itnewsbot, 4 months ago to random In Praise of Old Meters - We are spoiled with multimeters today. Even the cheapest meter you will get these ... - https://hackaday.com/2024/01/12/in-praise-of-old-meters/ #repairhacks #multimeter #radioshack #toolhacks #teardown #micronta #vtvm #vom
In Praise of Old Meters - We are spoiled with multimeters today. Even the cheapest meter you will get these ... - https://hackaday.com/2024/01/12/in-praise-of-old-meters/ #repairhacks #multimeter #radioshack #toolhacks #teardown #micronta #vtvm #vom
itnewsbot, 4 months ago to random A Compact SMD Reflow Hotplate Powered by USB-PD - When it comes to home-lab reflow work, there are a lot of ways to get the job done... - https://hackaday.com/2024/01/09/a-compact-smd-reflow-hotplate-powered-by-usb-pd/ #metalceramic #toolhacks #hotplate #reflow #usb-pd #ch552 #pid #smd
A Compact SMD Reflow Hotplate Powered by USB-PD - When it comes to home-lab reflow work, there are a lot of ways to get the job done... - https://hackaday.com/2024/01/09/a-compact-smd-reflow-hotplate-powered-by-usb-pd/ #metalceramic #toolhacks #hotplate #reflow #usb-pd #ch552 #pid #smd
itnewsbot, 4 months ago to random Half Power Bank, Half Spot Welder - There was a time when every gizmo on AliExpress also had a big white LED so it cou... - https://hackaday.com/2024/01/08/half-power-bank-half-spot-welder/ #batteryspotwelder #batterypack #spotwelder #toolhacks #teardown
Half Power Bank, Half Spot Welder - There was a time when every gizmo on AliExpress also had a big white LED so it cou... - https://hackaday.com/2024/01/08/half-power-bank-half-spot-welder/ #batteryspotwelder #batterypack #spotwelder #toolhacks #teardown
itnewsbot, 4 months ago to random Add the Analog Toolkit to Your…Toolkit - Analog acquisition tools are super helpful whenever you want to run an experiment,... - https://hackaday.com/2024/01/03/add-the-analog-toolkit-to-your-toolkit/ #analogacquisition #dataacquisition #analogtoolkit #analoginput #toolhacks #stm32g0 #stm32
Add the Analog Toolkit to Your…Toolkit - Analog acquisition tools are super helpful whenever you want to run an experiment,... - https://hackaday.com/2024/01/03/add-the-analog-toolkit-to-your-toolkit/ #analogacquisition #dataacquisition #analogtoolkit #analoginput #toolhacks #stm32g0 #stm32
itnewsbot, 4 months ago to random Modern Control of a Logic Analyzer - When you think of a logic analyzer today, you might think of a little USB probe th... - https://hackaday.com/2023/12/27/modern-control-of-a-logic-analyzer/ #linuxhacks #toolhacks
Modern Control of a Logic Analyzer - When you think of a logic analyzer today, you might think of a little USB probe th... - https://hackaday.com/2023/12/27/modern-control-of-a-logic-analyzer/ #linuxhacks #toolhacks
itnewsbot, 4 months ago to random Talking Ohmmeter Also Spits Out Color Bands For You - If you’ve got a resistor and you can’t read the color bands (or they’re not presen... - https://hackaday.com/2023/12/24/talking-ohmmeter-also-spits-out-color-bands-for-you/ #toolhacks #ohmmeter #resistor #ece4760
Talking Ohmmeter Also Spits Out Color Bands For You - If you’ve got a resistor and you can’t read the color bands (or they’re not presen... - https://hackaday.com/2023/12/24/talking-ohmmeter-also-spits-out-color-bands-for-you/ #toolhacks #ohmmeter #resistor #ece4760
itnewsbot, 4 months ago to random DIY Pneumatic Actuator Does Great In Action - Pneumatic actuators can be powerful and fast, making them very useful for all kind... - https://hackaday.com/2023/12/23/diy-pneumatic-actuator-does-great-in-action/ #pneumatics #toolhacks #3dprinted #pneumatic #actuator
DIY Pneumatic Actuator Does Great In Action - Pneumatic actuators can be powerful and fast, making them very useful for all kind... - https://hackaday.com/2023/12/23/diy-pneumatic-actuator-does-great-in-action/ #pneumatics #toolhacks #3dprinted #pneumatic #actuator
