He turns them into pieces of Soda Can art that sell for anywhere between $2000 to $3000 a pop.ĭon’t be fooled by that smashing hit in the GIF. Some folks re-use them for other purposes, but we’re guessing no one up-cycles them quite like artist does. One nifty way we could see this taken further would be integrating this breadboard implementation as replacement for the 555 inside - or then just connect it to the giant Raspberry Pi.Ĭontinue reading “A Shrine For All The 555 Lovers” → Posted in Misc Hacks Tagged 555, 555 timer, aluminum can, cardboard, model, soda canĪ can of soda costs about half a dollar, and once you’re done with the sugary syrup, most cans end up in the trash headed for recycling. Obviously, giant conductive pins like that scream for some dead bug blinky light that even the shakiest of hands could manage to solder, and certainly delivers, as you can see in the video after the break. To top it all off, he put an actual NE555 inside the giant counterpart, and hooked it up to the soda can pins, turning it into a fully operational, oversized timer IC. Next he took a bunch of aluminum cans apart and shaped them into the pins, again staying as close as possible to the original. Taking all the measurements of the original IC, scaled it up by factor 22 and started cutting out pieces of cardboard - also considering the orientation notch - and added the markings to emulate TI’s NE555P. For the seriously devoted ones, or those who simply like a novelty decorative item, built just the right thing: a giant, actually functional, cardboard 555 timer IC. Start your entry today!Ĭontinue reading “Bottoms Up: Soda Can Help With Almost Any Project” → Posted in Misc Hacks Tagged f'n magnets, parts, small parts, soda canįor many of our readers, the classic 555 timer holds a special place in their heart, and cursed be the fool who dares to use an Arduino in its place. This round is all about reusing, recycling, and revamping anything and everything to keep it out of the landfill. Between the utility and the recycled aspect, this could easily be an entry into the second Challenge of the 2022 Hackaday Prize, which runs now until Sunday, June 12th. Each cavity in the tray is lined with more crushed velvet for elegance and stability.īetween the concavity of the can bottom and that little lip, it should be particularly easy to actually retrieve a tiny part from the pile and grab on to it. After making about a dozen of these things, they CNC’d a tray to hold three of them, which you can see in the second video. To keep the prints from scratching the table, covered the bottoms with crushed velvet. The underside of the print is graduated and ends with a small hole fit for a disc magnet. Then it’s just a matter of shoving it into the circle around the perimeter of the print to secure the sharp edge. In the first video after the break, scores the can on what could be a purpose-built jig before cutting along the line with tin snips, but you could use regular scissors if that’s all you have. You start by cutting the bottom off of an empty can however you like. We think may have the answer - small parts holders made from the bottoms of soda cans. Just as new projects are built from small parts, diagnostics and teardowns of commercial equipment invariably result in small parts. If there’s any one thing that the average hacker is short on at a given moment (besides chips), it’s transient small part storage.
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