• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
Maker Hacks

Maker Hacks

Ideas, news & tutorials for makers and hackers – Arduino/Raspberry Pi, 3D printing, robotics, laser cutting, and more

  • Home
  • About
  • 3D Printing
  • Laser Cutting
  • YouTube
  • Free Arduino Course
  • Recommendations
  • Contact

making

You are here: Home / Archives for making

Best K40 Laser Upgrades – Upgrading my Laser Engraver Part 3

I am on a mission to make my Chinese K40 Laser Engraver work like a much more expensive USA name-brand machine.  Update to Part 2 – Brain Boosting Previously, I bought and installed a new …

Read moreBest K40 Laser Upgrades – Upgrading my Laser Engraver Part 3
K40 laser

Upgrading my K40 for quality and abilities!

My K40 laser is the most humble of its kind, having analog dial and controls, and basic optics. Even so, the results are fine. Now my mission is to take this little Chinese laser and bring it up to …

Read moreUpgrading my K40 for quality and abilities!
program bluetooth on raspberry pi with python

Announce Your Entry with Raspberry Pi, Python and Bluetooth

Did you ever want to have your return to your office or home announced with a fanfare? Probably not, but let’s do this anyway 😉 This script will use Bluetooth (built into the Raspberry Pi 3) to …

Read moreAnnounce Your Entry with Raspberry Pi, Python and Bluetooth

Linux Automation Tip: How to Send Messages from Python to Your Slack Channels

Slack is a hugely popular live group chat system. While a lot of my notifications now go to Discord, as I wrote about here, Slack is still more popular with development teams, and it is what we use in …

Read moreLinux Automation Tip: How to Send Messages from Python to Your Slack Channels

EZ-Robot IoTiny

  While Arduino and Raspberry Pi dominate, there are other boards out there for robot builders. One of the best for rapid robot development is IoTiny from EZ-Robot.

Read moreEZ-Robot IoTiny

DJI/Ryze Tello Mini-Drone Review

DJI/Ryze Tello Mini-Drone is, as the name suggests, a new and tiny drone from the people who created my lovely DJI Mavic Pro. The important differences are, however, compelling:

Read moreDJI/Ryze Tello Mini-Drone Review
Raspberry Pi and Arduino

Running Raspberry Pi AND Arduino for the Best of Both Worlds

I have been writing a lot more about Raspberry Pi than Arduino lately, but don’t get the impression I am leaving the Arduino world behind. Both devices have their benefits, and in fact, I …

Read moreRunning Raspberry Pi AND Arduino for the Best of Both Worlds
pi entertainment centre

Linux Automation Tips: Create a Boot/Start Menu with Python

You may have seen in the Maker Hacks Facebook Group the latest iteration of my Raspberry Pi based entertainment center. It’s now got to the point where I need a boot menu, so I thought I would …

Read moreLinux Automation Tips: Create a Boot/Start Menu with Python
GrovePi Gyro, Buttons, Displays

Using Grove Sensors, Buttons, and Displays, with Raspberry Pi and Python

Grove sensors are a plug and play way to add sensors, buttons, displays, and actuators to your electronics projects, without soldering. Let's take a look how well they work when paired with a …

Read moreUsing Grove Sensors, Buttons, and Displays, with Raspberry Pi and Python
Linux Automation Scheduling and Starting Scripts on Boot

Linux Automation Tips: Running Scripts Automatically

Running commands from the shell is all well and good, but what if you don’t want to always be logging into your terminal? What if the script, or even server, crashes or needs to reboot? In this …

Read moreLinux Automation Tips: Running Scripts Automatically
Password-Less SSH Login Linux

Password-Less SSH Access to Your Linux Machine or Raspberry Pi Using Public Keys

If you are logging in and out of a Linux machine, especially a Raspberry Pi on your local network, it can be a pain to keep entering a password. The longer and more secure your password, the more of a …

Read morePassword-Less SSH Access to Your Linux Machine or Raspberry Pi Using Public Keys
  • Previous
  • Go to page 1
  • Go to page 2
  • Go to page 3
  • Go to page 4
  • Next
  • 3D Printing
  • CNC
  • Hardware
  • Laser Cutting
  • News
  • Retro Computing
  • Software

amiga amos arduino basic programming budget buying cad cnc commodore corexy c programming creality crypto doctor who emulation esp32 esp8266 filament glowforge gweike Hacks Ideas kids lighting linux Makes making Monoprice Parts pc props prusa python raspberry pi ratrig resin Reviews robots software sounds technology tips upgrades wanhao xtool

.

Maker Hacks Blog Copyright © 2023 · All Rights Reserved · Powered by Mai Theme