Monthly Archives: April 2018

Using a laser based CNC for letter seals

Posted on April 5, 2018 by robertwilkie

Clever idea.  I will have to try this out myself to make some custom letter seals.  Of course laser & paper makes me a little leery. Emboss Your own Seals with a Laser Cutter

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Cleaning your pool cartridge

Posted on April 5, 2018 by robertwilkie

I always just hosed them off.  This would be interesting to try out as it looks pretty straight forward to do. http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Clean-a-Pool-Cartridge-Filter-System/

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Nice jig for making long angle cuts on a table saw

Posted on April 4, 2018 by robertwilkie

If you are making table legs and such this is a nice jig http://www.instructables.com/id/Tapering-Jig/

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Nice build for converting an Ryobi battery to an adjustable power supply

Posted on April 4, 2018 by robertwilkie

I like this build, Pretty simple and cheap too for a portable power supply. http://www.instructables.com/id/Battery-Adjustable-Power-Supply-Ryobi-18V/

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Interesting way to make HDPE objects

Posted on April 3, 2018 by robertwilkie

One of the issues with re-using plastic, is must melting it doesn’t always work, you have to press it when its hot to get all the air pockets out.  This design is reusing a caulk tube to be a “press” … Continue reading →

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Add LED’s to your PC fans

Posted on April 3, 2018 by robertwilkie

Interesting build basically you glue in 2 LED’s to the fan and provide power. http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-LED-Fan/

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Print out your own tank treads

Posted on April 2, 2018 by robertwilkie

Cool idea. Me, I think I will just buy them since the amount of time to print out each tread could take my printer for ever. 3D Printed Tank Tracks

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Nice idea for finding the threads of a bottle top

Posted on April 2, 2018 by robertwilkie

Pretty clever build.  Author is using bondo to cast the thread. Reverse Engineering Bottle Threads for Fun and Profit

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Nice write up on using a Digispark with Arduino IDE

Posted on April 2, 2018 by robertwilkie

Digispark seems to have this love/hate with the Arduino IDE team over the years.  This is a nice write up to help set it up correctly. http://www.instructables.com/id/Digispark-Attiny-85-With-Arduino-IDE/

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Ardiuno spooky eyes

Posted on April 2, 2018 by robertwilkie

Nice write up on ardiuno spooky eye build.  What I really like is how the author made it so the eyes run independent of the arduino being nearby.  Also how he uses phone wire and jacks for the lines to/from … Continue reading →

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