Hackaday Podcast 216: FETs, Fax, and Electrochemical Fab
https://hackaday.com/2023/04/28/hackaday-podcast-216-fets-fax-and-electrochemical-fab/

In this week’s podcast, non-brothers Elliot Williams and Al Williams talk about our favorite hacks of the week. Elliot’s got analog on the brain, courtesy of the ongoing Op Amp …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/04/28/hackaday-podcast-216-fets-fax-and-electrochemical-fab/)

Rising to the Occasion: A Brief History of Crewed High Altitude Balloons
https://hackaday.com/2023/04/28/rising-to-the-occasion-a-brief-history-of-crewed-high-altitude-balloons/

We think of human flight as a relatively modern affair, with a few claims to the first airplane all around the turn of the last century. But people flew much …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/04/28/rising-to-the-occasion-a-brief-history-of-crewed-high-altitude-balloons/)

LED Matrix Displays Get New Look Thanks to SMD Stencils
https://hackaday.com/2023/04/28/led-matrix-displays-get-new-look-thanks-to-smd-stencils/

Even if surface-mount skills aren’t in your repertoire, chances are pretty good that most of us are at least familiar with SMD stencils. These paper-thin laser-cut steel sheets are a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/04/28/led-matrix-displays-get-new-look-thanks-to-smd-stencils/)

Auto Tape Wrapping Machine Is Amazing For Cable Management
https://hackaday.com/2023/04/28/auto-tape-wrapping-machine-is-amazing-for-cable-management/

If you’ve dived under the hood of any car built in the last 40 years, you’ve likely noticed the bundles of neatly-wrapped cables making up the car’s wiring loom. [The …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/04/28/auto-tape-wrapping-machine-is-amazing-for-cable-management/)

Soldering Station Designed Around Batteries
https://hackaday.com/2023/04/28/soldering-station-designed-around-batteries/

Companies now are looking to secure revenue streams by sneakily locking customers into as many recurring services as possible. Subscription software, OS ecosystems, music streaming, and even food delivery companies …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/04/28/soldering-station-designed-around-batteries/)

Building a Receiver With The ProgRock2 Programmable Crystal
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Crystals are key to a lot of radio designs. They act as a stable frequency source and ensure you’re listening to (or transmitting on) exactly the right bit of the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/04/28/building-a-receiver-with-the-progrock2-programmable-crystal/)

The Nuts and Bolts of Nuts and Bolts
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