Daily Archives: August 25, 2016

Build a coil gun

Posted on August 25, 2016 by robertwilkie

This is a simple (and not going to kill you) build for getting the concepts of a coil gun down.  Could be fun to build with kids. Coil Gun for Newbies: Learning Electromagnetic Propulsion

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Interests look at results of informal CNC software survey

Posted on August 25, 2016 by robertwilkie

Interesting look at what folks are using for CNC software.  Mach3 still rules overall.  But what is interesting is how LinuxCNC (and some versions of it commercialized) is gaining a bit over the past few years.  Also interesting is how … Continue reading →

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PwnyExpress like RPi

Posted on August 25, 2016 by robertwilkie

If you didnt know PwnyExpress makes these wall wart like boxes that you plug into a site and it looks for issues in the network.  Apparently someone made an opensource version with a Raspberry Pi called Warberry Pi. http://lifehacker.com/warberry-pi-is-a-dead-simple-pen-testing-toolkit-for-th-1785503906

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A cheap ceramic 3D printer

Posted on August 25, 2016 by robertwilkie

For in theory $150 US.  It looks very promising but being in China, and thru a website I never heard of for crowd funding.  I will pass for now. Most of the mechancs are basic stuff in CNC/3D printing you … Continue reading →

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Xerox and Outsource mentions.

Posted on August 25, 2016 by robertwilkie

Been noticing that Xerox gets mentioned alot the past several month when it comes to outsourcing US jobs. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/judy-frankel/insourcing-american-lose-_b_11173074.html

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