Resources

Tools, databases, and guides for hardware builders.

The resources we use ourselves and share with the broader hardware community, from manufacturing method databases to amortization calculators.

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Hardware Resources Database

Your go-to source for all things hardware. From databases and templates to vendors and teardowns — we've got you covered!

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Hardware Teardowns

Join us as we take apart products to discover what we can learn by examining how they're made.

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Hardware Handbook

This resource focuses on trends, challenges, and the tools needed to bring a project from conception to completion.

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MFG Database

A tool to help you select the best manufacturing method based on your specific variables — material, geometry, design confidence, appearance, speed, tooling and setup costs, and part costs.

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CMF Database

Your one-stop shop to reference products that will help you find the ideal combination of color, material, and finishes.

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Amortization Calculator

See how you can better compare quotes by amortizing costs with our handy calculator.

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Where else we connect.

Beyond our own tools, here's where the informal community gathers, learns, and stays plugged in.

Hardware Meetup

Where informal members and the broader hardware community gather in person to share what they're working on. Chapters worldwide.

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The informal Blog

Case studies, teardowns, and how-tos from the people inside the network.

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Our regular dispatch covering what's happening in the hardware world.

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