Category Archives: Tinkering

Wow its alot of work to curve a board

Posted on March 27, 2020 by robertwilkie

This author spent alot of time making this curved laptop desk. Me…I wonder if the steam approach would have been easier…of course it would not been done with plywood. https://www.instructables.com/id/Making-a-Bent-Wood-Laptop-Tray/

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Cool delta plotter build

Posted on March 26, 2020 by robertwilkie

Not sure if I would make one myself, but its a pretty cool build overall. https://www.instructables.com/id/Delta-Plotter/

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Interesting door opener

Posted on March 26, 2020 by robertwilkie

Interesting 3D printed build to open doors without touching them. Me, well with the lever doors I just use a stick. I think the design is to also work on turn doorknobs as well. https://www.instructables.com/id/The-Door-Handler-V3/

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Cool build for making power with a rain gutter

Posted on March 25, 2020 by robertwilkie

I had thought about this before. I like this authors build as he makes the power generator with 3D printed frame, wire and magnets. This would make a cool kit to make with kids. He even has frames you can … Continue reading →

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Interesting robot wheel build

Posted on March 25, 2020 by robertwilkie

I have seen similar builds in the past, but this is the 1st one you can build yourself. Ints an interesting build as when its in wheel form, you can go faster, but the other form is good for climbing … Continue reading →

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Simple 3D printed face shield

Posted on March 25, 2020 by robertwilkie

with some elastic string, foam, and a transparency. Nice build overall and looks like its a small enough design that most home 3D printers can handle it. https://www.instructables.com/id/COVID-19-Coronavirus-Face-Shield/

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Nice tablesaw Tapering Jig

Posted on March 24, 2020 by robertwilkie

I like how the author uses the tablesaw to intially make the t slots instead of slowly going thru with a router. https://www.instructables.com/id/Tablesaw-Tapering-Jig/

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3D print your own hands free soap dispenser

Posted on March 22, 2020 by robertwilkie

I got a kick out of this one. basically its a simple plunger based build for a hands free soap dispenser. Uses an ardiuno, servo, and ultra sonic sensor. https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-Automatic-Soap-Dispenser-3D-Printed–1/

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Python logzero

Posted on March 21, 2020 by robertwilkie

https://opensource.com/article/20/2/logzero-python So if you need a simple logging library for python, logzero seems to be the one to use. I know Python does have a native logging utility, but it can be a bit tricky to setup.

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Building shelves for Dorm bedframe

Posted on March 20, 2020 by robertwilkie

This is much nicer than what I got my kids. The author built some nice shelves you could mount to the bed of a dorm room (one of those wooden bed on top, desk on bottom. https://www.instructables.com/id/Clamping-Dorm-Room-Shelves-With-School-Spirit/

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