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Simple screw counter

41 pointsby jk_techlast Saturday at 10:41 PM9 commentsview on HN

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kennywinkertoday at 5:40 AM

I love this so much. Such simple machines, for human-scale problems. I often get pulled down rabbit holes of machines and automation - this is a nice reminder that you can solve a lot of problems without reaching for an arduino or a servo.

blorenztoday at 5:24 AM

Awesome solve!!! Lasers and 3d printing is my side hobby business and is what keeps my sanity intact. I love seeing the practical creations that are realized by them! One of my core tenets is being self-sufficient and achieving efficiencies. This post is exactly that. Well done.

chrsstrmtoday at 3:59 AM

  >> I have wasted a significant chunk of my life counting out small numbers of parts into bags and posting them to people.    
So, small parts like this are always counted by weight, and I'm wondering why you would spend so much time on a counting solution when "buy a scale" is right there.
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abstractspoonlast Sunday at 5:55 AM

Insane!