want some inspiration to launch your own handmade adventure? [Anne Hollowday] composed in to share a series of short films she’s been publishing called makers of Things. So far there are just four episodes but we hope she makes many more. above you can see the latest, entitled Woodworker. It’s a monologue-style interview with masters of their…
For a long time radial aircraft engines, with their unique cylinder housings set up in a circle, were a common sight on aircraft. As an experiment, [KendinYap], wished to see if he could combine 3 small DC motors into a usable RC aircraft motor, efficiently creating an electric radial engine. The assembly consists of three…
around this time around last year, Monoprice quietly revealed a small, $200 3D printer. At the time, a completely working printer at this cost point wasn’t unheard of. A good 3D printer at this cost point was. It turned out this printer was really fantastic and totally altered the value proposition of desktop 3D printers. In the…
[DaveDarko] has entered a distinct project into this years Hackaday prize a WiFi game young boy Cartridge. If you are active over at Hackaday.io I’m sure you’ll have run across Dave at some point or other, maybe we need to start charging him rent. The objective of this project is to create a WiFi enabled game…
There are smaller microcontrollers than the ATtiny13. Some ARM chips will in shape on the head of a big pin, as well as even in Atmel world, the ATtiny10 is available in a small SOT-23-6 bundle – a size usually reserved for surface install transistors. The ‘tiny13, though, can be programmed with just about any…
other machine Co., manufacturer of the very capable and very cool OtherMill pro CNC machine, has been acquired by [Bre Pettis], former CEO of MakerBot. Under the terms of the acquisition, current CEO of other machine Co, Dr. Danielle Applestone, will remain in charge of the company. We have a love affair with the OtherMill here…
We know, we know. They are bad for you. You shouldn’t start, but some people do love a cigar. and a fine cigar is pretty particular about drying out. That’s why tobacconists and cigar aficionados store their smokes in a humidor. This is anything from a small box to a large closet that maintains a constant…
[Vince] teaches an Embedded Systems class at the university of Maine, as well as a few of his trainees were working on video games for their finals. He decided to “test the hardware” that the trainees were utilizing by putting two 8×8 displays, one 4×7 section display, as well as a Wii Nunchuck on the I2C…
FPGAs, CPLDs, PALs, as well as GALs, Oh My! This week’s Hacklet focuses on a few of the very best Programmable Logic jobs on Hackaday.io! Programmable logic gadgets tend to have a steep discovering curve. Not only is a new hacker discovering complex parts, however there are entire new languages to discover – like VHDL or…
When [Mahesh Venkitachalam] was experimenting with maker learning for audio applications on a Raspberry Pi, he found himself trying to find a basic USB microphone. A low-cost one was easy to find, but the sound quality and directionality left much to be desired. A large, studio-quality mic would be overkill, so [Mahesh] made a decision…