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Interested in electronics and want to know more about what a relay, transistor, and mosfet do and how to use them correctly?

This is a great overview:
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MOSFET vs Transistor vs Relay: Most People Get This Wrong
YouTube video by The Engineering Mindset
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September 14, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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Some of y'all ask me questions about sharpening things and this is a good overview of stropping. Stropping is the process of removing the final bits of waste material from the sharpened edge for maximum performance:

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Stropping: The Last Step in Sharpening
YouTube video by Workshop Companion
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July 31, 2026 at 2:38 AM
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The PCBs have shipped from @oshpark.bsky.social for @defconnextgen.bsky.social -- see you in a week!

Massive thanks to OSHPark for their continued support for teaching the next generation and to all the donors who helped me cover the cost of the parts!
#MakeAllTheThings #HackAllTheThings
blenster.com Blenster 🅅 @blenster.com · Jul 20
Another massive shout out to @oshpark.bsky.social for their sponsorship of the PCBs for the @defconnextgen.bsky.social Youth Village!

We're helping the next generation of hackers and makers learn how much fun soldering is!

Now I just need to buy all the parts....
#MakeAllTheThings
July 30, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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Another massive shout out to @oshpark.bsky.social for their sponsorship of the PCBs for the @defconnextgen.bsky.social Youth Village!

We're helping the next generation of hackers and makers learn how much fun soldering is!

Now I just need to buy all the parts....
#MakeAllTheThings
July 20, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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I mean #MakeAllTheThings
July 13, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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Taking a break to start dinner in the smoker; back to the @kicad.org mines I go! Gotta sling that PCB for my friends!

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A five and a half pound chicken sits on the grill of a smoker with a temperature probe in it
June 28, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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Nice build:
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nataliethenerd.com Natalie @nataliethenerd.com · Mar 28
Tried something new
March 28, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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Sometimes I get to teach cool people to make cool stuff and that is pretty cool!

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February 24, 2026 at 2:11 AM
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Are you learning @kicad.org and want some tips to make a successful PCB? My notes for what to do/check/think about are here: github.com/Blenster/PCB...

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GitHub - Blenster/PCB_Tips: Making a PCB? What did you forget? Use this checklist before you order and save yourself some pain and money.
Making a PCB? What did you forget? Use this checklist before you order and save yourself some pain and money. - Blenster/PCB_Tips
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February 21, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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Nice build:

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castpixel.bsky.social castpixel ⚧️⚢ @castpixel.bsky.social · Feb 18
I made a tool that turns PCB designs into 3D-printable molds. you sandwich copper tape between the parts, sand the ridges, and you have a real working PCB. no etching, no chemicals. I am losing my mind

castpixel.itch.io/pcb-forge
I printed it and stuck self-adhesive copper tape to it. There's copper tape with conductive adhesive so you can add multiple overlapping pieces and it counts as one conductive surface. Then I used the second part of the mold to shape the copper, so that it sticks inside the recessed traces. Then I used sandpaper to file away at the raised ridges. The copper traces are now electrically independent of each other. Done! But if I want, I can remove the extra copper tape. The companion mold at the bottom. This second 3D-printed part pushes the copper tape down into the recessed trace channels so it conforms to the shape. The two parts sandwich together with alignment spikes to keep everything registered. screenshot of QZW Labs' raised pcb idea! here is their youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLliKgzKKUI&t=592s Adobe Illustrator on top (you can use any free tool that makes SVG vector files. I just own an old illustrator version. Bottom: the PCB Forge tool I made
February 18, 2026 at 8:26 PM
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Nice build:

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akacki.net rand0h @akacki.net · Feb 15
Whose Slide Is It Anyway 10 year anniversary badge has passed the breadboard prototype stage!

How it started, how it’s going.
February 15, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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Nice build:

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guydupont.bsky.social Guy Dupont @guydupont.bsky.social · Feb 4
Made an "analog" YouTube book for my kid so she can choose what she wants (from pre-approved list) without being exposed to a thumbnail hellscape. Also automatically cuts her off after x scans
February 4, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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Great thread:

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courtneymilan.com Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · Feb 4
I think people often wonder this, and it's a great question, so let me explain the advantages of 3D printing whistles. There are many.

