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Add glow to your car

Posted on January 13, 2013 by robertwilkie

I like this write-up since I look at my poor truck and its lack of lighting.  This could be a cheaper and easier alternative for adding lights to a car, but….there could be legal (street legal) issues, still expensive (LED … Continue reading →

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PVC stand for Fliament spool

Posted on January 13, 2013 by robertwilkie

Pretty simple looking and easy to build.  I would think it would cost about 5-6 dollars in parts to make. http://www.instructables.com/id/Low-Cost-3D-Printer-Filament-Spool-Stand/  

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Cool looking Christmas Decoration with a 3D printer

Posted on January 12, 2013 by robertwilkie

Yes I know, Christmas is over, but its not too late to think about next year.  Either way this is a nice looking decoration, worth trying it out on your 3D printer. http://www.instructables.com/id/Technologically-Advanced-Christmas-Decorations/

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Make a mousetrap gun

Posted on January 12, 2013 by robertwilkie

Basically has the power of a bb-gun….well maybe a bit less.  But still a neat idea. http://www.instructables.com/id/Turn-a-Mousetrap-into-a-Powerful-Handgun/

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Cheap Bi-Directional Antenna

Posted on January 11, 2013 by robertwilkie

I have seen some interesting cheap antennas, but this one takes the cake…maybe in the tupperware it uses too.  🙂 Anyways the range they say they get on it is pretty amazing.   http://www.howtogeek.com/129990/dirt-cheap-bi-directional-antenna-wirelessly-extends-your-lan/

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Raspberry Pi laptop, just too big for your pocket…

Posted on January 10, 2013 by robertwilkie

And too much for my wallet.  Its a nice concept, but about $400 in parts…I’ll buy a tablet….or heck an iPad. http://hackaday.com/2012/12/21/raspberry-pi-laptop-is-just-a-little-too-big-for-a-pocket/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hackaday%2FLgoM+%28Hack+a+Day%29

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3D Gun Site

Posted on January 10, 2013 by robertwilkie

Since thingverse took down anything to do with guns on its site, there hasn’t been anything that was like it out there.  Well now some folks put together a thingverse like site just for printing out guns and stuff. http://defcad.org/ … Continue reading →

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Researchers developing flying grasping robots

Posted on January 10, 2013 by robertwilkie

All this brings to mind is Alfred Hitchcocks movie with the birds…except robots involved this time. http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/diy/researchers-hobbyists-developing-flying-grasping-robots?utm_source=feedburner-robotics&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IeeeSpectrumRobotics+%28IEEE+Spectrum%3A+Robotics+Erico+Feed%29#disqus_thread

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Raspberry Pi replaces 30 foot tower

Posted on January 10, 2013 by robertwilkie

Actually a bunch of folks figured out a way to do it to replace a 30 foot cell tower.  This maybe a good way to build emergency cell towers in the future.

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Penny Battery

Posted on January 10, 2013 by robertwilkie

Good experiment to do with kids, directions on everything you need below. http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Turn-Spare-Pocket-Change-into-DIY-Batteries

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