Hacker News with Generative AI: DIY

Fold 'N Fly » Paper Airplane Folding Instructions (foldnfly.com)
For more than 10 years, Fold'N Fly has been teaching people around the world how to make paper airplanes.

Paper Airplanes, DIY, Hobbies, Education

4 points by Tomte 1 day ago | 0 comments

ITXPlus: A ITX Sized Macintosh Plus Logicboard Reproduction (68kmla.org)
ITXPlus is a Mini-ITX sized Macintosh Plus logicboard clone that can be be assembled to a working state with no original parts and is intended for new build systems in modern cases

Retro Computing, Hardware, DIY, Macintosh, Computers

123 points by zdw 2 days ago | 31 comments

Making Spin-on-Dopant for DIY Semiconductor Fabrication [video] (youtube.com)

DIY, Semiconductor Fabrication, Electronics, Video Tutorials

5 points by zdw 4 days ago | 0 comments

$30 Homebrew Automated Blinds Opener (2024) (sifter.org)
In the spirit of my thermostat and dishwasher controller, I managed to cobble together a decent blinds opener in a short weekend almost entirely from spare parts on hand.

Home Automation, DIY, Engineering, Smart Home

328 points by busymom0 5 days ago | 149 comments

Paper Mechanisms (cutfoldtemplates.com)

Paper Crafts, DIY, Art

93 points by downboots 5 days ago | 4 comments

IBM open sources $300* fully-functional Lego microscope design (2020) (medium.com)
Frustrated that his lab’s microscope kept producing bad images, IBM scientist Yuksel Temiz decided to build one himself. So he turned to his childhood obsession: LEGO.

Open Source, Science, Microscopy, LEGO, DIY

6 points by Tomte 6 days ago | 0 comments

Measure EEG with Arduino (instructables.com)
Instructions on how to measure EEG, EMG, and ECG bio-signals with Arduino

Arduino, Biosignals, Electronics, Health, DIY

25 points by Christiangmer 8 days ago | 13 comments

DIY solar launches in US – no installers or permits needed (zdnet.com)
EcoFlow just launched a plug-and-play solar energy system for houses or apartments.

Renewable Energy, Solar Power, DIY, Home Improvement

6 points by jakestein 12 days ago | 9 comments

My TV Remote Stopped Working So I Made My Own (thestockpot.net)
You’re in the right place — this page has everything you’ll need to build your own Everything Remote.

DIY, Electronics, Remote Control

11 points by pastor_williams 16 days ago | 4 comments

Strain gauge made out of PCB (github.com/vapetrov)
A strain gauge, with amplifier, where the sensing element is the circuit board itself. Sensitive enough to measure deflections in the range of micrometers while having a full scale deflection range of +/- 3cm.

Electronics, Hardware, DIY, Sensors, Open Source

116 points by dr_coffee 16 days ago | 37 comments

Zombieverter: Open source VCU for reusing salvage EV components (openinverter.org)
An open-source EV conversion VCU (vehicle control unit) for controlling salvaged EV components!

Open Source, Electric Vehicles, DIY, Automotive, Software

79 points by trainsarebetter 18 days ago | 23 comments

So I disassembled my USB-C dongle (reddit.com)
So I disassembled my USB-C dongle, and look what’s been hiding.

Electronics, Hardware, DIY, Teardown, Curiosity

7 points by 83457 18 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: Roons – Mechanical Computer Kit (whomtech.com)
Welcome, weary traveller from the orange site! Let me tell you the tale of roons — a kit for building mechanical computers.

Hardware, Computers, DIY, Mechanical Engineering

203 points by uncial 22 days ago | 30 comments

PicoCalc Lisp Machine (ulisp.com)
This article describes how to build a self-contained Lisp computer based on the Clockwork Pi PicoCalc handheld computer:

Lisp, Programming Languages, Hardware, Embedded Systems, DIY

10 points by chrisjj 23 days ago | 0 comments

Get yourself a cheap dishwasher (blogspot.com)
Our old Kitchen Aid (Whirlpool) dishwasher died after 18 years. Well, it still ran, but it leaked all over the floor, more than once, ruining the Engineered Hardwood floors.

Home Appliances, DIY, Reviews

10 points by speckx 25 days ago | 4 comments

It's School time: Adventures in hacking an old Kindle (samkhawase.com)
It was Monday and my daughter was late for the school again. To make things worse, the bus came early by 2 minutes. After rushing and making sure she caught the bus on time, I sat down for my morning coffee and opened up Hacker News. The front page had an interesting entry: “All Kindles can now be jailbroken”. Curiously my old kindle was lying next to me. Was this a sign from the universe?

