Daily Archives: May 5, 2015

Interesting Dremel based Duplicator

Posted on May 5, 2015 by robertwilkie

I got a kick out of this project.  The author build a was to duplicate a drawing with a dremel.  Not so sure I would build it as I am not positive how well the slides will work.  But this … Continue reading →

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Need rollers for a conveyor belt, well use paint rollers

Posted on May 5, 2015 by robertwilkie

I stumbled on this write up by accident.  The author made a conveyor belt system using paint rollers for the belt supports and ends.  I thought it was a good and cheap solution so I posted it up. http://www.instructables.com/id/Lightweight-Conveyor-Belt/?ALLSTEPS

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Make a shop workstation without screws

Posted on May 5, 2015 by robertwilkie

The author took eggbots original build for a workstation for a CNC and created one that need no screws to hold it together.   It uses 3 thick sheets for the build.  Only if I had a shopbot to build this… … Continue reading →

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How to figure out what flavor/version of linux you are on

Posted on May 5, 2015 by robertwilkie

I ssh to alot of different devices and sometimes…I get lost on which one is using what.  So I stumbled on this article that covers how to tel (cat /etc/issue and cat/etc/*release).  Typically I do uname -a, but that doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Security Researchers create app NoSuchApp for rooting out spyware

Posted on May 5, 2015 by robertwilkie

The authors wrote an app called NoSuchApp that proxies data on your phone to find out which apps are contacting known ad and user tracking sites.  Good way to find out which apps are spying on you. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/05/android_ad_app/

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