13Feb 24
X-Ray a PCB Virtually https://hackaday.com/2026/02/23/x-ray-a-pcb-virtually/
#PCBHacks #ReverseEngineering #Pcbreverseengineering #Pcbxray
X-Ray A PCB Virtually

If you want to reverse engineer a PC board, you could do worse than X-ray it.  But thanks to [Philip Giacalone], you could just take a photo, load it into PCB Tracer, and annotate the images. You c…

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HackadayFeb 19

New Tool Makes 3D Printed PCBs, Fast

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/new-tool-makes-3d-printed-pcbs-fast/

13Feb 19
New Tool Makes 3D Printed PCBs, Fast https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/new-tool-makes-3d-printed-pcbs-fast/
#PCBHacks #3Dprintedmold #Pcb #PrintedCircuitBoard #Prototypeboard
New Tool Makes 3D Printed PCBs, Fast

Getting PCBs made is often the key step in taking a dodgy lab experiment and turning it into a functional piece of equipment. However, it can be tedious to wait for PCBs to ship, and that can reall…

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13Jan 28
Using 3D Printing and Copper Tape to Make PCBs https://hackaday.com/2026/01/28/using-3d-printing-and-copper-tape-to-make-pcbs/
#PCBHacks #3dprintedcircuits #CustomPCB
Using 3D Printing And Copper Tape To Make PCBs

In a recent video [QWZ Labs] demonstrates an interesting technique to use 3D printing to make creating custom PCBs rather straightforward even if all you have is a 3D printer and a roll of copper t…

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GeekProjects NewsSep 13, 2024
Where Do You Connect The Shield? https://hackaday.com/2024/09/13/where-do-you-connect-the-shield/ #connector #Featured #PCBHacks #how-to #Ground #audio #News #hdmi #pcb #usb
Where Do You Connect The Shield?

When it comes to polarizing and confusing questions in electronics, wiring up shields is on the top-10 list when sorted by popularity. It’s a question most of us need to figure out at some po…

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GeekProjects NewsSep 13, 2024
Simple PCB Agitator Gets The Job Done https://hackaday.com/2024/09/13/simple-pcb-agitator-gets-the-job-done/ #pcbagitator #PCBetching #ToolHacks #PCBHacks #agitator #etching #etch #pcb
Simple PCB Agitator Gets The Job Done

These days, PCB fab houses are just about everywhere, and you can’t go buy a taco without walking past eight of them. Still, some out there still like to etch their PCBs at home. If that soun…

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GeekProjects NewsAug 29, 2024
SWD Interface Simplifies Debugging https://hackaday.com/2024/08/28/swd-interface-simplifies-debugging/ #Microcontrollers #microcontrollers #debugging #PCBHacks #SWD
SWD Interface Simplifies Debugging

The proliferation of microcontrollers has made it easier than ever to add some smarts to a project, but sometimes there just isn’t enough space for headers on a board, or you feel a little si…

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GeekProjects NewsJul 29, 2024
Hacker Tactic: Multi-Design Panels https://hackaday.com/2024/07/29/hacker-tactic-multi-design-panels/ #HackadayColumns #PCBdesign #PCBHacks #how-to #panel
Hacker Tactic: Multi-Design Panels

Last time, we talked about single-PCB-design panels, all the cool aspects of it, including some cost savings and handling convenience. Naturally, you might wonder, and many did – can you put …

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GeekProjects NewsJul 20, 2024
2024 Business Card Challenge: CardTunes Bluetooth Speaker https://hackaday.com/2024/07/20/2024-business-card-challenge-cardtunes-bluetooth-speaker/ #bluetoothspeaker #MusicalHacks #businesscard #contests #PCBHacks #wireless #ESP32 #fpc
2024 Business Card Challenge: CardTunes Bluetooth Speaker

A business card form factor can be quite limiting, but that didn’t stop [Schwimmflugel] from creating CardTunes, an ESP32-based Bluetooth audio speaker that tried something innovative to deli…

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GeekProjects NewsJul 14, 2024
Five Ways to Repair Broken PCB Traces https://hackaday.com/2024/07/14/five-ways-to-repair-broken-pcb-traces/ #PrintedCircuitBoard #RepairHacks #PCBHacks #pcb
Five Ways To Repair Broken PCB Traces

When everything used wires, it was easy to splice them or replace them. Not so much with PC boards, but everyone has their favorite method for repairing a broken trace. [Mr. SolderFix] has his five…

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