It all started with a stubborn soldering iron that refused to cooperate—no matter how many times we adjusted the temperature, it kept burning through delicate components. Frustrated, we hacked together a makeshift temperature controller from spare parts, and suddenly, the damn thing worked. That was the moment we realized: the best solutions aren’t always the fanciest ones. Sometimes, they’re the ones you cobble together in your garage at 2 a.m. That’s the spirit behind Piete Piet—raw, unpolished, and built by people who’d rather tinker than wait for the “perfect” tool to come along.
We’re a small crew of hardware hackers, engineers, and eternal tinkerers who believe the most interesting projects aren’t the ones with glossy specs, but the ones born from curiosity and a little bit of stubbornness. Whether it’s repurposing a 3D printer to dispense hot glue or turning an old Raspberry Pi into a smart soldering station, we document the messy, experimental side of DIY tech—where failure is just another step toward something that actually works. Our mission? To prove that you don’t need a lab full of expensive gear to build something useful (or just plain cool). If you’ve ever stared at a pile of parts and thought, “I bet this could do something,” you’re in the right place.
This isn’t about polished tutorials or corporate-sponsored projects. It’s about the kind of hardware hacks that live in the margins—where a broken toaster becomes a reflow oven, and a drawer full of “junk” turns into your next prototype. We share our successes, our facepalm moments, and everything in between, because the best way to learn is by doing (and occasionally melting something you shouldn’t have). Dive into the projects, try them yourself, and if you’ve got a hack you’re proud of, hit up the Contact Us page—we’d love to hear about it.