Monthly Archives: March 2015

Put an old webcam on your RPi for security cam

Posted on March 23, 2015 by robertwilkie

The author is basically doing the same thing as you can with an RPi and its camera module.  But instead of buying the module, he just took an old USB webcam and used that.  Good idea overall. http://www.instructables.com/id/Old-PC-Accessories-Raspberry-PI-DoorCam-surveillan/

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Simple sandpaper sheet cutter

Posted on March 23, 2015 by robertwilkie

OK I have to make one of these.  I always cut the sheet by hand for my sanders, this would be so much easier…. http://www.instructables.com/id/Sandpaper-Cutter/?ALLSTEPS

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Nicest looking PC fan based fume extractor yet

Posted on March 23, 2015 by robertwilkie

This has to be the nicest fume extractor I have seen yet with a PC fan and a yogurt container. http://www.instructables.com/id/Yet-another-fume-extractor/

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Simple mousetrap car with legos

Posted on March 23, 2015 by robertwilkie

Nice build where the author takes a mouse trap, string, and legos and makes a simple car from it.  Wish she had included a video of the car working. http://www.instructables.com/id/Mousetrap-Car-7/

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The Pi Tank

Posted on March 20, 2015 by robertwilkie

Pretty cool looking tank that has a Raspberry Pi for the brain and an XBox Kinect for sensors. http://www.3ders.org/articles/20150307-create-your-own-3d-printed-robot-with-the-pi-tank-open-source-robot.html

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Convert a PVC pipe into a PVC sheet

Posted on March 20, 2015 by robertwilkie

I found this amusing, the author goes into how to flatten out a PVC pipe so that its a sheet that can be cut on.  Me…I think I would just buy a sheet at Home Depot.  But in desparation, or … Continue reading →

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Want to build a gun, get the parts from ebay

Posted on March 19, 2015 by robertwilkie

Never noticed that you could find all the parts you need to build a gun on ebay, if (as the articles describe) you know what to search for.  I wonder how long it will be before the keywords in those … Continue reading →

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Build your own floor sander

Posted on March 19, 2015 by robertwilkie

This was too much to pass off.  The author took 4 palm sanders, used 220 grit sandpaper, put them together on a stick to make a floor sander.  It “looks” like it works.  For under $150 its cheaper than renting … Continue reading →

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Seven easy setup RPi distros

Posted on March 19, 2015 by robertwilkie

Interesting article, the 2 items that caught my attention was the one for Minecraft (beats doing it by hand like I did), and WordPress distro PressPi. http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/vip/~3/3ZH8CQmoMp4/seven-ready-made-raspberry-pi-projects-you-can-install-1691368805

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Make your own Metro card to ride for free

Posted on March 19, 2015 by robertwilkie

It looks like the author used an ATiny with some mag reader heads to read metro cards, then spit that data back out when going thru the subway station.  Thats on way to get on the train for free. http://makezine.com/2015/03/18/free-ticket-ride-illegal-metro-card-duplicator/

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