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· 3mo ago

Tearing Down Aircraft Weather Radar Avionics https://hackaday.com/2026/08/04/tearing-down-aircraft-weather-radar-avionics/ #MiscHacks #Dc9 #Plane #Radar #Weatherradar

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Tearing Down Aircraft Weather Radar Avionics

If you’re flying high in the sky, it’s useful to know if there’s turbulence, heavy rain, or other nasty weather ahead. Onboard weather radar is a useful tool that pilots use to sc…

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· 3mo ago

Tiny Desktop Robot Has Radar https://hackaday.com/2026/07/31/tiny-desktop-robot-has-radar/ #MiscHacks #ESP32 #Robot

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Tiny Desktop Robot Has Radar

One thing our futuristic world is largely lacking in is droids and robot companions and the like. [solitary dev] is helping to rectify that problem by building a little robot called TongDou. As [so…

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· 3mo ago

Duplicating Parts Using Silicone Molds https://hackaday.com/2026/07/26/duplicating-parts-using-silicone-molds/ #MiscHacks #Duplication #Parts #Silicone #Siliconemold

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Duplicating Parts Using Silicone Molds

[Do As I Do] had a simple task to complete. A couple of small parts needed to be duplicated in some quantity, with good dimensional accuracy and surface finish. There are a number of ways you might…

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· 3mo ago

Building A Fencing Scoring Box https://hackaday.com/2026/07/25/building-a-fencing-scoring-box/ #MiscHacks #Fencing #Scoring #Sport #Sports

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Building A Fencing Scoring Box

The sport of fencing requires keeping score, just like so many other similar pastimes. When their club’s existing scoring rig broke, [jc0025] stepped up to build a scoring box of their own, u…

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· 3mo ago

A Train Departure Board For The Home https://hackaday.com/2026/07/23/a-train-departure-board-for-the-home/ #MiscHacks #Departureboard #Raspberrypi

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A Train Departure Board For The Home

Trains are a great way to get around. You just have to make sure you’re across the schedule if you intend to get where you’re going in a timely manner. Train departure boards exist for …

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· 3mo ago

Mic Jammer Relies on Ultrasound https://hackaday.com/2026/07/23/mic-jammer-relies-on-ultrasound/ #MiscHacks #Ultrasound #Ultrasoundjamming

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Mic Jammer Relies On Ultrasound

Today’s phone microphones are perfectly adept at picking up sound in all sorts of conditions, and they’re backed by all kinds of processing techniques to filter out noise and capture cl…

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· 3mo ago

Hackaday Europe 2026: Half Quad, Half Blimp: Test. Fly. Survive. https://hackaday.com/2026/07/23/hackaday-europe-2026-half-quad-half-blimp-test-fly-survive/ #Dronehacks #HackadayColumns #MiscHacks #Drone #HackadayEurope2026 #Multirotor #Quadcopter

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Hackaday Europe 2026: Half Quad, Half Blimp: Test. Fly. Survive.

A great many drones out there, whether homebuilt or store-bought, follow the same basic format. Four motors, some kind of controller, and a lithium-polymer battery supplying the juice to keep every…

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· 3mo ago

A Sloshing-Mercury-Powered Neon Light https://hackaday.com/2026/07/16/a-sloshing-mercury-powered-neon-light/ #MiscHacks #Krypton #Mercury #Neon #Neonlight #Vacuum

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A Sloshing-Mercury-Powered Neon Light

In 1675, while transporting a barometer by night, the astronomer Jean Picard noticed a glow inside its glass tube, just above the mercury. As the mercury sloshed and splashed across the surface of …

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· 4mo ago

A Custom Zigbee Touch Keypad https://hackaday.com/2026/06/26/a-custom-zigbee-touch-keypad/ #MiscHacks #ESP32 #ESP32C6 #Keypad #Zigbee

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A Custom Zigbee Touch Keypad

[Dominic Buchstaller] wanted a neat, tidy entryway keypad that actually looked good. Prime goals were something slim, wireless, and with no visible screws. Dependency on the cloud was also a no-go.…

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· 8mo ago

Exclamation Point Indicates Worthy Notifications https://hackaday.com/2026/02/22/exclamation-point-indicates-worthy-notifications/ #MiscHacks #Bell #Exclamationmark #Homeassistant

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Exclamation Point Indicates Worthy Notifications

As far as punctuation goes, the exclamation mark is perhaps the most eye-catching of the bunch. That’s why [Conrad Farnsworth] thought this form would be perfect for his Home Assistant notifi…

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