#linearactuator — Public Fediverse posts

Deforming a Mirror for Adaptive Optics https://hackaday.com/2025/10/13/deforming-a-mirror-for-adaptive-optics/ #adaptiveoptics #linearactuator #huygensoptics #curvedmirror #deformation #Science #optics

Deforming a Mirror for Adaptive Optics - As frustrating as having an atmosphere can be for physicists, it’s just as bad fo... - https://hackaday.com/2025/10/13/deforming-a-mirror-for-adaptive-optics/ #adaptiveoptics #linearactuator #huygensoptics #curvedmirror #deformation #science #optics

Linear Actuators 101 - Linear actuators are a great help when you’re moving something along a single axis... - https://hackaday.com/2025/08/28/linear-actuators-101/ #hydraulicactuator #pneumaticactuator #electricactuator #linearactuator #mischacks #hydraulic #pneumatic #hardware

Linear Actuators 101 https://hackaday.com/2025/08/28/linear-actuators-101/ #hydraulicactuator #pneumaticactuator #electricactuator #linearactuator #MiscHacks #hydraulic #pneumatic #hardware

DIY Linear Tubular Motor Does Precise Slides - We’ve seen plenty of motor projects, but [Jeremy]’s DIY Tubular Linear Motor is a ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/03/31/diy-linear-tubular-motor-does-precise-slides/ #tubularsteppermotor #linearactuator #linearmotor #motordriver #magnets #parts

On Sensory Weaver Building https://hackaday.com/2025/03/02/on-sensory-weaver-building/ #sensorysubstitution #linearactuators #linearactuator #sensoryweaving #thermalimaging #classichacks #MusicalHacks

On Sensory Weaver Building - What is a sensory weaver? [Curiosiate] tells us: “A device which takes sensory dat... - https://hackaday.com/2025/03/02/on-sensory-weaver-building/ #sensorysubstitution #linearactuators #linearactuator #sensoryweaving #thermalimaging #classichacks #musicalhacks

Chess What: One More Pi-Powered Board https://hackaday.com/2024/12/03/chess-what-one-more-pi-powered-board/ #linearactuator #classichacks #raspberrypi #chessboard #chessrobot #ChessBoard #Games #chess #Pi

Chess What: One More Pi-Powered Board - Chess is timeless, but automating it? That’s where the real magic begins. Enter [T... - https://hackaday.com/2024/12/03/chess-what-one-more-pi-powered-board/ #linearactuator #classichacks #raspberrypi #chessboard #chessrobot #chessboard #games #chess #pi

The Sunchronizer Keeps Your Solar Panel Aligned https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/the-sunchronizer-keeps-your-solar-panel-aligned/ #linearactuator #solartracker #SolarHacks #singleaxis #solarpanel #elevation #ESP32 #solar

The Sunchronizer Keeps Your Solar Panel Aligned - In the past few years, the price-per-watt for solar panels has dropped dramaticall... - https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/the-sunchronizer-keeps-your-solar-panel-aligned/ #linearactuator #solartracker #solarhacks #singleaxis #solarpanel #elevation #esp32 #solar

Möbius Tank’s Twisty Treads Became Bendy - [James Bruton]’s unusual Möbius Tank has gotten a little more unusual with the abi... - https://hackaday.com/2024/01/14/mobius-tanks-twisty-treads-became-bendy/ #transportationhacks #linearactuator #mobiusstrip #3dprinted #mobius #tread #tank

Homebrew Linear Actuators Improved - [Harrison Low] published some 3D-printed linear actuators, which generated a lot o... - https://hackaday.com/2023/09/08/homebrew-linear-actuators-improved/ #linearactuators #3dprinterhacks #linearactuator

Carbon Fiber and Kevlar Make This Linear Actuator Fast and Strong - When it comes to the “build versus buy” question, “buy” almost always wins. The am... - https://hackaday.com/2023/05/03/carbon-fiber-and-kevlar-make-this-linear-actuator-fast-and-strong/ #linearactuator #carbonfiber #cabledrive #mischacks #kevlar #odrive

