Category Archives: Tinkering

Making wooden nuts

Posted on May 27, 2021 by robertwilkie

The author uses 3D printed out templates to draw out the outside of the nut, pretty neat build if you want to make really big nuts out of wood. The nuts would be insulated which could be nice in some … Continue reading →

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One fancy 3D printed camera motion control rig

Posted on May 26, 2021 by robertwilkie

Wow this is one complex build. Not so sure I would make this one, even if my printer could print the larger parts. Nice to watch the build thought.

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Make your own Epoxy Resin Dispenser

Posted on May 21, 2021 by robertwilkie

Fancy build, the author basicaly makes a system where you can say how much you need, and it will push out the amount of resin and harden out into the container you place below it. https://www.instructables.com/Arduino-Powered-Automated-Epoxy-Resin-Dispenser-Tu/

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Tennis ball launcher build

Posted on May 19, 2021 by robertwilkie

The author designed and 3D printed a tennis ball launcher for his dog to keep the dog entertained. Nice build, but two things, it currently only does one ball at a time (so needs loading cage). and second would be … Continue reading →

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Nice CNC build

Posted on May 17, 2021 by robertwilkie

The author 3D prints most of the rail and other parts with wood combo, so in theory with a 3D printer, and some hand tools you could build your own. Downside is you do need a 3D printer. The author … Continue reading →

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build your own portable saw mill

Posted on May 11, 2021 by robertwilkie

The author saws for 100 bucks…well if you didn’t have to buy a few things, or the chainsaw, drill…. Still a nice build. https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/%24100-portable-sawmill-video-84290

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Making your own sanding belts

Posted on May 10, 2021 by robertwilkie

basically you “sand” down and end of a strip, and then superglue the two ends together. Not sure how well this works myself. https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/how-make-your-own-sanding-belts-84265

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Making a smart buoy

Posted on May 6, 2021 by robertwilkie

Nice build, the author designed this to help with monitoring in the ocean. But I could see it being used in things like ponds and lakes too. It uses an RPi too.

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3D print some puck corner clamps

Posted on March 30, 2021 by robertwilkie

Clever build for a corner clamp, as long as both boards are the same thickness. Only issue I see is that you would pretty much have to do a 80% or more fill on the puck to allow for decent … Continue reading →

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Another neat CDROM CNC build

Posted on March 26, 2021 by robertwilkie

This one is pretty simple, and the z axis is all 3D printed. It looks pretty sharp. https://www.instructables.com/3D-Printed-Mini-CNC-Machine/