Packing Heat with a Homemade Portable Soldering Iron
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/17/packing-heat-with-a-homemade-portable-soldering-iron/

Small portable soldering irons are all the rage so [electronoobs] decided to build one on his own. While the design isn’t quite as sleek as a commercial unit, considering it …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/17/packing-heat-with-a-homemade-portable-soldering-iron/)

Teardown: 3D Printed Space Shuttle Lamp
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/17/teardown-3d-printed-space-shuttle-lamp/

Since the very beginning, the prevailing wisdom regarding consumer desktop 3D printers was that they were excellent tools for producing prototypes or one-off creations, but anything more than that was …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/17/teardown-3d-printed-space-shuttle-lamp/)

Why Buy A New Scope When You Can ‘Just’ Build One?
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/17/why-buy-a-new-scope-when-you-can-just-build-one/

ThunderScope datapath
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/thunderscope_arch.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/thunderscope_arch.png?w=800">Hackaday Prize 2021 Finalist ThunderScope is doing exactly that. [Aleska] is building a modular open source PC-connected oscilloscope aiming at four channels and a cool 100 MHz bandwidth with a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/17/why-buy-a-new-scope-when-you-can-just-build-one/)

Custom Isolated Variac is Truly One of a Kind
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It’s no surprise that many hardware hackers avoid working with AC, and frankly, we can’t blame them. The potential consequences of making a mistake when working with mains voltages are …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/17/custom-isolated-variac-is-truly-one-of-a-kind/)

Casting Silicone Parts With 3D-Printed Inserts For Stiffness
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/17/casting-silicone-parts-with-3d-printed-inserts-for-stiffness/

Prolific maker [Jan Mrázek] shared his process for casting soft silicone parts that nevertheless have some added stiffness, which he accomplished by embedding porous, 3D-printed “ribs” into the pieces during …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/17/casting-silicone-parts-with-3d-printed-inserts-for-stiffness/)

Spiffy Summer Project Sources Solar Sounds From Scraps
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/17/spiffy-summer-project-sources-solar-sounds-from-scraps/

[Gijs Gieskes] has a long history of producing electronic art and sound contraptions, and his Zonneliedjes (sunsongs) project is certainly an entertaining perpetuation of his sonic creations. With the stated …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/17/spiffy-summer-project-sources-solar-sounds-from-scraps/)

Boston Dynamics Atlas Dynamic Duo Tackles Obstacle Course
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/17/boston-dynamics-atlas-dynamic-duo-tackles-obstacle-course/