Printing metal as easily as it is to printed with thermoplastics has been a dream for a very long time, with options for hobbyists being very scarce. This is something …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/24/printing-with-metal-on-the-ender-3-using-only-a-friction-wheel/)

Building a High-Performance Shifter for Sim Racing
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/25/building-a-high-performance-shifter-for-sim-racing/

These days, sim racing is more realistic than ever. There are better screens, better headsets, and better steering wheels with better force-feedback, all of which help make you feel like …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/25/building-a-high-performance-shifter-for-sim-racing/)

Twelve Days of Christmas as Performed By 1980s Speech Chip
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/25/twelve-days-of-christmas-as-performed-by-1980s-speech-chip/

In a curious historical twist, the “Twelve days of Christmas” are actually the days of revelry that followed the 25th. The preceding period, Advent, was traditionally a fast, not unlike …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/25/twelve-days-of-christmas-as-performed-by-1980s-speech-chip/)

Born to Burn: the Battle Born LFP Battery
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/25/born-to-burn-the-battle-born-lfp-battery/

Would you feel confident in buying US-made LiFePO4 (LFP) batteries? While the answer here is generally expected to be ‘yes’, especially compared to getting an unbranded LFP battery off eBay …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/25/born-to-burn-the-battle-born-lfp-battery/)

MQTT Pager Build is Bringing Beepers Back
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/25/mqtt-pager-build-is-bringing-beepers-back/

Pagers were once a great way to get a message to someone out in public; they just had to be cool enough to have one. These days, they’re mostly the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/25/mqtt-pager-build-is-bringing-beepers-back/)