Strange Parts

05/07/2026

How eufyMake Builds the Printers Everyone’s Talking About

Ever wondered what it takes to mass-produce a new consumer product? I went inside the factories behind the 2nd larger kickstarter ever, and one of the most exciting tools I've seen — the new eufyMake E1 UV Printer. From pots of molten aluminum to cleanroom assembly, you're going to get to see how it's made from start to finish. And it's incredible!

04/30/2026

How I Made My Own Android Phone

Back in 2019, I built a Samsung Galaxy S9+ entirely from parts I bought in the cell phone parts markets of in Shenzhen, China. And it works and runs Android!

04/28/2026

How I Made My Own iPhone - in China

Back in 2017, I built a like-new(but really refurbished) iPhone 6S 16GB entirely from parts I bought in the public cell phone parts markets in Huaqiangbei. And it works!
I've been fascinated by the cell phone parts markets in Shenzhen, China for a while. I'd walked through them a bunch of times, but I still didn't understand basic things, like how they were organized or who was buying all these parts and what they were doing with them.
So when someone mentioned they wondered if you could build a working smartphone from parts in the markets, I jumped at the chance to really dive in and understand how everything works. Well, I sat on it for nine months, and then I dove in.

04/25/2026

How I Made My Own iPhone from a Block of Aluminum

I carved an iPhone out of a solid block of aluminum and turned it into a working custom phone. It took me over a year, from measuring every tiny part to carefully using a CNC machine to cut the complex shapes and fit all the pieces together. This is the first step toward a future where anyone can make their own unique smartphone!

04/22/2026

I upgraded the Samsung Trifold battery by 71%! - using the HONOR Silicon-Carbon batteries

Battery life is always a big limiting factor in phones - particularly folding phones that have huge, power hungry screens. And making them thin requires very slender batteries. But with the help of HONOR and their new silicon carbon batteries, I was able to upgrade the battery capacity of the new Samsung Galaxy Z Trifold by 71%! But not everything went according to plan...

04/14/2026

I upgraded the batteries in the Samsung Tri-Fold by 71%!

04/09/2026

Want to work with me in the Strange Parts shop this summer? We’re hiring a seasonal FT production assistant, May-Sept. You’ll help with everything from filming to keep the shop organized to repairing equipment/buildings/vehicles. No 2 days are the same! https://www.strangeparts.com/jobs/

04/08/2026

Want to work with me in the Strange Parts shop this summer? We're hiring a seasonal FT production assistant, May-Sept. You'll help with everything from filming to keep the shop organized to repairing equipment/buildings/vehicles. No 2 days are the same!

Description: We’re looking for someone who’s as comfortable turning a wrench as they are setting up a camera, who is reliable, motivated, and curious. At Strange Parts, no two days are the same—you…

03/24/2026

What are you supposed to do if you've run out of Claude Code MAX quota on all your accounts, but it also won't let you create yet another account because you've used all your phone numbers too recently? Asking for a friend.

03/19/2026

03/12/2026

The new ThinkPad from uses LPCAMM2 RAM instead of a soldered memory, making it easily upgradeable, and it scored a 10/10 on iFixit’s repairability scale. Super excited about this design!