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A Taco Bell compass, built as a gift for New York
Maker mewtru built a Taco Bell-themed compass for their fiancé, then took it along to navigate a trip to New York.
Can I build this?Intermediate · AI 3/5 · $20–50
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- AI-buildability
- 3/5
- Time
- A weekend
- Cost
- $20–50
The build method is unknown, but a compass like this likely mixes some code or electronics with physical fabrication.
Tools
3D printersoldering iron
Starter prompt
Based on "A Taco Bell compass, built as a gift for New York" on Afterware: https://afterware.xyz/p/taco-bell-compass-built-for-a-new-york-trip
Help me build a handheld compass on an ESP32-S3 with a small OLED or round display and a 3-axis magnetometer. The display should show the heading in degrees and a needle or cardinal direction, and the magnetometer should be calibrated with a simple routine. Keep it battery powered and put the board in a 3D-printed case with a Taco Bell-inspired colour scheme.
Estimates based on the original write-up. How AI-buildability is scored. Building with an AI assistant? Connect it to Afterware (free MCP server).
Story
Most gifts get wrapped. This one got a heading. mewtru made a handmade compass styled after Taco Bell for their fiancé, and the two of them carried it around New York on a trip.
It's a novelty build with a clear point of view: a tool for finding north, pointed squarely at fast food.
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