Category Archives: Misc-Life

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/

Posted in Cheap, Misc-Life | Comments Off on Nice breathing light LED build

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/

Posted in Cheap, Misc-Life | Comments Off on Make your own light bar

Convert an old Ryobi charger to inverter

Posted on October 14, 2022 by robertwilkie

Interesting way to convert a charger (that died) to be an inverter so you can take a ryobi battery and power an a/c device (thought won’t be powering your air compressor). https://hackaday.com/2022/08/23/ryobi-battery-hack-keeps-cpap-running-quietly/

Posted in Misc-Life, Tools | Comments Off on Convert an old Ryobi charger to inverter

Interesting build for a automated pet feeder

Posted on October 12, 2022 by robertwilkie

Nice build overall, just it would need a top to keep the pet from getting into the dispenser. https://www.instructables.com/Simple-and-Easy-Automatic-Pet-Feeder-With-Arduino/

Posted in CNC/3D-printing, Misc-Life | Comments Off on Interesting build for a automated pet feeder

Nice mod to a simple LED lamp

Posted on October 10, 2022 by robertwilkie

The author got these neat looking LED lamps, but they used a standard LED, so he got some “flickering” LED’s off the net (seem to run $1 each) and replaced the existing ones with them to give them more cool … Continue reading →

Posted in Cheap, Misc-Life | Comments Off on Nice mod to a simple LED lamp

Nice pumpkin build

Posted on October 8, 2022 by robertwilkie

This build has been making the rounds lately, partly due to its size, and cost (cheap). I just want to know where the heck the guy is going to put it when the season is over. https://www.instructables.com/Oversized-Foam-Jack-o-Lantern/

Posted in Cheap, Misc-Life | Comments Off on Nice pumpkin build

Nice jig to prep large reams of paper for a binder

Posted on October 5, 2022 by robertwilkie

https://www.instructables.com/Paper-Hole-Drill/ Nice jig to use to convert ALOT of paper to go into a 3 ring binder. Most 3 ring binders have the same spacing so this should work with all of them. 10 years ago I would have thought … Continue reading →

Posted in Misc-Life, Teaching and Learning | Comments Off on Nice jig to prep large reams of paper for a binder

Nice Small (and cheap) LED Spotlights

Posted on September 30, 2022 by robertwilkie

Nice build, the author used PVC pipe for the holders, the wire is speaker wire, the Eagle Eye LED’s you can get for a buck each in lots of 10. The power supply is a bit much, me…I think I … Continue reading →

Posted in Cheap, Misc-Life | Comments Off on Nice Small (and cheap) LED Spotlights

Build your own metal detector

Posted on September 14, 2022 by robertwilkie

https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/metal-detector-main.png?w=800 Nice build. It seems to work pretty good to. My 2 cents…I think I would just buy a used one myself. https://hackaday.com/2022/05/02/diy-metal-detector-gives-you-the-mettle-to-find-some-medals/

Posted in Misc-Life, Tinkering | Comments Off on Build your own metal detector

Interesting article on how criminals use your home address to start scamming you

Posted on September 12, 2022 by robertwilkie

Scamming, or using your credit, etc etc. All can start with just your home address https://www.makeuseof.com/what-can-cybercriminal-do-with-home-address/

Posted in Misc-Life, Security | Comments Off on Interesting article on how criminals use your home address to start scamming you