A Fast Linear Actuator Entirely In One PCB - There are many ways to make a linear actuator, a device for moving something is a ... - https://hackaday.com/2022/08/10/a-linear-actuator-entirely-in-one-pcb/ #linearactuator #pcbinductor #hardware #pcbmotor

Domino Row Goes with the Flow - Around here, we’re always excited about a new actuator design. Linear actuators ar... - https://hackaday.com/2022/05/30/domino-row-goes-with-the-flow/ #universityofpennsylvania #linearactuator #robotshacks #hardware #dominoes #research #soliton #servo #upenn #ieee

Sisyphean Ball Race Robot Toils Gracefully, Magnetically - Aren’t ball races and marble runs fun? Wouldn’t they be so much more enjoyable if ... - https://hackaday.com/2022/05/20/sisyphean-ball-race-robot-toils-gracefully-magnetically/ #linearactuator #arduinohacks #robotshacks #fnmagnets #marblerun #ballrace #sisyphus #arduino

3D Printed Linear Actuator Is Cheap and Strong - Motors are all well and good for moving things, but they’re all about the round-an... - https://hackaday.com/2022/05/18/3d-printed-linear-actuator-is-cheap-and-strong/ #3dprinterhacks #linearactuator

Swing Gate Motors Come To Help For Opening A Giant Servery Window - [Martin Roberts] wrote to us, telling us about a build that his company, [Ocean Vi... - https://hackaday.com/2022/04/11/swing-gate-motors-come-to-help-for-opening-a-giant-servery-window/ #linearactuators #linearactuator #repurposing #mischacks #swinggate #hardware

Building a High-Capacity Linear Servo Actuator - Linear actuators are useful things, moving things in straight lines rather than an... - https://hackaday.com/2022/02/17/building-a-high-capacity-linear-servo-actuator/ #linearactuator #3dprinting #mischacks

1960s Stereo Console Gets an Upgrade - Faced with an old console stereo from the 1960s that was barely functional, [Sherm... - https://hackaday.com/2022/02/05/1960s-stereo-console-gets-an-upgrade/ #homeentertainmenthacks #homeentertainment #linearactuator #consolestereo #steppermotor #analogtuner #tuningdial #arduino

Mini Linear Actuators From DVD Drive Parts - For many years now a source for some of the smallest and cheapest home made CNC me... - https://hackaday.com/2021/12/25/mini-linear-actuators-from-dvd-drive-parts/ #linearactuator #cnchacks #3dprint #cddrive #news

Riding Mower Repair Uncovers Miniature Culprit - Most people would be pretty upset it the lawn mower they spent $4,000 USD on had a... - https://hackaday.com/2021/06/04/riding-mower-repair-uncovers-miniature-culprit/ #linearactuator #righttorepair #repairhacks #limitswitch #microswitch #lawnmower #tractor #repair

The Black Magic of a Disappearing Linear Actuator - Many of the projects we serve up on Hackaday are freshly minted, hot off the press endeavors. But so... - https://hackaday.com/2020/12/29/the-black-magic-of-a-disappearing-linear-actuator/ #segmentedspindle #linearactuator #hardware #kataka #chain

Actuator Opens the Door to Drier Dishes - Dishwashers are great at washing dishes and even rinsing them, most of the time. Where they tend t... - https://hackaday.com/2020/11/18/actuator-opens-the-door-to-drier-dishes/ #microcontrollers #linearactuator #dishwasher #lifehacks #bluepill #lm358

Flexible Actuators Spring Into Action - Most experiments in flexible robot actuators are based around pneumatics, but [Ayato Kanada] and [To... - https://hackaday.com/2020/11/01/flexible-actuators-spring-into-action/ #closedloopcontrol #flexiblerobotics #linearactuator #robotshacks #closedloop #flexible #ieeeiros #linear #cons #coil #iros

Destroy My Vegetable Garden? Oh Hail No! - Building and maintaining a garden takes a lot of work. And unless you have a greenhouse, you’re forc... more: https://hackaday.com/2020/01/20/destroy-my-vegetable-garden-oh-hail-no/ #retractableroof #linearactuator #raspberrypi #haildamage #hail #mqtt