Hackaday [Unofficial]Apr 5

Turning a Bluetooth Caliper into a FreeCAD Input Device

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Turning A Bluetooth Caliper Into A FreeCAD Input Device

It’s a common ritual: whipping out those calipers or similar measuring devices to measure part of a physical object that we’re trying to transfer into a digital model in an application …

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13Apr 5
Turning a Bluetooth Caliper into a FreeCAD Input Device https://hackaday.com/2026/04/05/turning-a-bluetooth-caliper-into-a-freecad-input-device/
#SoftwareHacks #ToolHacks #Digitalcalipers #Freecad
Turning A Bluetooth Caliper Into A FreeCAD Input Device

It’s a common ritual: whipping out those calipers or similar measuring devices to measure part of a physical object that we’re trying to transfer into a digital model in an application …

Hackaday
13Mar 5
Embossing Precision Ball Joints for a Micromanipulator https://hackaday.com/2026/03/04/embossing-precision-ball-joints-for-a-micromanipulator/
#Classichacks #Balljoint #Balljoints #Barlinkage #Calipers #Digitalcalipers #Embossing #Micromanipulator #Micropositioning
Embossing Precision Ball Joints For A Micromanipulator

[Diffraction Limited] has been working on a largely 3D-printed micropositioner for some time now, and previously reached a resolution of about 50 nanometers. There was still room for improvement, t…

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DamonJan 8, 2024
Well this certainly got my #Geek on. Fascinating #teardown of a set of £4.99 #DigitalCalipers from #Ebay https://youtu.be/fKSSY1gzCEs?si=UwGErUjkv3FYsIk-
Inside a cheap set of eBay digital calipers

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