To say that desktop 3D printing had a transformative effect on our community would be something of an understatement. In just a decade or so, we went from creaky printers …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/05/exploring-a-new-frontier-desktop-edm-is-coming/)

A Fuse is Just a Fuse, Right?
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/05/a-fuse-is-just-a-fuse-right/

We like to think that most common electronic components are essentially commodity items. We don´t buy premium wire or resistors. You just assume these electronic components are more or less …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/05/a-fuse-is-just-a-fuse-right/)

Probably The Cheapest Lens You Will Ever Use
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/05/probably-the-cheapest-lens-you-will-ever-use/

Photographic enthusiasts will invariably amass an extensive collection of lenses, and in their communities there are near-mythical and sought-after lenses that change hands for incredible prices. It’s probably the oldest …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/05/probably-the-cheapest-lens-you-will-ever-use/)

A Tale Of Two LÄMPs
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/05/a-tale-of-two-lamps/

Building with LEDs is a hacker pastime like no other – what’s more, if you keep playing with LED tech out there, you’re bound to build something elegant and noteworthy. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/05/a-tale-of-two-lamps/)

FreeCAD is Simple, According to This Tutorial
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/05/freecad-is-simple-according-to-this-tutorial/

Remember learning to tie your shoes or ride a bike? Like many things, that’s easy once you know how to do it, but seems impossible before you learn. [NovaSpirit] asserts …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/05/freecad-is-simple-according-to-this-tutorial/)

System Essentially Contradicting American Methods
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/05/system-essentially-contradicting-american-methods/

Today, acronyms such as PAL and initialisms such as NTSC are used as a lazy shorthand for 625 and 525-line video signals, but back in the days of analogue TV …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/05/system-essentially-contradicting-american-methods/)

Tentacle Robot Is Like an Elephant Trunk
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/06/tentacle-robot-is-like-an-elephant-trunk/

It sounds like bad science fiction or anime, but researchers are creating helical-artificial fibrous muscle structured tubular soft actuators. What? Oh, tentacle robot arms. Got it. The researchers at Westlake …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/07/06/tentacle-robot-is-like-an-elephant-trunk/)

This Block of Rubber Can Count To Ten
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/06/this-block-of-rubber-can-count-to-ten/