It’s a question new makers often ask: “Should I start with a CNC machine or a 3D Printer?”– or, once you have both, every project gets the question “Should I …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/23/head-to-print-head-cnc-vs-fdm/)

Video Game Preservation Through Decompilation
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/23/video-game-preservation-through-decompilation/

Unlike computer games, which smoothly and continuously evolved along with the hardware that powered them, console games have up until very recently been constrained by a generational style of development. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/23/video-game-preservation-through-decompilation/)

Keep Track of the Compost with LoRaWAN
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/23/keep-track-of-the-compost-with-lorawan/

Composting doesn’t seem difficult: pile up organic matter, let it rot. In practice, however, it’s a bit more complicated– if you want that sweet, sweet soil amendment in a reasonable …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/23/keep-track-of-the-compost-with-lorawan/)

Casting Time: Exploded Watch in Resin
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/23/casting-time-exploded-watch-in-resin/

We’ve all seen the exploded view of complex things, which CAD makes possible, but it’s much harder to levitate parts in their relative positions in the real world. That, however, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/23/casting-time-exploded-watch-in-resin/)

Modern Tech Meets Retro 7-Segment
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/23/modern-tech-meets-retro-7-segment/

At one point in time mechanical seven segment displays were ubiquitous, over time many places have replaced them with other types of displays. [Sebastian] has a soft spot for these …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/23/modern-tech-meets-retro-7-segment/)

Add TouchTone Typing to Your Next Project
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/23/add-touchtone-typing-to-your-next-project/

The Blackberry made phones with real keyboards popular, and smartphones with touch keyboards made that input method the default. However, the old flip phone crowd had just a few telephone …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/23/add-touchtone-typing-to-your-next-project/)

Building A Custom Paper Tape Punch Machine
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/23/building-a-custom-paper-tape-punch-machine/

Although [Simon Boak] had no use for an automatic paper tape punch, this was one of those intrusive project thoughts that had to be put to rest. With not a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/23/building-a-custom-paper-tape-punch-machine/)