Reflow hotplates are a wonderful tool for PCB assembly if you can keep your designs single-sided. The 946C hotplate in particular has been on hackers’ radar for a while – …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/09/30/controller-for-946c-hotplate-adds-reflow-profile-upload-over-ble/)

Make Your Own Color Gradient 3D Printing Filament
https://hackaday.com/2022/09/30/make-your-own-color-gradient-3d-printing-filament/

Color gradient filament is fun stuff to play with. It lets you make 3D prints that slowly fade from one color to another along the Z-axis. [David Gozzard] wanted to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/09/30/make-your-own-color-gradient-3d-printing-filament/)

A High-Powered Vacuum Cleaner For Tough Jobs
https://hackaday.com/2022/09/30/a-high-powered-vacuum-cleaner-for-tough-jobs/

Vacuum cleaners are great for tidying up the home, but they typically can’t deal with the bulky, gross messes of a proper workshop. [CraftAndu] is currently building a sailing vessel, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/09/30/a-high-powered-vacuum-cleaner-for-tough-jobs/)

DVD Drives Turned Into Microscopes
https://hackaday.com/2022/10/01/dvd-drives-turned-into-microscopes/

With the advent of streaming services, plenty of people are opting to forego the collection of physical media. In turn, there are now a lot of optical drives sitting unused …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/10/01/dvd-drives-turned-into-microscopes/)

Lamp Flashing Module Is Perfect For Automotive Use
https://hackaday.com/2022/10/01/lamp-flashing-module-is-perfect-for-automotive-use/

Modern cars tend to have quite advanced lighting systems, all integrated under the control of the car’s computer. Back in the day, though, things like brake lights and indicators were …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/10/01/lamp-flashing-module-is-perfect-for-automotive-use/)

Unintentional Emissions
https://hackaday.com/2022/10/01/unintentional-emissions/

First, it was the WiFi router: my ancient WRT54G that had given me nearly two decades service. Something finally gave out in the 2.4 GHz circuitry, and it would WiFi …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/10/01/unintentional-emissions/)

DIY Wind Tunnel Aims To Educate The Youth
https://hackaday.com/2022/10/01/diy-wind-tunnel-aims-to-educate-the-youth/

Typically, when we talk about wind tunnels, we think of the big facilities in use by the aerospace and motorsports industries. However, there’s nothing stopping you building a wind tunnel …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/10/01/diy-wind-tunnel-aims-to-educate-the-youth/)

2022 Cyberdeck Contest: A Chorded-Keyboard Wearable Cyberdeck
https://hackaday.com/2022/10/01/2022-cyberdeck-contest-a-chorded-keyboard-wearable-cyberdeck/