itnewsbot, 4 months ago to random Ultra-Basic Thermal Camera Built Using Arduino Uno - Thermal cameras can cost well into the five-figure range if you’re buying high-res... - https://hackaday.com/2023/12/22/ultra-basic-thermal-camera-built-using-arduino-uno/ #thermalimaging #thermalcamera #arduinohacks #arduinouno #toolhacks
Ultra-Basic Thermal Camera Built Using Arduino Uno - Thermal cameras can cost well into the five-figure range if you’re buying high-res... - https://hackaday.com/2023/12/22/ultra-basic-thermal-camera-built-using-arduino-uno/ #thermalimaging #thermalcamera #arduinohacks #arduinouno #toolhacks
itnewsbot, 5 months ago to random Hacker Tactic: Internal ESD Diode Probing - Humans are walking high voltage generators, due to all the friction with our surro... - https://hackaday.com/2023/12/14/hacker-tactic-internal-esd-diode-probing/ #hackadaycolumns #debuggingtools #testequipment #repairhacks #toolhacks #debugging #esddiode #how-to
Hacker Tactic: Internal ESD Diode Probing - Humans are walking high voltage generators, due to all the friction with our surro... - https://hackaday.com/2023/12/14/hacker-tactic-internal-esd-diode-probing/ #hackadaycolumns #debuggingtools #testequipment #repairhacks #toolhacks #debugging #esddiode #how-to
itnewsbot, 5 months ago to MagicTheGathering Upgrade Puts a Lot of Zeroes on Kit-Built Frequency Counter - If there’s anything more viscerally pleasing than seeing an eight-digit instrument... - https://hackaday.com/2023/12/07/upgrade-puts-a-lot-of-zeroes-on-kit-built-frequency-counter/ #temperaturecompensated #crystaloscillator #frequencycounter #calibration #toolhacks #reference #standard #vctcxo
Upgrade Puts a Lot of Zeroes on Kit-Built Frequency Counter - If there’s anything more viscerally pleasing than seeing an eight-digit instrument... - https://hackaday.com/2023/12/07/upgrade-puts-a-lot-of-zeroes-on-kit-built-frequency-counter/ #temperaturecompensated #crystaloscillator #frequencycounter #calibration #toolhacks #reference #standard #vctcxo
itnewsbot, 5 months ago to programming Wio Terminal Makes Passable Oscilloscope - There was a time when getting a good oscilloscope not only involved a large outlay... - https://hackaday.com/2023/12/06/wio-terminal-makes-passable-oscilloscope/ #microcontroller #oscilloscope #programming #wioterminal #toolhacks #display #samd51
Wio Terminal Makes Passable Oscilloscope - There was a time when getting a good oscilloscope not only involved a large outlay... - https://hackaday.com/2023/12/06/wio-terminal-makes-passable-oscilloscope/ #microcontroller #oscilloscope #programming #wioterminal #toolhacks #display #samd51
itnewsbot, 5 months ago to test This Pogo Pin Test Fixture Keep Your SMDs from Taking Flight - There’s no denying how useful surface mount technology is, and how enabling the ab... - https://hackaday.com/2023/12/05/this-pogo-pin-test-fixture-keep-your-smds-from-taking-flight/ #surfacemount #testficture #toolhacks #pogopins #test #lcr #smd #smt
This Pogo Pin Test Fixture Keep Your SMDs from Taking Flight - There’s no denying how useful surface mount technology is, and how enabling the ab... - https://hackaday.com/2023/12/05/this-pogo-pin-test-fixture-keep-your-smds-from-taking-flight/ #surfacemount #testficture #toolhacks #pogopins #test #lcr #smd #smt
itnewsbot, 5 months ago to Arduino LED Tester Also Calculates Resistor For Target Voltage - [mircemk] built a slick-looking LED tester with a couple handy functions built in.... - https://hackaday.com/2023/12/02/led-tester-also-calculates-resistor-for-target-voltage/ #currentlimiting #seriesresistor #toolhacks #ledhacks #arduino #tester #led
LED Tester Also Calculates Resistor For Target Voltage - [mircemk] built a slick-looking LED tester with a couple handy functions built in.... - https://hackaday.com/2023/12/02/led-tester-also-calculates-resistor-for-target-voltage/ #currentlimiting #seriesresistor #toolhacks #ledhacks #arduino #tester #led
