Category Archives: Tinkering

Another nice wood lathe build

Posted on February 11, 2020 by robertwilkie

Bit more work than I am willing to do, but nice build overall. I like the tailstock build and the bar used for the tool rest. https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/wooden-lathe-diy-strong-76763?homelistings#post148156

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Buskill, deadman’s switch for your linux box

Posted on February 7, 2020 by robertwilkie

Interesting project where if you remove the USB cord, custom cord, the linux box will start self destruct. Not so sure I would want this setup…maybe on a stationary device, but not a laptop. https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-usb-cable-kills-your-linux-laptop-if-stolen-in-a-public-place/

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Nice pin jig for router table

Posted on February 6, 2020 by robertwilkie

Nice jig to use to follow a template and make a cut on the undersize of a board. I like this a bit better than some of the other tracer builds I have seen (easier to store too). https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/pin-router-premium-homemade-router-table-77279?homelistings#post150253

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Cool CNC plotter robot arm build

Posted on February 6, 2020 by robertwilkie

Nice build, the author laser cuts all the parts and uses 3 cheap servos to power it. Pretty nice looking build https://www.instructables.com/id/SCARA-Robot-Learning-About-Foward-and-Inverse-Kine/

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Make a jig for coves on the table saw

Posted on February 4, 2020 by robertwilkie

I had to watch the end of this video first to figure out what the heck the author was making. Basically its a jig so you can have beveled grooves in a board. Pretty clever idea. https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/coves-made-table-saw-fence-precise-duplicatable-77194?homelistings#post149883

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Cool bead CNC

Posted on January 31, 2020 by robertwilkie

Not much on how to make one yourself. But its a nice build that does the bead artwork for you. Even has a hot plate built in to melt everything in. https://gizmodo.com/lazy-artists-will-love-this-plastic-bead-printer-that-a-1839322579

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A ball bearing pick and place machine

Posted on January 31, 2020 by robertwilkie

The author designed and printed out a robot arm with vacuum to move ball bearings around. Neat build and is more for the classroom than practical purposes.

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Wine bottle engraving CNC

Posted on January 30, 2020 by robertwilkie

Nice build. The author basically build a CNC engraver for bottles. it can also draw and convert to a standard CNC. You can 3D print the parts from here: https://www.thingiverse.com/make:374703

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Simple RPi media box

Posted on January 30, 2020 by robertwilkie

Nice build. I have some original RPi’s that could benefit from this. https://github.com/roiyz/PiVidBox/blob/master/README.md

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Cool robot automated eye build

Posted on January 29, 2020 by robertwilkie

The author uses a couple of cheap servos, an ardiuno, and a 3D printer to make simple eyes that can move around on there own.

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