In the early days of FDM 3D printing, the RepRap project spawned all sorts of weird and and wonderful designs. In the video after the break [dizekat] gives us a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/08/marionette-3d-printer-replaces-linear-rails-with-string/)

Blaupunkt Tube Radio is the Sultan of Radios
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/08/blaupunkt-tube-radio-is-the-sultan-of-radios/

According to [M Caldeira], the Blaupunkt Sultan 24300 was one of the last tube radios made in the 1960s. He’s got one but it needed some tender loving care, and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/08/blaupunkt-tube-radio-is-the-sultan-of-radios/)

Virtual Mini Pinball Cabinet Scores Big
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/08/virtual-mini-pinball-cabinet-scores-big/

Do you love pinball, but can’t justify owning a full-size cabinet? Yeah, us either, and that’s why we’re so interested in [mircemk]’s great-looking DIY mini virtual pinball cabinet. Since [mircemk] …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/08/virtual-mini-pinball-cabinet-scores-big/)

Auto Xylophone Uses Homemade Solenoids
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/08/auto-xylophone-uses-homemade-solenoids/

Want to play the xylophone but don’t want to learn how? [Rachad]’s automatic xylophone might be just the ticket. It uses homemade solenoids to play tunes under computer control. Think …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/08/auto-xylophone-uses-homemade-solenoids/)

Hackaday Links: October 8, 2023
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/08/hackaday-links-october-8-2023/

Too much of a good thing is generally a bad thing, but a surfeit of asteroid material is probably a valid exception to that rule. Such was NASA’s plight as …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/08/hackaday-links-october-8-2023/)

Who Needs Sea Monkeys? Get PlanktoScope
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/08/who-needs-sea-monkeys-get-planktoscope/

Plankton are tiny organisms that drift around in the ocean. They aren’t just whale food — they are responsible for fixing up to 50% of the world’s carbon dioxide. That, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/08/who-needs-sea-monkeys-get-planktoscope/)

Pushing the Boundaries of Tiny Mechanical Devices With Compliant Mechanisms
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/08/pushing-the-boundaries-of-tiny-mechanical-devices-with-compliant-mechanisms/

Mechanical actions underlie much of what makes modern day society function, whether it’s electric motors, combustion engines, switches, levers, or the springs inside a toy blaster gun that propel foam …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/08/pushing-the-boundaries-of-tiny-mechanical-devices-with-compliant-mechanisms/)