Hackaday: Hackaday is primarily a place for electronics hackers, but that’s not to say that we don’t see a fair number of projects where woodworking plays a key role. Magic mirror builds come to mind, as do restorations of antique radios, arcade machines built into coffee tables, and small cases for all manner of electronic and mechanical gadgets. In some of these projects, the woodworking really shines and makes the finished project pop. In others — well, let’s just say that some woodwork looks good from far, but is far from good.
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I did not know of the existence of Hackaday until I read this article; however, I have attended as well as organized a good number of hackathons. Though I question the design of the website (it is pretty distracting and overly colorful), I appreciate its content. I was confused at first because of the fact that these hacks seem to involve a decent amount of self-spending, whereas the hackathons I am used to are generally paid for by the organizations sponsoring them. I have learned so much about this article, though. I had never heard of a pocket hole kit before now, though I have definitely seen them used in various designs and never knew how they worked. There are some vocabulary terms throughout the article that go slightly over my head, but the Forstner bit and the holes it can drill are things I have seen a lot of. I am incredibly interested in hardware hacks, and the information in this article was not quite the “hardware hacker” need-to-know knowledge I was expecting, but perhaps I am used to lower-quality hacks. In the past, I worked on one hardware hack, but the hardware came from various electronic materials like drones and arduinos.
I have been reading HackaDay for many years now off and on via the suggestion of my brother :a computer engineer. I grew up doing many electronic projects with him such as a theremin or analogue synthesizer. Where we always fell short was usually the wood box that contained our hard work. oh how i wish i had this article then. Still i find this VERY useful. At home most of my projects and tools are geared towards blacksmithing. I always find myself coming to stupid hold ups when i add wood finishes because i lack the basic tools and practices to work with it. It usually comes down to the price of the tools because i am usually working in a small scale i dont need a huge table saw. i also lack the space. This article points out several small alternatives that i can see myself using on my projects. In fact they match both my price and spacial needs.
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