[Breaking Taps] has a nice pulsed fiber laser and decided to try it to micromachine with silicon. You can see the results in the video below. Silicon absorbs the IR …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/19/micromachining-with-a-laser/)

Charge Your Apple With Apples
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/19/charge-your-apple-with-apples/

When you think of ethanol, you might think of it as a type of alcohol, not alcohol itself. However, in reality, it is the primary ingredient in adult beverages. Which …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/19/charge-your-apple-with-apples/)

Developing Your Own Digital Film
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/20/developing-your-own-digital-film/

In the olden days, you would have a roll of film that you could take to your local drug store and have them develop it. But a serious photographer would …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/20/developing-your-own-digital-film/)

Gaskets, Can They Be 3D Printed?
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/20/gaskets-can-they-be-3d-printed/

Anyone who’s owned an older engine, whether it be in a car, motorcycle, or garden machine, will at some time have been faced with the need for a gasket. Even …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/20/gaskets-can-they-be-3d-printed/)

Commodore C64: the Most Popular Home Computer Ever Turns 40
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/20/commodore-c64-the-most-popular-home-computer-ever-turns-40/

This year marks the anniversary of the most popular selling home computer ever, the Commodore 64, which made its debut in 1982. Note that I am saying “home computer” and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/20/commodore-c64-the-most-popular-home-computer-ever-turns-40/)

This Laptop Gets All The PCIe Devices
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/20/this-laptop-gets-all-the-pcie-devices/

Did you ever feel like your laptop’s GPU was sub-optimal, or perhaps that your laptop could use a SAS controller? [Rob Rogers] felt like that too, so now he has …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/20/this-laptop-gets-all-the-pcie-devices/)

A Rotary Encoder: How Hard Can It Be?
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/20/a-rotary-encoder-how-hard-can-it-be/

As you may have noticed, I’ve been working with an STM32 ARM CPU using Mbed. There was a time when Mbed was pretty simple, but a lot has changed since …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/20/a-rotary-encoder-how-hard-can-it-be/)