Monthly Archives: January 2016

Nice build for glow in the dark lights

Posted on January 27, 2016 by robertwilkie

Pretty clever build.  Not so sure how much phosphorescent spray paint runs, but the build is pretty straight forward to do. http://www.instructables.com/id/Phosphorescent-Bike-With-Ultraviolet-LEDS/

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Posted on January 27, 2016 by robertwilkie

Nice cheap scanner to get a 3D image of an object. http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-a-DIY-Desktop-3d-Scanner-With-Infinite-Resol/

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Make your own Morning Star

Posted on January 27, 2016 by robertwilkie

Crazy build, but effective. http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-a-Medieval-Morning-Star-Chain-Mace-/

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Way more that you may want to know about solder

Posted on January 25, 2016 by robertwilkie

Interesting 20 minute video about solder….way more than I wanted to know.  But still good watch for future solder’s. Let’s Play…Wheel of Solder!

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Make (print) you own tape measure marker

Posted on January 25, 2016 by robertwilkie

Nice idea, I’ll have to see about printing this out myself. http://www.instructables.com/id/Self-Marking-Tape-Measure/

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Make a mini-pen lathe

Posted on January 25, 2016 by robertwilkie

Interesting lathe, pretty cheap build to (using existing drill, old bearing from rollerblades, etc).  Just a bit time consuming to make. http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-PenMini-Lathe/

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How to make darts from stuff at the dollar store

Posted on January 25, 2016 by robertwilkie

Got some matchsticks, needles, thread, and a piece of paper?  You can make a simple dart. http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Darts-made-Out-of-Matches/

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Nice idea to teach kids about solar energy (Thermal)

Posted on January 25, 2016 by robertwilkie

Nice idea, the students build some simple solar thermal heaters, and record the results of heating up water. http://www.instructables.com/id/Kids-Solar-Water-Heater/

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Another tech that Xerox didn’t capitalize on

Posted on January 25, 2016 by robertwilkie

Article covers a knowledge base for copier/printer repair by Xerox, called Eureka, that was created 20+ years ago and still is very useful for Service Repairs.  As reading this I am thinking how big data and other knowledge base engines … Continue reading →

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Xerox ranked by employees as one of the worst places to work

Posted on January 25, 2016 by robertwilkie

The article is hinting that glassdoor maybe a good indicator of a companies performance from its employees.  Shows Xerox as an example with a 24% approval rating from employees. http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2016/01/22/apple-cisco-employees-like-the-jobs-xerox-staff-not-so-much-says-citi/

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