Hardware Happy Hour (3H) Phoenix (metro), Thu, Mar 12, 2026, 7:00 PM | Meetup
The Hardware Happy Hour is a social get-together of engineers, designers, coders, and builders, both hobbyists and professionals. There are no presentations or an agenda. W
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
Next Month's Phoenix Hardware Happy Hour
Thursday, March 12th, 2026
Find full details at:
www.meetup.com/hardware-hap...
25.02.2026 04:32 —
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Hardware Happy Hour (3H) Phoenix (metro), Thu, Feb 12, 2026, 7:00 PM | Meetup
The Hardware Happy Hour is a social get-together of engineers, designers, coders, and builders, both hobbyists and professionals. There are no presentations or an agenda. W
T O N I G H T !
Phoenix Hardware Happy Hour
Thursday, February 12th, 2026
Find full details at:
www.meetup.com/hardware-hap...
12.02.2026 23:52 —
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Hardware Happy Hour (3H) Phoenix (metro), Thu, Feb 12, 2026, 7:00 PM | Meetup
The Hardware Happy Hour is a social get-together of engineers, designers, coders, and builders, both hobbyists and professionals. There are no presentations or an agenda. W
DON'T FORGET!
Phoenix Hardware Happy Hour
This Thursday, February 12th, 2026
Find full details at:
www.meetup.com/hardware-hap...
09.02.2026 15:59 —
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Hardware Happy Hour (3H) Phoenix (metro), Thu, Feb 12, 2026, 7:00 PM | Meetup
The Hardware Happy Hour is a social get-together of engineers, designers, coders, and builders, both hobbyists and professionals. There are no presentations or an agenda. W
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
Next Month's Phoenix Hardware Happy Hour
Thursday, February 12th, 2026
Find full details at:
www.meetup.com/hardware-hap...
19.01.2026 22:27 —
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Bench supplies re-stock. :-)
07.01.2026 17:24 —
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Remember back in August, I won the mystery printer part at auction for $6.00 just because I wanted the stepper motor I could see poking out from one end? I finally got around to tearing it down:
2 stepper motors
3 limit switches
2 temp switches
2 temp sensors
3 ir beam break sensors
1 load cell w/amp
1 blower
3 solenoids
and about 100 lbs of scrap steel that will fetch about $4.00 the next time I go to sell scrap.
Not bad at all. 🙂
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06.01.2026 22:34 —
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26.11.2025 21:04 —
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Mama Owl is checking out the digs. Not moved in, not committing yet, but obviously she remembers the address. :-)
24.11.2025 01:08 —
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It'll be interesting to see what folks like Automation Direct do. www.automationdirect.com/adc/search/s...
18.11.2025 21:34 —
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13.11.2025 17:53 —
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Pushing this for one of my favorite small-press publishers; bcubedpress.wordpress.com
02.11.2025 20:45 —
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So, we have a second refrigerator that is probably on the order of 35 years old. Last week, the City of Mesa surplus department had a few fridges that were only about 7 years old, certainly MUCH more efficient, and looked to be in great shape. Won one for a great price.
The argument around here now? I find the drawer labels really funny and want to keep them. Lisa wants them gone. 🙂
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27.10.2025 15:22 —
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Sorry, in absolute "Fuck X" mode here.
27.10.2025 05:41 —
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It IS cute, but that battery only lasts a day or so, so I need to get power in there.
27.10.2025 05:12 —
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So after a few days of utter failure, I ordered a little +10dBi whip antenna and threw the whole #meshtastic node up on the roof. Immediately, 40+ miles range out of the thing! Gain and elevation count!! Now, time to build it into a more permanent form. :-)
27.10.2025 03:46 —
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Radio Shack Trs-80 Model 4 Computer With Accessories
CTBids | Online Estate Sale Auctions
Way too far for me to ship this thing. Any vintage computer collectors in Virginia(USA)? Auction lot: "Radio Shack Trs-80 Model 4 Computer With Accessories"
ctbids.com/estate-sale/...
27.10.2025 03:36 —
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Floundering around trying to get this Meshtastic stuff to work.
24.10.2025 16:39 —
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Got my flag for Saturday. :-)
15.10.2025 21:02 —
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I haven't found a datasheet for this specific display yet. With a 26-pin interface, it may well have both.
15.10.2025 19:44 —
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Harvested a cool display this morning that should be fun to get going. :-)
40X2 VFD, 8.5"X1"
15.10.2025 17:46 —
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Phoenix Metro folks...
The Technology Education Collaborative is hosting a free Rayhunter Workshop Wed Oct 15 @ 6pm. A senior staff for the EFF will virtually make a presentation about the technology, and how to set up your own Stingray detector.
Get full details here: techedcollab.org/home/
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