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• Adding Capabilities to Inexpensive Solar Modules #SolarPower #DIY #Electronics

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  May 15, 2026

• Building A Die Filer From Scratch #Maker #DIY #Tools

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  May 15, 2026

• Mod this IKEA Lamp into Smart Lighting For Not A Lot #DIY #SmartHome #Maker

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  May 15, 2026

• Hacking Hard Drive Firmware #Hacking #Firmware #ReverseEngineering

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  May 15, 2026

• preFlight Slicer Brings Added Part Strength Feature, and Many More #3DPrinting #Software #Maker

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  May 15, 2026

• Using a Nintendo Switch to Speed Up a 3D Printer #3DPrinting #Maker #Hacks

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  May 15, 2026

• An E-Bike Motor From First Principles #DIY #Engineering #ElectricVehicles

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  May 15, 2026

• Mix Your Own ECN-2 Development Chemicals #Hacks #Photography #DIY

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  May 15, 2026

• Controlling a Vibrobot with Only One Motor #Robots #DIY #Hacks

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  May 14, 2026

• RS-485 Sprinkler Control: Scaling Irrigation Across the Farm #Hardware #Automation #DIY

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  May 14, 2026

• ChargeCap Helps Your Batteries Last Longer By Limiting Charge Level #Hardware #Maker #BatteryTech

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  May 14, 2026

• Ask Hackaday: Do We Need a 21st Century Calculator? #Tech #Maker #OpenSource

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  May 14, 2026

• Automating Window Shades With Home Assistant #HomeAutomation #DIY #Maker

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  May 14, 2026

• Teardown: ChargeTab Emergency Phone Charger #Hardware #Maker #Electronics

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  May 14, 2026

• British Street Addresses, When Licenses Collide #OpenData #Mapping #Tech

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  May 14, 2026

• LiDAR Matrix Sensor Sees in 3D #Robotics #Lidar #Maker

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  May 14, 2026

• Testing Giant Fire Darts from the Mary Rose #History #Archaeology #Maker

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  May 14, 2026

• How Did Apollo Separate? #Space #Engineering #History

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  May 14, 2026

• FreeCAD 1.1 Tutorial, For Beginners Who Like Clear Instructions #OpenSource #CAD #Tutorial

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  May 13, 2026

• Custom Mainboard for PS2 Portable #RetroGaming #Hardware #DIY

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  May 13, 2026

• Y-zipper: 3D Printing Flexible-Rigid Transition Mechanism for Rapid and Reversible Assembly #3DPrinting #Maker #Engineering

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  May 13, 2026

• Measure the Earth's Rotation Victorian Style #Science #History #Maker

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  May 13, 2026

• VTech Toy Becomes PinkPad, the DIY Linux Laptop #DIY #Linux #Hardware

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  May 13, 2026

• Build The CPU, Then Build The Calculator #Hardware #DIY #Electronics

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  May 13, 2026

• The Truth about the Hindenberg #History #Engineering #Aviation

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  May 13, 2026

• The Dark Side of Unitree Robot Dogs #Robotics #OpenSource #Tech

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  May 13, 2026

• Trying to Fix a GoPro Hero 10 With No Camera Input Issue #Hardware #Repair #DIY

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  May 12, 2026

• CRTs Are Too Mainstream, So Game on a Mechanical TV Instead #Maker #RetroGaming #DIY

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  May 12, 2026

• A Cyberdeck That Runs Linux...in an Altoids Tin #Maker #Linux #Hardware

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  May 12, 2026

• 2026 Hackaday Europe: Pre-party, More Workshops, and Everything Else #Maker #Community #Event

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  May 12, 2026

• The History of Altec Lansing #History #Audio #VintageTech

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  May 12, 2026

• This (Pseudo) Random Number Generator Does It With Neon #Hardware #Maker #Electronics

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  May 12, 2026

• Another Gift To The World From CERN: Their Entire Set Of KiCad Libraries #OpenSource #Hardware #Engineering

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  May 12, 2026

• Reverse-Engineering and Documenting the Fisher Price Pixter #Hardware #ReverseEngineering #Maker

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  May 12, 2026

• The Walls Don't Have Ears, But Fiber Optic Does #Hacking #Maker #Science

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  May 12, 2026

• Honda Wants to Complicate Your E-Motorcycle #ElectricVehicles #Motorcycles #Maker

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  May 11, 2026

• It's a Water Clock, Jim, But Not as We Know It -- It Has Digits #Maker #DIY #Electronics

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  May 11, 2026

• This Credit Card Computer Follows All Dimensions #Hardware #Maker #DIY

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  May 11, 2026

• Want Driving Simulator Feedback? Make The Robot Do It #Robots #VR #Hacks

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  May 11, 2026

• The Vacuum Tube's Last Stand(s) #History #Electronics #Maker

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  May 11, 2026