Author Archives: robertwilkie

Simple Heavy Duty Shelf Brackets

Posted on September 2, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice write-up on some simple good looking shelf brackets.  I have built similar ones but did not put the cross bit sideways (which looks nicer to me). http://www.instructables.com/id/Heavy-Duty-Shelf-Brackets/?ALLSTEPS  

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Cool table with some wood and concrete

Posted on September 2, 2013 by robertwilkie

I like this table build, taking a cheap table, some wood, and concrete and making a nice looking table from it.  Might be worth trying someday.  Only a few issues, I worry the concrete would be too thin and crack … Continue reading →

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MilkRap- turn a milkcrate into a 3D printer

Posted on September 2, 2013 by robertwilkie

Basically this is a rep-rap like design with the crate being the frame.  Clever idea overall.  Makes it more portable too. http://www.instructables.com/id/MilkRap-Milk-Crate-RepRap/

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Hacking the car to integrate a speedbuster

Posted on September 1, 2013 by robertwilkie

Interesting hack with an arduino canbus gizmo (first time I have heard of it) which basically allows you to put input out to the car’s screen. http://hackaday.com/2013/08/31/radar-detector-integrated-with-dashboard-display-screens/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hackaday%2FLgoM+%28Hack+a+Day%29

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DIY PCB Using Parchment Paper

Posted on August 30, 2013 by robertwilkie

DIY PCB Using Parchment Paper http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/makezineonline/~3/oSkBronkDLM/

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Use a glue stick for an LED diffuser

Posted on August 30, 2013 by robertwilkie

I was looking for something else and stumbled on this instructable where the author has an battery/resistor/LED combo and sticks the LED into the glue stick to diffuse it for a bike light.  I looks pretty good and easy to … Continue reading →

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The $15 dollar water detector

Posted on August 30, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice writeup below on how to convert a cheap smoke detector into a water (in your basement) detector.  Basically all you are doing is taking the “test” button and extending wires down from it into a sponge, if the sponge … Continue reading →

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A $4 voltmeter

Posted on August 30, 2013 by robertwilkie

OMG, I am cheap, but not this cheap.  Heck for $5 of stuff at Harbor Freight you can get a cheezy voltmeter for free (with coupon). Anyways, the author for $4 in parts uses a dollar store step counter to … Continue reading →

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Make sudo sessions last longer

Posted on August 30, 2013 by robertwilkie

Interesting article on how to increase the timeout limit for sudo (typically set to 15 minutes).  I am a little mixed on doing this.  If the password is long, complicated, and I can’t remember it,  I can see myself doing … Continue reading →

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Is Xerox’s CEO on a World Tour?

Posted on August 30, 2013 by robertwilkie

Interesting interview with Ursula Burns in India, the reporter here gets a little more meat than counterparts in the US have.  It sounds like after going to India she is headed to Belgium.  The other interesting part of the interview … Continue reading →

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