Category Archives: Tinkering

Hacking the lightbulb

Posted on April 17, 2020 by robertwilkie

Pretty neat, apparently wifi enabled light bulbs by Tuya (which get rebranded alot) use the ESP8266, and can be reflashed to use the opensource project so you can customize the bulb yourself.

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Nice DRO for a wood lathe

Posted on April 16, 2020 by robertwilkie

Nice build, not so sure I would print out a case for it (seems like alot more work to design it). But looks really nice. One thing to change is the ring for the magnets, I think I would move … Continue reading →

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3D print you own Trebuchet

Posted on April 13, 2020 by robertwilkie

Interesting build you can do with kids. https://www.instructables.com/id/Basic-Miniature-Desktop-Trebuchet-3D-Printed/

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upgrades to Drill Press

Posted on April 11, 2020 by robertwilkie

Will being stuck at home, I have been staring alot at my drillpress, and thinking of upgrades to do to it. This one write up is a nice one to do. The downside of the laser bit, is each time … Continue reading →

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Using a magnetic coupling for a pump

Posted on April 7, 2020 by robertwilkie

Interesting build. The motor and the pump are not physically connected, but magnets on both parts are used to “turn” the pump with the motor. This is one way to eliminate the need to seal bearing or the motor when … Continue reading →

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Another nice patch build

Posted on April 6, 2020 by robertwilkie

The author makes patches that he puts on his hats out of leather. As he points out only use real leather in this build. https://www.instructables.com/id/Making-a-Leather-Patch-for-a-Trucker-Hat/

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Cool Hot Wire CNC

Posted on April 2, 2020 by robertwilkie

I can’t remember if I already mentioned this build. But its a nice (and relatively cheap) build for a Hot Wire CNC. https://howtomechatronics.com/projects/arduino-cnc-foam-cutting-machine/

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Going thru one of my Wind/Water power kicks

Posted on April 1, 2020 by robertwilkie

Happens every year, I start looking at ways to use wind or water to power stuff. This time around I have been thinking of making my own generators, and how to make the coils. Here are some nice starting points: … Continue reading →

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Bench Dog build

Posted on March 31, 2020 by robertwilkie

I like the build the author does, thought I would not go as far as he did in making it (I would just buy dowel at HD for example). Still I like the builds. https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/dead-simple-bench-dog-clamps-77706?homelistings#post151966

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ZeroBot

Posted on March 30, 2020 by robertwilkie

I have been looking at this build. Its pretty straight forward and can be cheap (assuming you have a 3D printer) to make, under $50 anyways. https://hackaday.io/project/25092-zerobot-raspberry-pi-zero-fpv-robot#menu-description

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