Category Archives: Tinkering

Easy way to code for arduino, use Scratch

Posted on April 28, 2015 by robertwilkie

Nice visual way to write programs.  If you have kids and want to get them to start coding, this would be a good way to start. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/afraid-programming-code-try-scratch-arduino/

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Interesting Weather Station Build

Posted on April 28, 2015 by robertwilkie

Interesting build, has alot of extras built in and all from parts from Home Depot.  Well except the electronics.  Its based on an intel edison board for the controller.  If I had to guess, $150 in materials, which from what … Continue reading →

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3D Printed slider

Posted on April 27, 2015 by robertwilkie

Well made with PVC pipe for “sliding” on.  The author built this for DSLR cameras.  Me…this could make a good build for a simple CNC for kid projects.  Oh and I don’t think the author factored in the plastic in … Continue reading →

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3D print Z-Axis for CNC

Posted on April 27, 2015 by robertwilkie

Nice build for an almost all printed Z-axis for a CNC.  Not so sure I would do this over building one from other materials.  I would be a bit worried about the flex on the plastic.  The author geared this … Continue reading →

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Good tutorial on using Nokia 5110 with an Arduino

Posted on April 27, 2015 by robertwilkie

Nice tutorial on using this display with an arduino, these have come down allot in price ($3-4) lately.  Which is cheaper than some of the other arduino based displays I have seen out there.  I am curious how much space … Continue reading →

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Another Ardiuno on a Chip only build

Posted on April 24, 2015 by robertwilkie

OK I won’t be doing this, arduinos are getting down in price I would rather just buy a mini one.  But if you are really cheap, and need an arduino so its basically just the chip in size.  This maybe … Continue reading →

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Intro to EL Wire

Posted on April 24, 2015 by robertwilkie

Nice write-up on EL Wire, I got a bunch of it when RadioShack went out, so you may see some projects from me soon. http://www.instructables.com/id/Intro-to-EL-Wire/

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Interesting script to upload your wardriving data to WiGLE

Posted on April 23, 2015 by robertwilkie

WarDriving has definately grown over the years.  The author, iron geek, made a script called IGiGLE to download raw data from netstumbler to WiGLE, a website devoted to google maps and war driving.  Pretty interesting stuff. Oh and apparently there … Continue reading →

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50 Different digital joints

Posted on April 23, 2015 by robertwilkie

So you want to build some fancy joints for your project on your CNC?  Where here are 50 of them you can try out.  Me…they look nice but I am not so sure I would have the time to do … Continue reading →

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Convert a motorized water gun into a sentry gun

Posted on April 23, 2015 by robertwilkie

Nice build where teh author uses a simple prox sensor and relay control for the gun to shoot.  Would have been more impressive if it used opensentry. http://makezine.com/projects/motion-activated-water-gun-turret/?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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