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Restoring a 3DO Blaster Card from the Early 90s ift.tt/HWi6c4r

Inside the Heathkit Factory ift.tt/A39HbJ1

Adding Capabilities to Inexpensive Solar Modules ift.tt/OWV1ac0

Building A Die Filer From Scratch ift.tt/NE6q8DS

Mod this IKEA Lamp into Smart Lighting For Not A Lot ift.tt/5G81ahe

Hacking Hard Drive Firmware ift.tt/gy5r0Ch

preFlight Slicer Brings Added Part Strength Feature, and Many More ift.tt/NTDcMzK

Using a Nintendo Switch to Speed Up a 3D Printer ift.tt/FJueEmk

An E-Bike Motor From First Principles ift.tt/fo3Oqct

Mix Your Own ECN-2 Development Chemicals ift.tt/BGWlajt

Controlling a Vibrobot with Only One Motor ift.tt/hvz9pIr

RS-485 Sprinkler Control: Scaling Irrigation Across the Farm ift.tt/4ERwcoK

ChargeCap Helps Your Batteries Last Longer By Limiting Charge Level ift.tt/JHguhTN

Ask Hackaday: Do We Need a 21st Century Calculator? ift.tt/iEHGouU

Automating Window Shades With Home Assistant ift.tt/LcAU1B4

Teardown: ChargeTab Emergency Phone Charger ift.tt/O3jZbsx

British Street Addresses, When Licenses Collide ift.tt/54Om2Ca

LiDAR Matrix Sensor Sees in 3D ift.tt/FQjBdY8

Curious about Gentoo but scared to take the plunge...? Brian Cockfield dives in. hackaday.com/2024/11/04/i-i…

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FreeCAD 1.1 Tutorial, For Beginners Who Like Clear Instructions ift.tt/DOzWNLH