Category Archives: Tinkering

OK not so sure this qualifies as a 3D printed gun

Posted on February 5, 2016 by robertwilkie

Article covers a guy that build a pistol, that basically has all the innards of a glock. But the exterior is 3D printed design. So the “shell” for the gun is 3D printed, but all the working parts are normal … Continue reading →

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Build your own 3D Scanner for $50

Posted on February 5, 2016 by robertwilkie

Well not including the camera. The author uses a stepper, arduino, and a LED to tell the camera to take a picture to create the 3D model of an object. Pretty nice build and looks like the results work out … Continue reading →

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Google opensources it load balancer seesaw

Posted on February 2, 2016 by robertwilkie

I am amazed how much software companies release these days. Google has opensourced it load balancing software for VM’s (or real machines). Its written in GO which is interested language too. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/01/google_seesaw_linux_load_balancer

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A cheap wifi controlled water valve

Posted on February 1, 2016 by robertwilkie

Oh I need to build one of these. I was adapting the $40 battery operated timers, this looks much better (and cheaper) build. http://makezine.com/projects/wifi-water-valve/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=%24{feed}&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+%24{makezineonline}+%28%24{MAKE}%29&utm_content=%24{GoogleReader}

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A simple $1 motor controller

Posted on February 1, 2016 by robertwilkie

OK a $1 if you bought stuff in bulk. But either way its a simple build for controlling DC motors. http://www.instructables.com/id/1-Motor-Driver-Circuit-for-Arduino/

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Well this is neat, a design for linear movement with a servo

Posted on January 29, 2016 by robertwilkie

You can print this out and add your own servo. The lift is pretty impressive on the design 3D Printed RC Servo to Linear Actuator Conversion files https://github.com/tscha70/3DPrinterSTLFiles

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Interesting tool to pack plywood cuts so you maximize the board

Posted on January 29, 2016 by robertwilkie

Interesting opensource tool, SVGnest, that can pack in a bunch of cuts onto one sheet of wood. Beats trying to do it by hand. Pack Your Plywood Cuts with Genetic Algortihms https://github.com/Jack000/SVGnest

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Wait there’s Open source CAM software for Laser Cutters?

Posted on January 28, 2016 by robertwilkie

I have not ventured into laser cutters yet. Mostly I can deal with drills and hot ends, but lasers….make be a bit nervous. And the few folks I know that do use them on homebrewed CNC’s typically use LinuxCNC or … Continue reading →

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FINALLY, someone (Disney) is getting sued over H-1B abuse

Posted on January 28, 2016 by robertwilkie

Disney is in a class action suit for basically outsourcing 300 jobs to cheaper labor on H-1B visas. What is different here is Disney forgot to include a “you can’t talk about or sue us” clause in the severance package. … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 27, 2016 by robertwilkie

Nice cheap scanner to get a 3D image of an object. http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-a-DIY-Desktop-3d-Scanner-With-Infinite-Resol/

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