Category Archives: Misc-Life

Nice pin jig for router table

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

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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Using an old innertube to make rubber roses

Maybe a good (and cheap) build for V-day. https://www.instructables.com/id/Recycled-Innertube-Roses/

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A ball bearing pick and place machine

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

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

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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A spoon based lampshade

Nice lampshade. Not so sure I would put the time into making this, unless I was really hurting for cash (like a college student) and needed something for a light that looked nice https://www.instructables.com/id/Plastic-Spoon-DIY-Lampshade-for-Home-Decor/

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Cool robot automated eye build

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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Another nice Lathe build

Bit fancier than I would have built. But still a nice build and the author has plans available. http://www.rcturka.com/wooden-lathe-making-pdf.html

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Making a handheld planer into a tabletop

Nice build, the author made a nice jig for the planer to basically plane down boards to a given size.

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