Daily Archives: May 27, 2015

Another cheap(ish) build for CNC

Nice build where the author sourced most of the parts himself.  Also it looks like he plans to put the cutouts so you can purchase them on oomlout sometime soon.  The total cost in materials is roughly $600.  For another … Continue reading

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Using an RPi to update an cheap Weather Station

OK so you have a generic weather station that outputs its data serially?  Why not build a network based system with the RPi?  Thats what these authors did to convert an ADS-WS1. http://www.instructables.com/id/Raspberry-Pi-2-Weather-Station/

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Make a PIR Sensor Board

So did you pick up some PIR sensors at RadioShack when it was going down? If so, here is a nice circuit design to use them with an arduino. http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-an-Simple-Motion-Sensor-Board-PIR/

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Nice video on using 2 hairpins to pick a lock

One is used as a pick, the other as a tension tool (lever).  Good simple video to watch. http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Pick-A-Lock-With-Hairpins/

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Another RPi off button, but includes python script

I have seen a couple of write-ups on putting in an off switch for the Raspberry Pi, but I think this is the first one where the author includes a script you can just copy in, instead of tweaking something … Continue reading

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5 cheap places to print photos

Most of these sites I have heard of (snapfish, shutterfly, etc).  But, FedEx does photos?  That was a new one on me.  Typically if I actually print a photo (rare now these days), I just send it to Walgreens with … Continue reading

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