Monthly Archives: March 2016

Hack a wifi controlled RC car

Posted on March 3, 2016 by robertwilkie

For some reason I think of a home alone movie for this one.  The author took a webcam and an RC car and combined the two.  Its a pretty simple hack. http://www.instructables.com/id/Wifi-Controlled-Roving-Webcam/

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Make a snowboard from a sheet of plywood

Posted on March 3, 2016 by robertwilkie

HAHAHAHA…OK it does look nice, and I like how the author “bend” the board with water and weight to give it a bit of a curve.  Could be something fun to do with kids.   My 2 cents, you need some … Continue reading →

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Retropie Arcade write-up

Posted on March 3, 2016 by robertwilkie

Nice build on turning a Raspberry Pi into an arcade gaming system.  This is something that has been on my todo list for some time.  Haven’t gotten around to it yet.  But this write-up is worth bookmarking if I ever … Continue reading →

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Adding a Z-Axis Zero for tool changing on a CNC

Posted on March 3, 2016 by robertwilkie

The write-up is for a Shapeoko CNC, but you could easily apply it to any CNC http://www.instructables.com/id/Automated-Z-Axis-Zero-on-Tool-Change-With-Shapeoko/

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Alternatives to Google Playstore

Posted on March 2, 2016 by robertwilkie

I know there are a bunch of other Android “play stores” out there.  But the only other one I have tried was Amazon (little leery of others).  F-Droid sounds interesting since it has opensource based apps.  Getjar sounds a little…different. … Continue reading →

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Create your own VPN Server

Posted on March 2, 2016 by robertwilkie

Need a way to get into your home network from the Internet?  Well one of the better solutions for this is to create a VPN server that allows you in.  The directions seem pretty good.  I haven’t done it myself … Continue reading →

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Could this be the end for OpenWRT?

Posted on March 2, 2016 by robertwilkie

I had heard about the ruling for FCC on routers where they would need to lock down the broadcast chip.  But didn’t know that vendors where going to lock down the entire board to comply with the FCC ruling (so … Continue reading →

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Linking a bunch of RPis

Posted on March 1, 2016 by robertwilkie

Nice write-up on how to tie a bunch of Raspberry Pi’s together to make a mini supercomputer…well like one. http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-a-Raspberry-Pi-SuperComputer/

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Cool build for a fan to use LEDs…but

Posted on March 1, 2016 by robertwilkie

I like this build and the author uses an arduino (ATiny) but….I would be a little worried about the thing falling off. http://makezine.com/2016/02/27/arduino-leds-transform-your-fan-video-game-display/ Source here https://github.com/clubdejaqueo/super-ventilagon

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3D print your own Leather stamps

Posted on March 1, 2016 by robertwilkie

What a cheap and custom leather stamp?  Print your own. http://makezine.com/2016/02/25/how-to-3d-print-your-own-leather-tooling-stamps/ Original write-up http://www.instructables.com/id/3D-Print-Your-Own-Leather-Stamps/

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