Daily Archives: August 21, 2015

GitHubs top Coding Languages

I found this an interesting article.  It shows some trends that are expected, C going down in the past few years and Objective C.  Perl took quiet a nosedive and seems to have fallen off.  I was surprised at the … Continue reading

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Simple out of filament detector

Interesting build, got this from the last article.  Basically its a counter that will count how many times the spool has spun around, and make noise after that count.  Thats one way to tell if you are “out” of filament.  … Continue reading

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Interesting, CUPS for driving a 3D printer

Interesting article about how to get 3D printing moving more for consumers, we need better drivers.  And points out how CUPS, which is typically for 2D printing, is starting to go in that directions. http://hackaday.com/2015/08/20/drivers-for-3d-printers-and-why-we-need-them/

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Build an mini CNC Foam Cutter

OK I am not sure how the cutter bit works, But I like the build overall for cutting the bar of foam over 2 CDROM drives and a scraped printer drive assembly. http://www.instructables.com/id/Mini-CNC-Foam-Cutter/

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Making a CNC Hammer Joint Box

OK so whats the big deal on this?  Well the author build this with a drill based CNC (NO LASER).  Which to me is important since most of my CNC projects are bit based.  And most designs/build I find on … Continue reading

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Use a Kindle (or other android tablet) as a Monitor on RPi

I got a kick out of this, basically the author is using Remote Desktop, xdrp, on the Raspberry Pi, and the corresponding app in android. http://www.instructables.com/id/how-to-use-a-kindle-fire-as-a-monitor-for-raspberr/

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Make a simple sled for cutting circles on a table saw

I like this build, basically you slowly move the board up and spin it around each time you move to cut the edges off, til you get to the center, then done.  Simple and doesn’t require you to modify your … Continue reading

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Build an RC Catamaran

Nice build, the author took a plastic shoe box, some PVC pipe, 2 pool noodles, and make a propeller/steering system (oh and the motor/controller from an old RC car) to make a slick boat.  Figure under $20 in parts (between … Continue reading

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