Daily Archives: September 14, 2016

Interesting Microscope arm, but it could be cheaper

Posted on September 14, 2016 by robertwilkie

Nice build for a microscope arm, but the author could have gone cheaper, maybe used an arm from and old desk lamp (you know one with springs on it).  And maybe re-purpose an old manual microscope to more.  Still good … Continue reading →

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Make a mini compressed air motor

Posted on September 14, 2016 by robertwilkie

Nice build.  Would work well with kids. http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-a-Mini-Compressed-Air-Motor/  

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Getting started with ESP8266

Posted on September 14, 2016 by robertwilkie

So, I got one now, started looking around at how to get started with it.  Sofar here are some sites that I found good information on: http://www.instructables.com/id/ESP8266-ESP-12Standalone-Blynk-101/ -custom build, but works with Blynk and good starting point. https://evothings.com/how-to-connect-your-phone-to-your-esp8266-module/ – nice … Continue reading →

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Interesting forge build

Posted on September 14, 2016 by robertwilkie

Bigger than the coffee can build the author did originally.  This build actually looks pretty easy to do, well minus the bit getting the tank and cutting it.  The use of thermal blanket stuff is much easier than the mud … Continue reading →

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