Making a custom PCB is one thing, drilling a ton of holes for a bunch of through hole devices is still a pain. ACIDBOURBON shows us how he made a Automated PCB Drill Press that solves the issue. A Proxxon MICRO compound table KT 70 was automated by connecting some stepper motors to the hand crank mechanism. Some software magic was then all that was needed to finish things off.
If you have anything that can move in XY directions chances are you can hack a cutting laser onto it and make a quick and dirty laser cutter. Check out this Laser Engraver Made of Silhouette Blade Cutter, a 500mW laser was mounted to a blade cutting machine. Using Robocut allows the computer to control the cutter.
Check out this fun Groundhog Day Alarm Clock Build that randofo built. It is sure to bring back some movie memories! Via: Gimodo “The Groundhog Day Alarm Clock consists of a Panasonic RC-6025 flip clock modified to play the audio from the movie Groundhog Day when the alarm goes off. The reason I have created this device is because Groundhog Day (both the day and film) holds a special
The Big One built this DIY AVR Function Generator, it is housed in a nice looking Hickory enclosure, has some buttons for adjustments and a 16×2 text LCD as a display. He is also working on a power supply that will be housed in the same enclosure type. “What this function generator can do: Generate square waves at up to 10MHz, either directly output from an AVR’s pin, or buffered via
Thin solder is nice for doing delicate work since you can control the amount of solder applied with ease. The issue with solder is the thinner it is the easier it is to bend and deform while you are using it. MoTinkerGNome removed the lead from a mechanical pencil and Hacked into a 0.5mm Precision Solder Dispenser. This is a cool idea and cheap since mechanical pencils can be had for under
Ben shows us how he built a mock up of a Heat Reclamation Chimney. The idea is to capture some of the heat that exits through the chimney. When you have a look at a hot water tank or furnace that is basically what those devices are doing. Normally there is a heat source at the bottom and exits from the top, the rising heat passes through pipes that
Your thermostat is probably one of the most boring pieces of technology in your house. This Arduino Powered Thermostat lets you take control over your furnace and make it work the way you want it. “The three zone system  is also equipped with DS18B20 temperature sensors, DS1307 RT Clock, 16×2 character display, LCD keypad Arduino shield, along with various miscellaneous wire leads, connectors and resistors. 

On the software side, hbomb9000
