Hackaday12h ago

FPGA Powers DIY USB Scope and Signal Generator

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/04/16/fpga-powers-diy-usb-scope-and-signal-generator/

FPGA Powers DIY USB Scope And Signal Generator

Oscilloscopes and to lesser extent signals generators are useful tools for analyzing, testing and diagnosing circuits but we often take for granted how they work. Luckily, [FromConceptToCircuit] is…

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Hackaday13h ago

Desktop Digitizer Makes Note Capture a Breeze

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/04/16/desktop-digitizer-makes-note-capture-a-breeze/

1311h ago
FPGA Powers DIY USB Scope and Signal Generator https://hackaday.com/2026/04/16/fpga-powers-diy-usb-scope-and-signal-generator/
#FPGA #ToolHacks #Diyoscilloscope #Fpga #Signalgenerator
FPGA Powers DIY USB Scope And Signal Generator

Oscilloscopes and to lesser extent signals generators are useful tools for analyzing, testing and diagnosing circuits but we often take for granted how they work. Luckily, [FromConceptToCircuit] is…

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1313h ago
Desktop Digitizer Makes Note Capture a Breeze https://hackaday.com/2026/04/16/desktop-digitizer-makes-note-capture-a-breeze/
#Digitalcamerashacks #ToolHacks #Digitizing #Notes #Notion #Ocr #Openai #Opticalcharacterrecognition #Scanner #Tesseract
Desktop Digitizer Makes Note Capture A Breeze

While it might seem quaint these days, we’ve met many makers and hackers who reach for a pen and a pad when learning something new or working their way through some technical problem. But eve…

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HackadayApr 9

[Kerry Wong] Finds SMD Test Clips

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/04/09/kerry-wong-finds-smd-test-clips/

[Kerry Wong] Finds SMD Test Clips

One of the many problems you run into when you work with SMD parts is trying to probe the little tiny pins. While we usually watch [Kerry Wong’s] videos for the oscilloscopes, it makes sense …

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HackadayApr 5

Building a Vise Stand with Pen-Like Retracting Wheels

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/04/05/building-a-vise-stand-with-pen-like-retracting-wheels/

Building A Vise Stand With Pen-Like Retracting Wheels

Old shop tools have a reputation for resilience and sturdiness, and though some of this is due to survivorship bias, some of it certainly comes down to an abundance of cast iron. The vise which [Ma…

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HackadayApr 5

Turning a Bluetooth Caliper into a FreeCAD Input Device

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/04/05/turning-a-bluetooth-caliper-into-a-freecad-input-device/

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 …

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13Apr 4
Making a Vintage Allen Scythe Electric https://hackaday.com/2026/04/03/making-a-vintage-allen-scythe-electric/
#ToolHacks #Allenscythe #Electriclawnmower #Lawnmower #Vintagelawnmower
Making A Vintage Allen Scythe Electric

The Allen Scythe is one of those fantastic pieces of vintage agricultural machinery which would never be allowed to be manufactured today for health and safety reasons. It’s a two-wheel walk-…

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HackadayApr 4

Making a Vintage Allen Scythe Electric

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/04/03/making-a-vintage-allen-scythe-electric/

Making A Vintage Allen Scythe Electric

The Allen Scythe is one of those fantastic pieces of vintage agricultural machinery which would never be allowed to be manufactured today for health and safety reasons. It’s a two-wheel walk-…

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