Category Archives: Tinkering

Another take on the RPi scope, with wifi

Posted on May 26, 2023 by robertwilkie

Nice extension to the project https://www.instructables.com/PiMSO-A-Raspberry-Pi-based-Wi-Fi-Oscilloscope/

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Making a RPi scope

Posted on May 25, 2023 by robertwilkie

Not a hard bump ld to do…well hard to find a raspberry pi to use…I may have to think about this for my own builds https://www.instructables.com/PiScope-Raspberry-Pi-based-Oscilloscope/

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Nice built that uses a standard trim router. Been looking at building my own but trim routers (used and cheap) are hard to find. Full size ones are easier to find. https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/router-lift-video-93194#post211195

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Turning a bottle into filament

Posted on May 19, 2023 by robertwilkie

This was one of the earlier (last year) designs for turning a bottle into filament. Just got around to reading it now. https://hackaday.com/2022/04/28/recycling-plastic-into-filament/

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The poor mans self balancing robot

Posted on May 18, 2023 by robertwilkie

Neat build, could be something nice to do with kids. https://www.instructables.com/Wheeled-Self-Balancing-Robot-With-Arduino-Uno-L293/

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Making a coil winder

Posted on May 9, 2023 by robertwilkie

This case the author wanted to make electro magnetic coils, but I could see this used for other builds. https://www.instructables.com/Variable-Electromagnet-Winder/

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Using a ring to unlock a door

Posted on May 8, 2023 by robertwilkie

Well a ring with an RFID tag in it. There is an arduino that reads the tag and unlocks the door. https://hackaday.com/2022/10/18/front-door-keys-hidden-in-plain-sight/

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Nice portable windpower

Posted on May 5, 2023 by robertwilkie

Its a small portable windpower device that charges up a portable battery to use at any given point in time. Downside is the 3D printed parts could degrade overtime outside. Would be nice if there was a commercial (cheap) version … Continue reading →

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3D printed servo

Posted on May 4, 2023 by robertwilkie

Interesting build for a geared DC motor to be used as a even more geared servo. https://www.instructables.com/3D-Printed-Servo-Motor/

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Using U-Bolts for fence post clamps

Posted on May 1, 2023 by robertwilkie

Basically the author cuts a ubolt in half, uses some scrap for the end with a knob, and bam, fence post clamps for a table saw. Its a cheap method to do this, but…I have seen some fence post clamps … Continue reading →

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