itnewsbot, 5 months ago to random Arbitrary Wave Generator For The Raspberry Pi Pico - Once upon a time, if you wanted to generate some waveforms, you needed to buy an e... - https://hackaday.com/2023/11/29/arbitrary-wave-generator-for-the-raspberry-pi-pico/ #functiongenerator #raspberrypipico #toolhacks
Arbitrary Wave Generator For The Raspberry Pi Pico - Once upon a time, if you wanted to generate some waveforms, you needed to buy an e... - https://hackaday.com/2023/11/29/arbitrary-wave-generator-for-the-raspberry-pi-pico/ #functiongenerator #raspberrypipico #toolhacks
itnewsbot, 5 months ago to random Come for the PCB Holder, Stay for the Tour of FreeCAD - PCB holders are great tools. Not only is the PCB Solder Fren from [PistonPin] a ni... - https://hackaday.com/2023/11/26/come-for-the-pcb-holder-stay-for-the-tour-of-freecad/ #toolhacks #3dprinted #pcbholder #freecad
Come for the PCB Holder, Stay for the Tour of FreeCAD - PCB holders are great tools. Not only is the PCB Solder Fren from [PistonPin] a ni... - https://hackaday.com/2023/11/26/come-for-the-pcb-holder-stay-for-the-tour-of-freecad/ #toolhacks #3dprinted #pcbholder #freecad
itnewsbot, 6 months ago to cnc CNC Plus Microscope Plus Game Controller Equals Awesome - What do you get if you strap a microscope onto a CNC and throw in a gaming control... - https://hackaday.com/2023/11/20/cnc-plus-microscope-plus-game-controller-equals-awesome/ #automatedmicroscope #toolhacks #g-code #cnc
CNC Plus Microscope Plus Game Controller Equals Awesome - What do you get if you strap a microscope onto a CNC and throw in a gaming control... - https://hackaday.com/2023/11/20/cnc-plus-microscope-plus-game-controller-equals-awesome/ #automatedmicroscope #toolhacks #g-code #cnc
itnewsbot, 6 months ago to modeltrains Miniature Hydraulic Jack is a Scale Marvel - Most hydraulic jacks are big tools that can lift upwards of 1000 kg but [Maker B]’... - https://hackaday.com/2023/11/19/miniature-hydraulic-jack-is-a-scale-marvel/ #hydraulics #scalemodel #toolhacks #machining
Miniature Hydraulic Jack is a Scale Marvel - Most hydraulic jacks are big tools that can lift upwards of 1000 kg but [Maker B]’... - https://hackaday.com/2023/11/19/miniature-hydraulic-jack-is-a-scale-marvel/ #hydraulics #scalemodel #toolhacks #machining
itnewsbot, 6 months ago to random A 3D Printed Grinder for Printed Lens Blanks - When one thinks of applications for 3D printing, optical components don’t seem to ... - https://hackaday.com/2023/11/16/a-3d-printed-grinder-for-printed-lens-blanks/ #toolhacks #polishing #grinding #blanks #parts #optic #resin #lens #fdm #sla
A 3D Printed Grinder for Printed Lens Blanks - When one thinks of applications for 3D printing, optical components don’t seem to ... - https://hackaday.com/2023/11/16/a-3d-printed-grinder-for-printed-lens-blanks/ #toolhacks #polishing #grinding #blanks #parts #optic #resin #lens #fdm #sla
itnewsbot, 6 months ago to random Solder Two Boards at Once With This Dual Reflow Plate - Homebrew reflow projects generally follow a pretty simple formula: find a thrift s... - https://hackaday.com/2023/11/10/solder-two-boards-at-once-with-this-dual-reflow-plate/ #heatingelement #solderpaste #thermistor #toolhacks #reflow #solder #pid #ptc #smd
Solder Two Boards at Once With This Dual Reflow Plate - Homebrew reflow projects generally follow a pretty simple formula: find a thrift s... - https://hackaday.com/2023/11/10/solder-two-boards-at-once-with-this-dual-reflow-plate/ #heatingelement #solderpaste #thermistor #toolhacks #reflow #solder #pid #ptc #smd
