Category Archives: Tinkering

Another simple arduino drawbot

Posted on October 26, 2015 by robertwilkie

No so sure on the “low cost” part, but its still a nice build for a portable, and in theory expandable draw bot.  I wonder how long it lasts on one set of batteries.  How how big of a drawing … Continue reading →

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Using an Arduino for a door sensor and txt alert

Posted on October 23, 2015 by robertwilkie

Interesting build.  I didn’t know that there are IFTTT libraries availabe for arduino’s that are network enabled. https://learn.adafruit.com/using-ifttt-with-adafruit-io?view=all

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Make you own Homemade CNC nut

Posted on October 22, 2015 by robertwilkie

I like this build, the author basically built a form, and melted the plastic to the form to make a CNC nut.  The plus to this is the “nut” is built inside the form vs a 3D printed method where … Continue reading →

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Add a simple fan to your RPi

Posted on October 20, 2015 by robertwilkie

OK I haven’t had to do this with any of my RPi’s….yet.  But this is a cheap way to add a fan too cool off the RPi.  Not so sure about it being a temp fix (I can see this … Continue reading →

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Build an arduino based home security system

Posted on October 20, 2015 by robertwilkie

Nice build.  But…I think if I was going this far, this would be part of a bigger setup.  Still worth bookmarking for now. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-make-a-simple-arduino-alarm-system/

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3D print your own bikini, and clean up the ocean

Posted on October 14, 2015 by robertwilkie

OK I am not so sure about the cleaning bit.  Anyways, the authors created a material that repels water but sucks up oil and chemicals.  And used a 3D printer to print out a custom bikini with the material.  I … Continue reading →

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Make a Star Wars Hoody

Posted on October 13, 2015 by robertwilkie

I can’t remember what these critters where in Star Wars. but either way, cool hoodie build. https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/hood1-feature.jpg?w=800  

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Amazon AWS and IoT

Posted on October 12, 2015 by robertwilkie

This is interesting, Amazon is offering a developer like kit for creating web services for IoT devices (in particular these kits).  There is TI Launchpad, Intel Edison, Arduino Yun included in the list of hardware kits.  I may have to … Continue reading →

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A RPi controlled sentry

Posted on October 9, 2015 by robertwilkie

This is a cool build where the author is using an RPi to controll a nerf gun  Its all build with servos and a webcam and written in python.  Reminds me of the opensentry project which uses an arduino and … Continue reading →

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Need to do a memory dump of an Android Device, use LiMe

Posted on October 9, 2015 by robertwilkie

Its a linux based tool that will pull the memory off an android device…..Looks interesting but I haven’t tried it out myself yet. http://www.darknet.org.uk/2015/10/lime-linux-memory-extractor/

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