Next up is [davedarko] with USB cable tester. Dave recently spent some ... [Ajlitt] started this project as an excuse to learn KiCAD and gain some experience with surface mount solder stencils.

USB connectors have lent themselves to creative ... We can see this technique finding a use in all kinds of diminutive USB-C projects, however cursed or genius it may be. We like to see projects ...

A small DC motor (available online for ~$3), a USB cable (any old one you have lying around), a fan blade (you can salvage one from broken gadgets or purchase it for $2), and some basic tools like ...

Thankfully, in the last couple of years many devise manufacturers have started migrating to standardized mini or micro-USB charging connectors ... that's your weekend project.