Monthly Archives: October 2022

Cheap upgrade for an extension cord

Posted on October 31, 2022 by robertwilkie

This is not a bad idea, box costs about $1.50, outlet another $1.50, just a heavy new plug end is $4-5 dollars. And this way you get 2 plugs https://www.instructables.com/Upgrade-a-Broken-Extension-Cord/

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TinyPilot, an RPi remove KVM

Posted on October 28, 2022 by robertwilkie

For under $100, the author build a remote KVM that was pretty responsive with a Raspberry Pi. Pretty nice set of directions and cheaper than going with a commercial route https://tinypilotkvm.com/blog/build-a-kvm-over-ip-under-100

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Power wheels fishing cart

Posted on October 27, 2022 by robertwilkie

The author basically took a power wheels kid car and converted it to be a assisted fishing cart. Nice idea but these kids cars can be a bit underpowered. I have also seen folks adapt these cars to use power … Continue reading →

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Convert a RPi zero to a RPi

Posted on October 27, 2022 by robertwilkie

Basically its a daughter card for the RPi zero that can convert it so it has the full footprint of a RPi. Board runs around $15, so 15 + 10 for the zero (if you can find one) is a … Continue reading →

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Cloning a tree

Posted on October 26, 2022 by robertwilkie

Nice write-up on how to clone a tree to make more of them. Only downside is if the one tree gets sick, they all could. My 2 cents, get 2 trees to start with and mix and match from there. … Continue reading →

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Nice breathing light LED build

Posted on October 21, 2022 by robertwilkie

The author used a simple circuit to make a breathing LED light circle. Could be a nice build for halloween. https://www.instructables.com/How-to-Make-a-12V-LED-Breathing-Light/

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Big 7 segment display

Posted on October 20, 2022 by robertwilkie

Need to make your own scoreboard, this is a nice build to start from, the large display uses an arduino to control it and the 2 digit display the author made was for timing swim trials. https://hackaday.com/2022/07/27/you-can-build-a-giant-7-segment-display-of-your-very-own/

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Dowel making jig

Posted on October 19, 2022 by robertwilkie

https://youtu.be/kudYtytZrDY Simple jig to make dowel rods. Cost of wood has been going up alot lately, so this and some other builds could be worth it. https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/dowel-making-jig-video-92673#post209547

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Make your own light bar

Posted on October 18, 2022 by robertwilkie

Nice build, the author uses the plastic cardboard, a strip of LED lights, and some rods to make a cheap light bar. I wonder if we could do this even cheaper? Maybe just with scrap wood?  https://www.instructables.com/DIY-LED-TowerBar-Light/

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7 interesting jigs for a tablesaw

Posted on October 17, 2022 by robertwilkie

https://youtu.be/gf4nICWAcjQ Well this this case a homebrew table saw. First two (fence and sled) are pretty common or come with saws. The others are some interesting variations. https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/7-simple-table-saw-jigs-video-92146#post207661

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