Nearly everyone likes nice pinout diagrams, but the more pins and functions are involved, the more cluttered and less useful the diagram becomes. To address this, [Jan Mrázek] created Pinion, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/03/tool-generates-interactive-pcb-diagrams-from-kicad/)

Reminder: Bring-A-Hack is This Thursday August 5th
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/03/reminder-bring-a-hack-is-this-thursday-august-5th/

Hey you! What have you been working on lately? No, wait, don’t tell us just yet! Save the juicy details for the summer edition of Bring-A-Hack. It’s going down in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/03/reminder-bring-a-hack-is-this-thursday-august-5th/)

Gladys West Modelled the Earth So That We Can Have GPS
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/03/gladys-west-modelled-the-earth-so-that-we-can-have-gps/

The name Gladys West is probably unfamiliar, but she was part of creating something you probably use often enough: GPS. You wouldn’t think a child who grew up on a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/03/gladys-west-modelled-the-earth-so-that-we-can-have-gps/)

3D Printing May Disprove Lord Kelvin
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/03/3d-printing-may-disprove-lord-kelvin/

If you think 3D printing is only good for benchies, key chains, and printer parts, you might enjoy the paper by two physicists from Wesleyan University and the University of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/03/3d-printing-may-disprove-lord-kelvin/)

3D Printer Automated Bed Swapping System Loads From A Magazine
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/03/3d-printer-automated-bed-swapping-system-loads-from-a-magazine/

FDM 3D printing has gone beyond prototyping and is being used as a production tool by many companies. However, conventional printers still require an operation to pop the finished part …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/03/3d-printer-automated-bed-swapping-system-loads-from-a-magazine/)

Wooden Keyboard with Scrabble Tiles Goes the Extra Mile
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/03/wooden-keyboard-with-scrabble-tiles-goes-the-extra-mile/

[Steve M. Potter] loves and respects a good, solid keyboard as much as we do and wanted to build an heirloom-level battleship to grace their home office. Well, you couldn’t …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/03/wooden-keyboard-with-scrabble-tiles-goes-the-extra-mile/)

Fail of the Week: Flipped Cable Leads to Fried Radio
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/03/fail-of-the-week-flipped-cable-leads-to-fried-radio/

[Doug]’s newly-installed Yaesu FT-891 mobile transceiver failed to power up despite a careful installation, and it turns out to have ultimately been caused by a reversed cable. There’s a happy …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/03/fail-of-the-week-flipped-cable-leads-to-fried-radio/)