itnewsbot, 6 months ago to retrocomputing Nixie Tube RPN Calculator Project - If you like Nixie tubes and/or DIY calculators, checkout this interesting talk fro... - https://hackaday.com/2023/11/07/nixie-tube-rpn-calculator-project/ #retrocomputing #70scalculators #calculatorhack #classichacks #hpcalculator #toolhacks #nonpareil
Nixie Tube RPN Calculator Project - If you like Nixie tubes and/or DIY calculators, checkout this interesting talk fro... - https://hackaday.com/2023/11/07/nixie-tube-rpn-calculator-project/ #retrocomputing #70scalculators #calculatorhack #classichacks #hpcalculator #toolhacks #nonpareil
itnewsbot, 6 months ago to random What Parts Should You Desolder? - A rite of passage for a young electronics enthusiast used to be collecting an arra... - https://hackaday.com/2023/11/05/what-parts-should-you-desolder/ #stockparts #toolhacks #desolder #junkbox #parts #scrap #junk
What Parts Should You Desolder? - A rite of passage for a young electronics enthusiast used to be collecting an arra... - https://hackaday.com/2023/11/05/what-parts-should-you-desolder/ #stockparts #toolhacks #desolder #junkbox #parts #scrap #junk
itnewsbot, 6 months ago to hardware Flash Programmer Shows Some Nifty Tricks - A handy tool to have on the bench is a Flash chip programmer, and the ones based a... - https://hackaday.com/2023/11/05/flash-programmer-shows-some-nifty-tricks/ #peripheralshacks #toolhacks #hardware #ch341a #i2c #usb
Flash Programmer Shows Some Nifty Tricks - A handy tool to have on the bench is a Flash chip programmer, and the ones based a... - https://hackaday.com/2023/11/05/flash-programmer-shows-some-nifty-tricks/ #peripheralshacks #toolhacks #hardware #ch341a #i2c #usb
itnewsbot, 6 months ago to cnc What The Artisan 3-in-1 CNC Offers (If One Has The Table Space) - I never feel like I have enough space in my workshop. The promise of consolidating... - https://hackaday.com/2023/11/01/what-the-artisan-3-in-1-cnc-offers-if-one-has-the-table-space/ #desktopmanufacturing #snapmakerartisan #3dprinterhacks #dualextruder #prototyping #laserhacks #diodelaser #toolhacks #3dprinter #cnchacks #featured #3-in-1 #review #laser #cnc
What The Artisan 3-in-1 CNC Offers (If One Has The Table Space) - I never feel like I have enough space in my workshop. The promise of consolidating... - https://hackaday.com/2023/11/01/what-the-artisan-3-in-1-cnc-offers-if-one-has-the-table-space/ #desktopmanufacturing #snapmakerartisan #3dprinterhacks #dualextruder #prototyping #laserhacks #diodelaser #toolhacks #3dprinter #cnchacks #featured #3-in-1 #review #laser #cnc
itnewsbot, 6 months ago to random Chugging Along: A Steam-Powered Sawmill Still Makes Its Mark - [Rural Heritage TV] has video of a private tour of a working, two-story, steam-pow... - https://hackaday.com/2023/10/31/chugging-along-a-steam-powered-sawmill-still-makes-its-mark/ #steamengine #historical #toolhacks #bandsaw #sawmill
Chugging Along: A Steam-Powered Sawmill Still Makes Its Mark - [Rural Heritage TV] has video of a private tour of a working, two-story, steam-pow... - https://hackaday.com/2023/10/31/chugging-along-a-steam-powered-sawmill-still-makes-its-mark/ #steamengine #historical #toolhacks #bandsaw #sawmill
itnewsbot, 6 months ago to random Plasma Cutting and 3D Printing Team Up to Make Bending Thick Sheet Steel Easier - Metalworking has always been very much a “mixed method” art. Forging, welding, mil... - https://hackaday.com/2023/10/28/plasma-cutting-and-3d-printing-team-up-to-make-bending-thick-sheet-steel-easier/ #plasmacutter #pressbrake #sheetsteel #toolhacks #alignment #bending #bracket #plasma #tool #jig
Plasma Cutting and 3D Printing Team Up to Make Bending Thick Sheet Steel Easier - Metalworking has always been very much a “mixed method” art. Forging, welding, mil... - https://hackaday.com/2023/10/28/plasma-cutting-and-3d-printing-team-up-to-make-bending-thick-sheet-steel-easier/ #plasmacutter #pressbrake #sheetsteel #toolhacks #alignment #bending #bracket #plasma #tool #jig