#toolhacks

· 3mo ago

Hacking a Commercial Colorimeter to add RAL Color Code Support https://hackaday.com/2026/07/31/hacking-a-commercial-colorimeter-to-add-ral-color-code-support/ #ToolHacks #Colorimiter #Reverseengineering

hackaday.com

Hacking A Commercial Colorimeter To Add RAL Color Code Support

When you need to match paint colors, one of the tools you’ll reach for is a deck of reference colors. Another might be a colorimeter. But what if you want both? [hallko1234] created just that…

13 @13@2137.social

· 3mo ago

Die Casting Comes Home https://hackaday.com/2026/07/09/die-casting-comes-home/ #ToolHacks #Aluminiumcasting #Diecasting #Injectionmolding #Metalworking

hackaday.com

Die Casting Comes Home

You don’t normally think of die casting as something to do at home. Pressurized fluids demand respect at all times, which is perhaps in part why we see most projects skipping hydraulics for l…

13 @13@2137.social

· 4mo ago

Building a Micrometer-Level Displacement Sensor with 3D Printed Parts https://hackaday.com/2026/06/30/building-a-micrometer-level-displacement-sensor-with-3d-printed-parts/ #ToolHacks #3dprintedsensor #Compliantmechanism #Compliantmechanisms #Displacement #Flexure #Flexures #Optointerrupter

hackaday.com

Building A Micrometer-Level Displacement Sensor With 3D Printed Parts

Every experienced machinist knows the value of taking regular measurements. If one works carefully and checks dimensions frequently, it’s possible to make a part much more precise than could be mad…

13 @13@2137.social

· 8mo ago

Have you ever used a Tick Stick? https://hackaday.com/2026/02/28/have-you-ever-used-a-tick-stick/ #Classichacks #ToolHacks #Analogmeasurement #Cheaptools #Woodworking

hackaday.com

Have You Ever Used A Tick Stick?

Picture this: you have an irregular opening you need to fabricate a piece to fill. Maybe it’s the stonework of a fireplace; maybe it’s the curved bulkhead of a ship. How do you get that…

You've seen all posts