Redneck Engineering
Decided to share an older "project" of mine - ms sculpt wireless to wired conversion (also, it runs qmk, so we get all its features). A sensible person would order a custom pcb (such projects exist on the web, take a look if you're interested), but I went with removing all the components except from the ribbon cable connector, sending the PCB smooth, gluing a piece of discount card to isolate the traces, gluing a Chinese rp2040 on top, and wiring all the necessary traces to it. No, it wasn't fun. Yes, it works. Bonus: when I disassembled it now I found out the type-c wasn't soldered well and decided to separate from the board:  So, here we go: using phone as a poor man's microscope (note: also, still works)  The end result kinda doesn't give it out, so whatever (insert your frontend -- backend jokes here) 
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So, a while ago I bought a cheapest oneplus 6 available in my area to subject it to a few experiments with running Linux. Among the other issues that came for that price, the power button was almost flush to the frame, hard to press, and had almost no feedback. Today I finally got tired of it and decided to check what's wrong. The button itself turned out to be just fine, but the thingy that presses it looked weird:  After a few tries of gluing smth to extend the middle pin, I found out that I can just cut off a piece of plastic from the blister of my favorite headache pills and place it between the button and said thingy. Works wonders 🤣  Btw, the actual problem is that it was missing a few rubber spacers, as far as I understand, but whatever 
I bust out a drill with a 7 mm nut setter. Works like a charm. I give the trigger the lightest squeeze and I can grind my coffee in ½ the time with ⅒ the effort.
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At least they still got the window. *x-posted from [/r/redneckengineering](https://old.reddit.com/r/redneckengineering/comments/172heyw) by [/u/Snake8715](https://old.reddit.com/u/Snake8715)*
Extension cord don’t reach + wrong female connector. solid #12awg with some tape just for good measure. We taking the delorean back to 50’s baby. No ground 🔥🔥 *x-posted from [/r/redneckengineering](https://old.reddit.com/r/redneckengineering/comments/171c06u) by [/u/Aidsaidsaids4](https://old.reddit.com/u/Aidsaidsaids4)*
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It works *x-posted from [/r/redneckengineering](https://old.reddit.com/r/redneckengineering/comments/16s6cm5) by [/u/Spicybrainthought](https://old.reddit.com/u/Spicybrainthought)*
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Anyone with sleep apnea and no health insurance will understand *x-posted from [/r/redneckengineering](https://old.reddit.com/r/redneckengineering/comments/16qeyjp) by [/u/hemicuba](https://old.reddit.com/u/hemicuba)*
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Spotted in, of course, a Walmart parking lot. I'm not completely sure of the mounting method, but it seems pretty permanent as they have their license plate mounted to it. *x-posted from [/r/redneckengineering](https://old.reddit.com/r/redneckengineering/comments/16iwvr0) by [/u/DC_Woodworks](https://old.reddit.com/u/DC_Woodworks)*
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I asked the cashier about it and he said they sell more of the 12 pack, their solution? Cut it in half and rig up a tape handle. *x-posted from [/r/redneckengineering](https://old.reddit.com/r/redneckengineering/comments/16ebcju) by [/u/gggirl98](https://old.reddit.com/u/gggirl98)*
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Fix *x-posted from [/r/redneckengineering](https://old.reddit.com/r/redneckengineering/comments/164kzoa) by [/u/kevekeve4](https://old.reddit.com/u/kevekeve4)*
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That’s a washing machine drum lol *x-posted from [/r/redneckengineering](https://old.reddit.com/r/redneckengineering/comments/162ikvw) by [/u/BestJello1469](https://old.reddit.com/u/BestJello1469)*