John Baichtal

I write about building sets, toys, electronics, and whatnot.

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This user joined on 01/01/2015.

Hackaday Prize 2019

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Control home automation equipment with this sick '90s beeper.

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Hack the House! home controller

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The 2017 Hackaday Prize

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An optical beatbox for interacting with light-sensitive synths... and maybe other devices?

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Optical Screwdriver

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Millable/laserable/printable lettering that looks cool.

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Axonometric Typeface

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Just a simple synth that uses a Trinket Pro for the brains and fits inside a Nivea tin.

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Nivea Tin Synth w Trinket Pro

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I'm working on a light-duty CNC mill that I'd custom-build out of Actobotics parts.

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Actobotics CNC Mill

john-baichtalJohn Baichtal

The 2018 Hackaday Prize

A platinum RTC temperature sensor used to keep track of a BBQ smoker's temperature.

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Smoker Controller

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Hackaday Journal of What You Don't Know

aleksandar-bradicAleksandar Bradic

The 2017 Hackaday Prize

Cut out boxes and other stuff with a laser cutter

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Boxes.py

florian-festiFlorian Festi

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Follow for the 'Hacklet' and latest news about hackaday.io

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Budget Electric go kart build that focuses on functionality and design

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E-Kart: The electric Go Kart

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Collecting snippets that can quickly be copied to assemble a program for different sensors etc. Mostly about ESP8266/32 with Arduino IDE.

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ESP cookbook

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High Altitude Balloon payload capable of streaming live pictures, gps coordinates, and data telemetry.

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CUBEX

A PCB mill inspired by open source CNC 3D printers with a custom design to fit standard size copper clad boards (6" x 4" / 160mm x 100mm)

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Sub 200ドル PCB Mill that doesn't suck!

timo-birnscheinTimo Birnschein

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A minified replica of the Apple 1 computer

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Apple 1 Mini

ruud-van-falierRuud van Falier

The 2017 Hackaday Prize

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Micro Smart LiDAR Sensor

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MappyDot

blair-wyattBlair Wyatt

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Wrist watch with monochromatic 16X16 LED Matrix inspired by retro LED watches of 70s and 80s.

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LED Matrix Watch

mileMile

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Demonstration robot for learning principles of real-time control using Raspberry Pi, RT Linux, and ROS.

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Bobble-Bot

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The 2017 Hackaday Prize

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fully portable ESP12 project with battery charging and power muxing

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LAMEBOY - another ESP12 handheld

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5 Raspberry PI Zeros. One custom USB hub. Endless disappointment.

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Terrible Cluster

Ground up, over-engineered electric longboard

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Electric Longboard MarkII

danny-andreevDanny Andreev

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Creating copies of keys using a 3d printer and OpenSCAD

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3d Printing real-world keys

dave-peduDave Pedu

The 2015 Hackaday Prize

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A snap-on regulated 3.3 V/5 V power supply for a 9V battery.

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snapVCC

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The 2016 Hackaday Prize

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A robot to sail around the world alone

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Ladon Project

pierce-nicholsPierce Nichols

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Resin-in-resin is a Raspberry Pi with a display completely encased in a block of clear epoxy, but still able to be updated and used.

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Resin-in-resin

ronald-mccollamRonald McCollam

The 2017 Hackaday Prize

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CNC machine and custom made stepper motor controller to manually pick up SMT components and place them on a PCB with microscopic accuracy.

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Manual SMT Pick and Place Machine

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Hack the House! home controller

Optical Screwdriver

Axonometric Typeface

Nivea Tin Synth w Trinket Pro

Actobotics CNC Mill

Smoker Controller

Projects I Contribute To

Hackaday Journal of What You Don't Know

Projects I Like & Follow

Boxes.py

Hackaday.io Project

E-Kart: The electric Go Kart

ESP cookbook

CUBEX

Sub 200ドル PCB Mill that doesn't suck!

Apple 1 Mini

MappyDot

LED Matrix Watch

Bobble-Bot

LAMEBOY - another ESP12 handheld

Terrible Cluster

Electric Longboard MarkII

3d Printing real-world keys

snapVCC

Ladon Project

Resin-in-resin

Manual SMT Pick and Place Machine

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