Monthly Archives: May 2015

Building an RPi Weather Station

Posted on May 14, 2015 by robertwilkie

Nice write-up on a build of a solar powered Weather Station controlled by a Raspberry Pi.  There is allot of hardware components to this build.  No idea on the cost, but it doesn’t look like it would be under $100.  … Continue reading →

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Make hidden drawers in your PC

Posted on May 14, 2015 by robertwilkie

I found this write up amusing, the author basically stash stuff inside the computer in one of the empty bays meant for a CD-ROM.  Why do I find this amusing?  If I was a thief, I would be stealing the … Continue reading →

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3D print your own cool electric motor

Posted on May 14, 2015 by robertwilkie

If you have a 3D printer, some copper based foil, this would be a cool project to do with kids. http://www.instructables.com/id/Electrostatic-Motor/

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Need an app to record people in secret, read this.

Posted on May 13, 2015 by robertwilkie

Article is originally for if you want to record police without getting into too much trouble.  Like making it obvious.  But this could be used for any recording in general. The ones in the list that seem interesting and don’t … Continue reading →

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Another neat kid wind project

Posted on May 13, 2015 by robertwilkie

Found this windproject for kids that is pretty neat (and cheap) to build.  I like the PVC stand for the motor mount.  It also allows for the wires for the motor to go to a different exit point to try … Continue reading →

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Figure out where an image may have originally come from

Posted on May 12, 2015 by robertwilkie

OK so you got an image via email, or you found one on a website that you thing is copy protected.  You can search for where it originally was from with tineye.  you provide it the image, or the URL … Continue reading →

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DIY Concrete Mixer…bit complicated in gears

Posted on May 12, 2015 by robertwilkie

At first this looked like a pretty straight forward build, til you look at the gear setup in the rear for it.  From what I understand, its a good setup for a nice slow speed with lots of torque to … Continue reading →

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OK I will be printing this out

Posted on May 12, 2015 by robertwilkie

OK this will be in the queue to print out.  Its a neat project that turns a dremel into a far reaching flying ring. http://makezine.com/projects/make-38-cameras-and-av/dremel-devil/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=%24{feed}&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+%24{makezineonline}+%28%24{MAKE}%29&utm_content=%24{GoogleReader}

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Chip, the $9 computer

Posted on May 8, 2015 by robertwilkie

Not including power supply, etc.  But still, this could be an RPi killer depending on how it goes.  I haven’t pledged yet, but will be keeping my eye on it.  Down side, HDMI is $24 (which puts it in RPi … Continue reading →

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El-Cheap-o CNC build

Posted on May 8, 2015 by robertwilkie

This was too much to pass up.  I think the author got most of the parts from junk, but it looks like it would work pretty good overall.  Maybe $100 in materials (including the controller/power supply).  I love the use … Continue reading →

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