Category Archives: Tinkering

Clair, a tool to look for vulnerabilities in Docker Containers

Posted on March 21, 2016 by robertwilkie

Interesting tool from CoreOS.  I haven’t tried it out myself, but it looks promising. http://techcrunch.com/2016/03/18/coreos-takes-its-clair-container-security-tool-out-of-beta/?ncid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29

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Interesting project to convert old cell phones

Posted on March 21, 2016 by robertwilkie

I have done things like this in the past.  Such as this. But this is the first time I have seen an opensource like one. (Phonvert) that sounds like it has more power to it. http://techcrunch.com/2016/03/14/phonvert-has-a-plan-to-convert-old-smartphones-into-iot-nodes/?ncid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29

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A whole bunch of tutorials on ESP8266

Posted on March 21, 2016 by robertwilkie

Author put together a nice collections of tutorials on the ESP. http://www.instructables.com/id/Esp8266-2/

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OpenGarage…interesting, but how secure?

Posted on March 18, 2016 by robertwilkie

Interesting project.  But…not so sure how secure it is.  Its using Blynk for the Phone App. http://rayshobby.net/introducing-opengarage/

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A simple little robot plotter

Posted on March 18, 2016 by robertwilkie

I typically skip these little guys, but the build was pretty clean so I posted it up.  Downside is that steppers can suck down alot of power and drain this robot pretty quick. http://www.instructables.com/id/CNC-Robot-Plotter/

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Interesting “cheap” CNC

Posted on March 18, 2016 by robertwilkie

This build is cool since it uses basic handtools, stuff you can get from Home Depot on the cheap.  And the motors looks like pulls from something that the author didn’t remove the gears off of, instead used them to … Continue reading →

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Using a $2 board to control speakers remotely

Posted on March 15, 2016 by robertwilkie

Well a knob anyways.  So this could be applied to other knobs.  It uses an ATiny (Digispark) http://www.instructables.com/id/Digispark-Volume-Control/

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Thats on big freaking laser on CDROM CNC

Posted on March 15, 2016 by robertwilkie

Nice build but…OMG that is one big laser to put on a simple CDROM based CNC.  But I guess if you are only doing board design….me…Gee couldn’t he have just used a standard CNC and mill’ed off what he did/didn’t … Continue reading →

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Make a foam board kayak on the cheap

Posted on March 14, 2016 by robertwilkie

HAHAHAHA… OK I am actually thinking about this.  The author basically uses a sheet and 1/2 of 1 inch foamboard with an old sheet, Great Stuff/gorrilla glue/tite bond II to hold it together, and outdoor paint.  Figure $30 in materials.  … Continue reading →

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Interesting clay extruder build on thingiverse

Posted on March 14, 2016 by robertwilkie

This caught my interest.  A clay extruder that looks like it does not use a plunger approach.  Most of these builds have used a needle like plunger.  This one doesn’t and has an insteresting auger build (looks like a screw).  … Continue reading →

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