You’ve likely seen many tutorials on making silicone parts using 3D printed molds online. The vast majority of these methods use a simple pour method to fill the mold. This …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/09/05/injection-molding-silicone-parts-for-under-50/)

How to Get Good With Wood
https://hackaday.com/2021/09/06/how-to-get-good-with-wood/

It’s perhaps unsurprising that we don’t see much in the way of woodworking here at Hackaday; after all, this is a plastics and metal community if there ever was one. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/09/06/how-to-get-good-with-wood/)

Lightning Detector Keeps a Tally
https://hackaday.com/2021/09/06/lightning-detector-keeps-a-tally/

Lightning is one of the great forces of nature. The huge releases of electricity release detectable electromagnetic emissions, as you might expect. The team at the [LVL1 Hackerspace] put together …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/09/06/lightning-detector-keeps-a-tally/)

Small Scale Mad Max: Danny Huynh’s Dystopian Animatronics
https://hackaday.com/2021/09/06/small-scale-mad-max-danny-huynhs-dystopian-animatronics/

The hacker spirit is always alive and well in post-apocalyptic fiction, as characters throw together contraptions from whatever junk they can find. While these might not always be practical or …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/09/06/small-scale-mad-max-danny-huynhs-dystopian-animatronics/)

Tiny ESP32 Strider Walks The Walk
https://hackaday.com/2021/09/06/tiny-esp32-strider-walks-the-walk/

Wheels might be the simplest method of locomotion for robots, but walkers are infinitely more satisfying to watch. This is certainly the case for [Chen Liang’s] tiny Strider walker controlled by …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/09/06/tiny-esp32-strider-walks-the-walk/)

M4 Breadstick is a Tasty Prototyping Alternative
https://hackaday.com/2021/09/06/m4-breadstick-is-a-tasty-prototyping-alternative/

What does “breadboard-friendly” mean to you? It’s become a game of minimum viability. Sure, it fits in the breadboard, but are there any accessible tie points left for wires and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/09/06/m4-breadstick-is-a-tasty-prototyping-alternative/)

Homebrew Sounder Maps the Depths in Depth
https://hackaday.com/2021/09/06/homebrew-sounder-maps-the-depths-in-depth/

For those who like to muck around in boats, there’s enough to worry about without wondering if you’re going to run aground. And there’s really no way to know that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/09/06/homebrew-sounder-maps-the-depths-in-depth/)