Getting into hardware hacking can be intimidating. Buying the necessary tools and devices can be costly, and people are often fearful of bricking their new equipment. This talk will introduce five different security-related hardware hacking projects that are great for beginners and can each be completed within a few hours and for under $30. Examples of the projects include travel router hacking with OpenWRT, building a directional Wi-Fi antenna, HID RFID snooping and spoofing with Arduino. A bill of materials and instructions for each project will be available online following the conference.