Frank Pirz documented the build of his CNC machine which is based these plans. It was interesting to see that the 80/20 Aluminum was cut using a simple miter saw. The electronics case is a old computer case which is exactly what I also did, purchasing a large electrical box is quite expensive and computer cases are plentiful. Unlike most things, the older the case the better since older cases
Colin Karpfinger who brought us the Eagle PCB Design Ordering Tips last time is here with some more PCB help. This time Colin is helping us design a PCB Trace Antenna. One of these days you are going to make a product or project that needs to communicate without stringing a bunch of copper. To me antenna design is magic, some squiggles on a board talk to some squiggles on
If you can’t get enough information about electronics then there is a new Electronics Podcast you need to listen to. There have only been two episodes and it is so new that it is yet to be named. The show is hosted by Dave Jones of the EEVBlog and Chris Gammell of Chris Gammell’s Analog Life. You will probably remember Dave from some of his videos that we have featured
We have seen lots of creepy robots but I think the Telenoid might be at the top of the heap. Not sure about the abdomen though, I think if it had some legs and a pair of pants the creepy factor would be much lower. This is meant to be a new form of tele communication but I think when Apple gets the bugs worked out of FaceTime I would
Mike Szczys from Jumptuck created this cool circuit a to open his garage door using a small door bell. Many of us know Mike from his work at Hack a Day. I am honored that this design was inspired by my Button Code project! His project is based around an ATtiny13 microcontroller just because that is what he had laying around. Thanks Mike. “Here’s how it works: The uC waits
Gerry O’Brien has made a 5 video compilation of his experience of Custom Programming a Nintendo Gameboy Cartridge. I am so jealous of the quality of the very high quality close-up video capabilities Gerry has! This isn’t a hack for the faint of heart. “TOOLS REQUIRED: – Soldering Iron with Fine tip for SMT soldering – Magnifying Lamp (Recommended) – Fine Flux Core Solder – Solder Wick – Rosin Flux
Barnaby Jack of IOActive demonstrated how to hack into an ATM machine without needing physical access to the machine. Turns out the manufacturer used their own home made encryption scheme that obviously wasn’t very secure. Once the system was comprised a new customized version of the firmware was uploaded to give the machine a jackpot mode. You might remember about 4 years ago when these same ATM manufacturers were caught
