The Biggest Little Chip: An Intro to the Versatile 555 Timer
Chain three 555s together to create a gadget that will allow you to impose a time limit in games like checkers or Scrabble.
DIY Projects
Quick Tip: Make a Coin Cell Pack Using Heat Shrink Tubing
By using heat shrink tubing, you can follow Jeremy Cook’s method of creating a battery pack. It’s both quick and easy.
This Week in Making: Holiday Gift Guide, DIY Tesla Coil, and One Big Crossbow
This week, check out our Make: Holiday Gift Guide, build a tiny Tesla Coil, or witness the power of one massive crossbow.
Detect Lightning with a Simple Circuit
Lightning throws off all kinds of interference, and some of them are actually very easy to detect with just a circuit.
Turn PVC into a High Impact Soldering Iron Case
Follow along with Jeremy Cook as he transforms a PVC pipe into a functional, and stylish, case for his soldering iron.
Build a RGB Matrix Electric Guitar
Use a 32×32 Adafruit RGB matrix to decorate your electric guitar with LEDs that respond to the music that you’re playing.
This Week in Making: Hackaday 2017 Grand Prize Winner and DIY Pinball Machine
This week, check out the Grand Prize winner of Hackaday 2017: an open source underwater drone that’s both cheap and easy to make.
