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Using 3D Printers To Make Circuit Boards | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/05/19/using-3d-printers-to-make-circuit-boards/

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Custom printed circuit boards have become more and more accessible to the average hobbyist over the last decade. But one problem still remains: your circuits will take at least a couple days to mak…

Seeing Time in a New Light - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/seeing-time-in-a-new-light-740f62d788fa

The NeoPixel Light Beam Clock uses beams of light as hands, and you can build your own for $10.

How To Avoid Failed Screw Holes In 3D Printed Parts | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/05/07/how-to-avoid-failed-screw-holes-in-3d-printed-parts/

Screws are useful fasteners for 3D prints, but the effectiveness of a screw (not to mention the ease or hassle of insertion) depends on the hole itself. This comprehensive guide on how to design sc…

The Cassagotchi Is a 3D-Printable, Arduino Nano-Powered Tamagotchi Clone You Can Build Yourself - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/the-cassagotchi-is-a-3d-printable-arduino-nano-powered-tamagotchi-clone-you-can-build-yourself-da985d3d14de

A plastic egg houses your very own digital pet, like it's the 1990s all over again.

3D Print Full-Color Photos on a Regular Old Filament Printer - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/3d-print-full-color-photos-on-a-regular-old-filament-printer-e40b1ba784d8

Primed3D is a tool that will let you print in full color(ish) using a regular old filament 3D printer.

Easily Add Texture to Your 3D Prints with the Free BumpMesh Web Tool - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/easily-add-texture-to-your-3d-prints-with-the-free-bumpmesh-web-tool-c25191dc844c

Stefan from CNC Kitchen created the BumpMesh web tool to make 3D model texturing super easy.

Playful ‘Space Dice’ Kit Shows Off Clever Design | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/03/28/playful-space-dice-kit-shows-off-clever-design/

[Tommy] at Oskitone has been making hardware synth kits for years, and his designs are always worth checking out. His newest offering Space Dice is an educational kit that is a combination vintage …

How I 3D Printed My Own Lego-Compatible Train Bridges | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/03/16/how-i-3d-printed-my-own-lego-compatible-train-bridges/

Lego train sets have been available for decades, now. The Danish manufacturer long ago realized the magic of combining its building block sets with motors and plastic rails to create real working r…

This Printed Zipper Repair Requires No Unsewing | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/03/14/this-printed-zipper-repair-requires-no-unsewing/

If a zipper breaks, a 3D printer might not be the first tool one reaches for — but it’s more feasible than one might think. [MisterJ]’s zipper slider replacement is the kind of 3D…

3D Printing A Harmonic Pin-Ring Gearing Drive | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/03/11/3d-printing-a-harmonic-pin-ring-gearing-drive/

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Cycloidal drives are a type of speed reducer that are significantly more compact than gearboxes, but they still come with a fair number of components. In comparison, the harmonic pin-ring drive tha…

A Rotary Dial The 3D Printed Way | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/03/11/a-rotary-dial-the-3d-printed-way/

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There’s a meme which may have a basis in truth, of a teenager left clueless when presented with a rotary telephone. The dial, in reality a mechanical pulse chain generator, was once ubiquitou…

Stop Ironing 3D Prints | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/02/25/stop-ironing-3d-prints/

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If you want smooth top surfaces on your 3D printed parts, a common technique is to turn on ironing in your slicer. This causes the head to drag through the top of the part, emitting a small amount …

Scanning Table For The Professional Maker | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/02/10/scanning-table-for-the-professional-maker/

Sometimes the simplest objects need some overthinking. This is exactly what [Chris Borge] realized when using his 3D scanner and finding that the included rotation table left quite a bit to be desi…

A DIY Retro-Modern Alarm Clock for Under $10 - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/a-diy-retro-modern-alarm-clock-for-under-10-4e4e972345d8

Build your own ESPclock with a Wemos D1 mini and a 3D-printed case for a customizable, budget-friendly DIY alarm clock.

Using 3D Printing And Copper Tape To Make PCBs | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/01/28/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…

The (likely?) cheapest home-made Michelson interferometerhttps://guille.site/posts/3d-printed-michelson/

Glen Akins' Tiny Traffic Lights Pack a Full-Color Display Into Each Aspect — with Wi-Fi Support, Too - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/glen-akins-tiny-traffic-lights-pack-a-full-color-display-into-each-aspect-with-wi-fi-support-too-e23d30c50317

This 3D-printed miniature traffic light set isn't your standard introductory electronics project!

Optimizing A Desktop, 3D Printed Wind Tunnel | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/01/12/optimizing-a-desktop-3d-printed-wind-tunnel/

You’ve heard of wind tunnels– get some airflow going over a thingy, put some some smoke on, and voila! Flow visualization. How hard could it be? Well, as always, the devil is in the det…

Learn How to Pick Locks with this Oversized 3D-Printable Model - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/learn-how-to-pick-locks-with-this-oversized-3d-printable-model-9d9cc7e299bb

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Download this oversized 3D-printable model to understand how modern locks and lockpicking work.

Make Your Own Tires For RC Cars | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2025/12/16/make-your-own-tires-for-rc-cars/

You can buy a wide range of RC car tires off the shelf. Still, sometimes it can be hard to find exactly what you’re looking for, particularly if you want weird sizes, strange treads, or somet…