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3D printing, CNC & maker projects Videos Recommended on Hacker News (58)
3D printing, CNC & maker projects is one of the 150 topics Hacker News readers organize their video recommendations around. These 58 videos each earned real recommendations in real HN threads between 2011 and 2026 — 108 recommendations in total — and they're ranked by how many separate months the community kept coming back to them, not by view count.
Digital fabrication: 3D printers, CNC machines, laser cutters, maker projects, hardware prototyping, DIY builds, mods and hacks, hobby engineering, Hackaday-style projects.
Why HN keeps sending people here — on Building a realistic artificial sun (for dark winter days): “The result is quite stunning. I've never seen anything like it.” — an HN commenter, 2022.
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1 mo on HNBuild a DIY full-frame CCD camera
Wenting Channel
1 HN recommend · 2023–2024
1 mo on HNTRUCKLA: The world's first Tesla pickup truck
Simone Giertz
1 HN recommend · 2021–2023
1 mo on HNI Landed A Rocket Like SpaceX - Scout F
BPS.space
1 HN recommend · 2022–2025
1 mo on HNConverting devices to USB Type-C
DIY Perks
1 HN recommend · 2020–2024
1 mo on HNMaking an unpickable lock. Calling locksmiths
Stuff Made Here
1 HN recommend · 2021–2022
1 mo on HNGlitter Bomb 2.0 vs Porch Pirates
Mark Rober
1 HN recommend · 2022–2024
1 mo on HNHomeMade Electric Airplane
PeterSripol
1 HN recommend · 2018–2022
1 mo on HNROTATING DETONATION ENGINE
Integza
1 HN recommend · 2022–2025
1 mo on HNGlitterbomb 3.0 vs. Porch Pirates
Mark Rober
1 HN recommend · 2020–2024
1 mo on HNThe Genius of 3D Printed Rockets
Veritasium
1 HN recommend · 2022–2024
1 mo on HNMeasure the mass of an eyelash with a DIY microbalance
Applied Science
1 HN recommend · 2018–2026
1 mo on HNHow to Make/Build a Lifter or Ionocraft
RimstarOrg
1 HN recommend · 2016–2022
1 mo on HNAdam Savage's One Day Builds: Refrigerated Cooling Suit!
Adam Savage’s Tested
1 HN recommend · 2020–2023
0 mo on HNBuilding Glitterbomb 1.0 with Mark Rober
SeanHodgins
0 HN recommender · 2018–2024
0 mo on HNExplosive Bat: crushing MLB records. Ft: Smarter Every Day
Stuff Made Here
0 HN recommender · 2022–2023
0 mo on HN5Axis Machine Cutting HELMET / DAISHIN SEIKI CORPORATION
DAISHIN SEIKI大槇精機
0 HN recommender · 2015–2022
0 mo on HNSpeedrunning 30yrs of lithography technology
Breaking Taps
0 HN recommender · 2024–2025
0 mo on HNXBOX Controller Mods: Analog WASD Gaming Keyboard
element14 presents
0 HN recommender · 2020–2026
0 mo on HNCar Thieves vs the Almost Final GlitterBomb 5.0
Mark Rober
0 HN recommender · 2022–2023
0 mo on HNMarkus Kayser - Solar Sinter Project
Allan
0 HN recommender · 2017–2025
0 mo on HN3D-Printed Home Can Be Constructed For Under $4,000
Insider Tech
0 HN recommender · 2018–2019
0 mo on HNAdam Savage's Spot Robot Rickshaw Carriage!
Adam Savage’s Tested
0 HN recommender · 2020–2024