over the shoulder of a master of the craft. This awesome …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/12/wire-like-a-pro-peeking-into-wire-harness-mastery/)

2025 One Hertz Challenge: An Ancient Transistor Counts The Seconds
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/12/2025-one-hertz-challenge-an-ancient-transistor-counts-the-seconds/

If you’ve worked with germanium transistors, you’ll know that many of them have a disappointingly low maximum frequency of operation. This has more to do with some of the popular …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/12/2025-one-hertz-challenge-an-ancient-transistor-counts-the-seconds/)

Playing Snake with Digital Microfluidics
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/12/playing-snake-with-digital-microfluidics/

Display technology has come a long way since the advent of the CRT in the late 1800s (yes, really!). Since then, we’ve enjoyed the Nixie tubes, flip dots, gas plasma, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/12/playing-snake-with-digital-microfluidics/)

Die Cut Machine Makes Portable Metal Cuts
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/12/die-cut-machine-makes-portable-metal-cuts/

[Kevin Cheung] likes to upcycle old soda cans into — well — things. The metal is thin enough to cut by hand, but he’d started using a manual die-cutting machine, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/12/die-cut-machine-makes-portable-metal-cuts/)

An Open-Concept 3D Printer Using Cantilever Arms
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/12/an-open-concept-3d-printer-using-cantilever-arms/