The 3D printing effort started from one of our organizers who started by sourcing mass-produced whistles.
kwh561.cryptoanarchy.network Luigi "The Adjuster" Mangione @kwh561.cryptoanarchy.network · Feb 4
I mean, are they really cheaper or easier to produce than just sourcing the right thing from a mass distributor? it's sweet but doesn't seem Pareto efficient, and I feel like that's important to the revolution
February 4, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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Nice build:

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dildog.l0pht.com DilDog 🅅 @dildog.l0pht.com · Feb 2
Taking a moment to show you my solution for keeping my office chair from rolling over my cat.

3D printed and a thin layer of felt on the bottom and this works really well.
3d printed wheel guards
February 3, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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Nice build:
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kameronhurley.com Kameron Hurley @kameronhurley.com · Jan 20
Well, THAT turned out better than expected. Hot damn
Plain gothic window with clear pane Stained glass mosaic film covering Gothic window
January 20, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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Nice build:
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rebeccagrambo.bsky.social Becky Grambo 🍁 @rebeccagrambo.bsky.social · Jan 17
I got the borders on the quilt today. I’m quite pleased with it 😊 I’ll take it to the quilter when I go to pick up the one that is there now. I’m losing my layout area because that’s where I start plants under grow lights so there may be a short hiatus before the next new quilt.
A quilt top made of squares and rectangles of rich fabric with black sashing. A thin inner border is the same as the sashing and a 5” outer border is black with gold fern-y leaves on it.
January 17, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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Nice build:
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alexglow.bsky.social Alex Glow (merlin) @alexglow.bsky.social · Jan 5
New vid! #PCBs I made in 2025, pt. 1: LED charm ✨
www.instagram.com/reel/DTH1Nue...

Been dreaming of prototyping with these new #Charmware (modular tech #jewelry) bits, plus elytra & bike-leather... and scraping together the braincells to publish.
Eat it, burnout! :D

// #Maker #WearableTech #LEDs
Alex holds up an earring made with a little black-and-gold board, a hidden blue LED, jewel beetle wing casings (elytra), and upcycled bike inner-tube rubber (which I call "bike leather"). Wearing the earring: the blue LED sheds its light on my cheek and palm.
January 5, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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Pressing in screw retainers (heat set M3 threaded inserts) via a hot press jig for that 3D printer build I've been working on with a friend:

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January 2, 2026 at 10:11 PM
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Is there any interest in a discussion on what freehand grinding is and anyone want to see videos of my father doing some?

Lots of sparks and lots of skill!

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#DarylHibbenKnives
December 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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It came out of heat treatment okay and now I need to grind off the carbon scale:

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A Damascus dagger covered in carbon scale looking blue but beautiful
December 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Hanging out in the shop with the my brother and father working on a project I've been playing with for a long time now:

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My brother and I taking a selfie with our dad in the background as he works on decorating the spine of a blade The shoulders of this dagger are looking better A close up view of the shoulder of a dagger with a line showing how much filing needs to be done So much filing! A view of a file being held on the shoulder of a blade held in a vice
December 27, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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As a writer, as a creator -- it's so inspiring to see what is effectively an indie story (Harlequin imprint aside) just be *catapulted* into the cultural zeitgeist by the dedication & commitment of everyone involved.

Find your people. #MakeAllTheThings Tell your story.

#HeatedRivalry
December 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Nice build:

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straithe.com Straithe @straithe.com · Dec 12
I learned ceramics
Look at these three plates I made
They took so much time

#pottery #ceramics
December 12, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Nice build:

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akacki.net rand0h @akacki.net · Dec 8
I DID IT!!!!!! @hackerboxes.bsky.social Tessellate was my white whale. Felt like the most complicated one I had in my backlog. After WEEKS of trial and error and advice from my betters, I DID IT. www.instructables.com/HackerBox-00...

Special shouts to @blenster.com & @dontlookbehindyou.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Can you tell which of these lathe tools my dad made for himself?

We can't help but mirror polish everything.

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Two wood lathe cutting tools held in front of a wood lathe and a very dirty exhaust fan. One looks like a normal cutter and the other has a mirror polish
December 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM