by Fix Society Technical Solutions | Nov 29, 2020 | [Tech News], Hackaday
Induction heaters can make conductive objects incredibly hot by generating eddy currents within the metal. They’re used in a wide variety of industrial processes, from furnaces to welders and even heat treatments. [Schematix] whipped up his own design, and put it...
by Fix Society Technical Solutions | Nov 28, 2020 | [Tech News], Hackaday
One of the things we love best about the articles we publish on Hackaday is the dynamic that can develop between the hacker and the readers. At its best, the comment section of an article can be a model of collaborative effort, with readers’ ideas and suggestions...
by Fix Society Technical Solutions | Nov 26, 2020 | [Tech News], Hackaday
An electronic tachometer is a straightforward enough device, in which the light reflections from a white spot on a rotating object are detected and counted over time, measuring the revolutions per minute (RPM). It’s a technique that has its roots in analogue...
by Fix Society Technical Solutions | Nov 25, 2020 | [Tech News], Hackaday
[Nervous System] does a lot of laser cutting, and [Jesse] shared a fascinating experimental improvement to their laser cutter that consists of a 3D-printed nozzle for cleaner cuts. You can see the results for yourself above, where the difference between the two cuts...
by Fix Society Technical Solutions | Nov 24, 2020 | [Tech News], Hackaday
These days, Youtube is more competitive than ever. Creators put out videos of wildly expensive, complex projects with equally pricy camera gear. [Do It Whenever?] wanted to join the arms race, building his own camera rig for smooth, swooping shots. The rig consists of...
by Fix Society Technical Solutions | Nov 23, 2020 | [Tech News], Hackaday
For the casual breadboard experimenter with a microcontroller and a few peripherals, there’s little concern over interconnects as a set of jumper wires will suffice. But as any radio amateur will tell you though, at higher frequencies it’s a very different affair....
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