Author Archives: robertwilkie

Nice mod to a jigsaw fence to use it to make circles

Posted on March 6, 2020 by robertwilkie

Nice simple mod so when you flip the fence over, you can use it for circle making.

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3D print a tumbler

Posted on March 5, 2020 by robertwilkie

Great way to sand objects. The author designed the parts to 3D print out and make your own tumbler. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4076827

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Cool infinity cube

Posted on March 4, 2020 by robertwilkie

Now the author 3D printed the frame, but it maybe easier to just build it out of wood. https://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-Infinity-Cube/

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Crazy motorized skates

Posted on March 4, 2020 by robertwilkie

The author basically built a chain driven rig to use cordless drill motors on to drive the skates.

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RasterCarve, interesting app to convert images to gcode

Posted on March 3, 2020 by robertwilkie

I haven’t tried this myself yet. But…this looks alot nicer than my current method of importing into inkscape, modifying the image and then using the plugin to create gcode. https://rastercarve.live/

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Building your own composite armor

Posted on March 3, 2020 by robertwilkie

Interesting build, I haven’t watched all of the video, but it seems doable for the common person to make this.

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Build for a dust collector

Posted on March 2, 2020 by robertwilkie

Interesting build for a fan out of plywood for a blower for a dust collector. https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/impeller-homemade-high-power-dust-collector-impeller-77427?homelistings#post150949

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3D printed parts to make an expanded loom

Posted on March 2, 2020 by robertwilkie

Basically you print out the end parts for the loom, and then use dowel rod to make it as big as you want.

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Interesting magnetic base drill press

Posted on March 2, 2020 by robertwilkie

The author uses the motor out of a hoverboard to drive the drillpress. Interesting build overall. me…Seems like alot of work to convert the motor over (maybe easier to get a motor off something else). Neat how he converts the … Continue reading →

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OMG the overkill sled

Posted on February 29, 2020 by robertwilkie

The author made a custom sled that at first doesn’t look like much, til you watch the steering build for it.

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