Pluto’s Not a Planet, But It Is a Spectrum Analyzer - The RTL-SDR dongles get most of the love from people interested in software-define... - https://hackaday.com/2025/04/06/plutos-not-a-planet-but-it-is-a-spectrum-analyzer/ #spectrumanalyzer #wirelesshacks #adalm-pluto #toolhacks #plutosdr

A Portable Electronics Workstation - You don’t see them as often as you used to, but it used to be common to see “elect... - https://hackaday.com/2025/04/04/a-portable-electronics-workstation/ #portableworkshop #raspberrypi #toolhacks

Handheld 18650 Analyzer Scopes Out Salvaged Cells - You can salvage lithium 18650 cells from all sorts of modern gadgets, from disposa... - https://hackaday.com/2025/04/03/handheld-18650-analyzer-scopes-out-salvaged-cells/ #batterycharger #batterytester #batteryhacks #toolhacks

Software Hacks Unlock Cheap Spectrometer - A spectrometer is one of those tools that many of us would love to have, but just ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/03/31/software-hacks-unlock-cheap-spectrometer/ #reverseengineering #softwarehacks #spectrometer #obfuscated #toolhacks

How to Make a 13 mm Hole With a 1/2″ Drill Bit - As everyone knows, no matter how many drill bits one owns, one inevitably needs a ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/03/29/how-to-make-a-13-mm-hole-with-a-1-2-drill-bit/ #toolhacks #tinfoil #resize #drill #13mm

Half The Reflow Oven You Expected - Toaster oven reflow projects are such a done deal that there should be nothing new... - https://hackaday.com/2025/03/27/half-the-reflow-oven-you-expected/ #toasteroven #reflowoven #toolhacks #esp32

Metal Detector Built With Smartphone Interface - If you think of a metal detector, you’re probably thinking of a fairly simple devi... - https://hackaday.com/2025/03/25/metal-detector-built-with-smartphone-interface/ #microcontrollers #microcontroller #metaldetector #smartphone #toolhacks #esp32

Rolling Foam Cutter Gives Mattress a Close Shave - There’s many different reasons why somebody might have to hack together their own ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/03/24/rolling-foam-cutter-gives-mattress-a-close-shave/ #hotwirefoamcutter #classichacks #foamcutter #toolhacks #foam

Aluminum Business Cards Make Viable PCB Stencils - [Mikey Sklar] had a problem—namely, running low on the brass material typically us... - https://hackaday.com/2025/03/21/aluminum-business-cards-make-viable-pcb-stencils/ #aluminiumbusinesscard #toolhacks #aluminium #pcbhacks #stencil #pcb

A Decade Resistance Box From PCBs - One of those useful things to have around on your bench is a decade resistance box... - https://hackaday.com/2025/03/13/a-decade-resistance-box-from-pcbs/ #resistancebox #toolhacks #pcbhacks #gerbers #pcbart

I2C Sniffing Comes to the Bus Pirate 5 - While the Bus Pirate 5 is an impressive piece of hardware, the software is arguabl... - https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/i2c-sniffing-comes-to-the-bus-pirate-5/ #reverseengineering #buspirate5 #toolhacks #sniffer #i2c

A Magic Eye Tube Does All The Work In This Kit - We’re used to low cost parts and a diversity of electronic functions to choose fro... - https://hackaday.com/2025/03/11/a-magic-eye-tube-does-all-the-work-in-this-kit/ #testeqiupment #classichacks #magiceyetube #toolhacks #heathkit

Hacking Digital Calipers for Automated Measurements and Sorta-Micron Accuracy - We’ll take a guess that most readers have a set of digital calipers somewhere clos... - https://hackaday.com/2025/03/06/hacking-digital-calipers-for-automated-measurements-and-sorta-micron-accuracy/ #levelshifter #raspberrypi #toolhacks #metrology #calipers #encoder #serial

Piggyback Board Brings Touch Sensing to USB Soldering Iron - The current generation of USB-powered soldering irons have a lot going for them, c... - https://hackaday.com/2025/03/05/piggyback-board-brings-touch-sensing-to-usb-soldering-iron/ #toolhacks #capactive #piggyback #soldering #ttp223 #touch #usb

Inexpensive Powder Coating - [Pete] had a friend who would powder coat metal parts for him, but when he needed ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/03/04/inexpensive-powder-coating/ #powdercoating #toolhacks #fluidbed

Make Ice Spheres in a Copper Press - Perfectly clear ice spheres are nifty but can be a bit tricky to make without an a... - https://hackaday.com/2025/03/02/make-ice-spheres-in-a-copper-press/ #lostplacasting #coppercasting #cookinghacks #sandcasting #toolhacks #icesphere #metalwork #icepress #casting #copper #lathe

The Bus Pirate 5 Sure Can Glitch - Own a Bus Pirate 5? Now, it can do power glitching, thanks to [Matt Brugman’s] dem... - https://hackaday.com/2025/03/01/the-bus-pirate-5-sure-can-glitch/ #reverseengineering #powerglitching #chipglitching #buspirate5 #toolhacks #buspirate #glitching

Safer and More Consistent Woodworking With a Power Feeder - Woodworking tools like table- and bandsaws are extremely useful and versatile, but... - https://hackaday.com/2025/02/12/safer-and-more-consistent-woodworking-with-a-power-feeder/ #powerfeeder #woodworking #toolhacks

Going Brushless: Salvaging A Dead Drill - Let’s face it—seeing a good tool go to waste is heartbreaking. So when his cordles... - https://hackaday.com/2025/01/29/going-brushless-salvaging-a-dead-drill/ #salvagedelectronics #brushlessmotor #toolhacks #brushless #salvaging #hardware #teardown #3dprint #drill #motor

Testing at Scale - We’ve said it before: building one-offs is different from building at scale. Even ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/01/28/testing-at-scale/ #toolhacks #pogopins #testjig #testing