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Author Archives: Fernando Gomes
Scorigami Bot Charts NFL History In The Making
NFL Football is a curious game to those who live beyond the borders of the continental United States. Its rules are many and complex, and its scoring system is built on arcane magic. This system means that there are many possible final game scores that have never actually happened in …read more
Posted in misc hacks, NFL, scorigami, sport
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Paper Glows Up With This Origami Wall Piece
[Charlyn] recently found herself dissatisfied with the blank expanse of her bedroom walls. Deciding to take matters into her own hands, she set out to build this exquisite origami wall sculpture.
The piece was inspired by a work originally created by [Coco Sato], which she saw on Design Sponge. Materials …read more
Posted in misc hacks, neopixel, origami, particle photon
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Winners of the Take Flight with Feather Contest
It’s hard to beat the fidelity and durability of printed text on paper. But the e-paper display gets pretty close, and if you couple it will great design and dependable features, you might just prefer an e-reader over a bookshelf full of paperbacks. What if the deal is sweetened by …read more
A Battery Sipping Cellular Mailbox Notifier
Like many of us, [Zak Kemble] has an indeterminate number of tiny packages coming his way from all over the globe at any given time. Unfortunately, the somewhat unpredictable nature of the postal service where he lives meant he found himself making a lot of wasted trips out to the …read more
Bringing the Blockchain to Network Monitoring
If you need to make sure your computer isn’t being messed with, you’ll have a look at the log files. If something seems fishy, that’s grounds for further investigation. If you run a large network of computers, you’ll probably want to look over all of the logs, but you won’t …read more
Form 3 SLA Printer Teardown, Bunnie Style
[Bunnie Huang] has shared with all of us his utterly detailed teardown on the Form 3 SLA printer from Formlabs (on the left in the image above) and in it he says one of the first things he noticed when he opened it to look inside was a big empty …read more
Posted in 3d Printer hacks, 3d printing, Bunnie Huang, bunniestudios, form 3, formlabs, LPU, resin, sla, teardown
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HDD-Driven Chime Clock is Quite Striking
It seems that the more hectic life gets, the harder it is to consciously slow down and enjoy the experience. There’s always another bill to worry about, and a new deadline around the corner. The last thing we need are ultra-precise digital clocks everywhere we look. When it’s time to …read more
Posted in chime, chime clock, clapper, clock hacks, hard drive actuator, hdd, NodeMCU, solenoid, uln2003, westminster chimes
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Reverse Engineering Yokis Home Automation Devices
These days, it’s hard to keep track of all the companies that are trying to break into the home automation market. Whether they’re rebrands of somebody else’s product or completely new creations, it seems like every company has at least a few “smart” gadgets for you to choose from. We …read more
Posted in home automation, home hacks, Microcontrollers, mqtt, NRF24, reverse engineering, Yokis
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New Contest: Train All The Things
The old way was to write clever code that could handle every possible outcome. But what if you don’t know exactly what your inputs will look like, or just need a faster route to the final results? The answer is Machine Learning, and we want you to give it a …read more
Tumble Polisher Smooths Parts With Ease
When you’re 3D printing parts, it’s easy to create pieces with all manner of complex geometry. However, you’re often stuck dealing with unsightly layer lines and other surface imperfections. [reitter_m] chooses to get around this through the use of a tumble polisher of his own design.
The polisher uses a …read more
Posted in parts tumbler, rock tumbler, tool hacks, tumbler
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