Kindle, Hacking, E-Readers, Technology, DIY

176 points by FlyingSnake 25 days ago | 49 comments

Restoring a Sinclair C5 (woof.tech)

Retro Computing, Electronics, DIY, Restoration

54 points by sohkamyung 26 days ago | 17 comments

Eurorack Knob Idea (mitxela.com)
To clean up our Eurorack panels, perhaps we need a new knob idea?

Eurorack, Music Production, Hardware, DIY

322 points by po 28 days ago | 121 comments

Commodore 64 from Scratch: CPU Design and Build [video] (youtube.com)

Hardware, Retro Computing, DIY, Electronics, Video

10 points by mariuz 30 days ago | 0 comments

Are Holes in [120V US] Plugs Useless? Not Anymore [video] (youtube.com)

Electrical Safety, DIY, Technology, Home Improvement, Video

4 points by NavinF 30 days ago | 1 comments

The Dauug House - Dauug|36 minicomputer documentation (cs.wright.edu)
Dauug|36 is a 36-bit architecture for owner-built CPUs, controllers, and minicomputers. Only maker-scale assembly tools are necessary, so this architecture can be implemented anywhere on the planet without a semiconductor foundry. All you need is a bare circuit board, about 300 components, and some soldering practice.

Hardware, Computer Architecture, DIY, Open Source, Embedded Systems

33 points by kylebenzle 31 days ago | 4 comments

Hyperwood – Open-Source Furniture (hyperwood.org)
Hyperwood is an open-source system for crafting furniture from simple wooden slats.

Open Source, Furniture, Design, 3D Printing, DIY

175 points by panic 31 days ago | 12 comments

Tiny, hackable telepresence robot for under $100 (hackaday.com)

Robotics, DIY, Hardware, Telepresence

9 points by jkestner 31 days ago | 2 comments

Attacking My Landlord's Boiler (videah.net)
A little while ago I moved into an apartment to live on my own for the first time. This has given me a decent amount of newfound freedom to sculpt my living environment to my liking, but not enough where I could start knocking down walls. I have a landlord (and a deposit!) to think about, after all. 🙂

Home Improvement, DIY, Landlord-Tenant Relations

388 points by ericvolp12 31 days ago | 224 comments

Making a smart bike dumb so it works again (francisco.io)
The company that made my bike went bankrupt a few years ago. It isn't truly even my bike, it's my friend's, who bought it God-knows-where, in a country where this company never operated. This friend is no longer here —in this country—[1] so I'm holding it for him and can use it freely.

Hardware, Repair, DIY, Bikes

228 points by franciscop 34 days ago | 201 comments

How to design, build and test small liquid-fuel rocket engines-ROCKETLAB (spacha.github.io)

Rocketry, Engineering, DIY

19 points by nill0 34 days ago | 2 comments

Slightly Nasty DIY Modular Synthesizer (slightlynasty.com)
Modular synthesizer PCBs and panels for the Loudest Warning 4U format

DIY, Synthesizer, Music, Electronics

3 points by inatreecrown2 39 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: Nissan's Leaf app doesn't have a home screen widget so I made my own (kevintechnology.com)
Nissan's LEAF® App Doesn't Have a Home Screen Widget So I Made My Own for Free

Nissan, Mobile Apps, DIY, User Experience, Automotive

122 points by kcon 39 days ago | 97 comments

How to Make a Longbow (howtomakealongbow.co.uk)
If you have sought out this site, then chances are you already know what a Longbow is or at least what it means to you, there are many types of Longbow and many ways to make one.

DIY, Archery, History, Crafts, Woodworking

144 points by nbernard 42 days ago | 41 comments

DIY "Teensy" Bat Detector (zachpoff.com)
Ultrasound has fascinated me for a long time (see my other pages about ultrasound recording and microphones), and I’ve been observing urban bats in NYC for several years. I’m fascinated by the urban wildlife that coexists with humans and particularly interested in making unheard voices accessible by playing them back at slower speed (AKA “time expansion”) so the fast details of their vocalizations and echoes are preserved.

DIY, Bats, Sound Recording, Wildlife, Technology

25 points by walterbell 43 days ago | 0 comments