Author Archives: robertwilkie

Make a magnetic herb garden

Posted on May 11, 2017 by robertwilkie

Nice build, I noticed the author used “square” shaped bottles in the build.  I wonder if you could use a hot glue gun over apoxy clay to keep the magnets in?  Also I thinkI would give the bottle a coat … Continue reading →

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Convert CD motors to work underwater

Posted on May 10, 2017 by robertwilkie

Nice write up on how to convert a motor to run underwater.  I wonder how many you “fry” before you get it right. https://www.instructables.com/id/DC-Motor-ROV/

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CNC out a simple laptop stand

Posted on May 10, 2017 by robertwilkie

Another nice build.  The author made 2 parts that you attach together for a laptop stand.  Pretty easy build from the looks of it. https://www.instructables.com/id/CNC-Laptop-Stand/

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Make a motorized tricycle

Posted on May 10, 2017 by robertwilkie

What some folks do when bored.  They took a kids trike and put a chainsaw motor on it (heavily modified trike FYI).  Neat build overall. http://makezine.com/2017/05/08/supercharged-tricycle-uses-upcycled-chainsaw-motor/  

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Smashing, use to make desktops for TV’s and old monitors

Posted on May 9, 2017 by robertwilkie

Makes nice simple displays from something like an RPi to a display. https://github.com/Smashing/smashing

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Make some simple Paracord Zipper Pulls

Posted on May 9, 2017 by robertwilkie

I like this build, you can make this with some leftover paracord.  The lobster claw swivel clasps are pretty cheap to get too. https://www.instructables.com/id/Paracord-Zipper-Pull-1/

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Use unsweetened lemonade koolaide to clean dishwashers

Posted on May 9, 2017 by robertwilkie

I was a bit doubtful on this one, but it sounds like it works…only if I had a dishwasher worth trying this out on… http://www.thekitchn.com/i-cleaned-my-dishwasher-with-lemon-kool-aid-and-here-s-how-it-went-243822?amp=&utm_campaign=xpost&utm_medium=web&utm_source=at  

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Nice 3D printed cat ears

Posted on May 8, 2017 by robertwilkie

Of course these ears won’t make me look that good.  But its a nice project just the same. https://www.instructables.com/id/ElectronicKittyEars-Headset-DIY/

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Make a pair of tweezers that tell diode polarity

Posted on May 5, 2017 by robertwilkie

Nice build…pretty cheap too. https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Polarity-Led-Tweezers/

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Turn a RPi into a PBX with Astrisk

Posted on May 5, 2017 by robertwilkie

Been wanting to do this for some time.  Should not that you do not need to use a Pi zero (any RPi will do).  The write up seems OK, it could use a bit more info here and there. https://www.instructables.com/id/RaspiAsteriskGoogle-Run-Google-Voice-Assistant-Via/

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