Monthly Archives: May 2014

Nice power tool battery to USB converter

Posted on May 21, 2014 by robertwilkie

Nice write-up on building a converter for a Ryobi battery to USB.  Been wanting to do this with my Ryobi stuff for some time. http://www.instructables.com/id/Cordless-tool-battery-to-USB-charger/

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Xerox CEO, will Fix Services

Posted on May 21, 2014 by robertwilkie

Xerox’s CEO plans to fix the Services end of Xerox that looks to be floundering these days.  One of the interesting proposed “fixes” is incorporating folks from Technology end of the business.  I wonder if that is just management, or … Continue reading →

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Xerox is officially out of Nevada

Posted on May 21, 2014 by robertwilkie

Nevada gave Xerox Services the boot yesterday and no longer will they manage the states healthcare. http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/Xerox-Gets-The-Boot-260033281.html?ref=281 http://www.8newsnow.com/story/25567451/breaking-news-state-ends-relationship-with-xerox-over-website-problems  

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My CNC rebuild, part 1

Posted on May 21, 2014 by robertwilkie

OK I finally got the time to start putting my homebrewed CNC back together.  Times have changed since I took it apart and it sat in the corner.  First up was the Pentium 4 I originally was using for a … Continue reading →

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Use your CNC to make your own keys

Posted on May 20, 2014 by robertwilkie

Why pay $2 and up for a spare key when you can make your own with your CNC.  Well if you already have a CNC that is. The directions are not the greatest on how to do this, but you … Continue reading →

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Good Tutorial on Current Limiting Diodes

Posted on May 20, 2014 by robertwilkie

Nice video tutorial on limiting diodes to switch a regular bulb light in a car dash to LED. http://hackaday.com/2014/01/06/current-limiting-diode-use-and-tutorial/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hackaday%2FLgoM+%28Hack+a+Day%29  

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Build a paintball mine

Posted on May 20, 2014 by robertwilkie

Summer is coming, and with it comes paintball (OK some folks like to do it in the snow too). Here is a series of instructions on how to make tripwire based paintball mines to get your opponents.  Looking at the … Continue reading →

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Graffiti sand printer

Posted on May 20, 2014 by robertwilkie

Interesting robot printer combo that prints out words with sand and the medium.   This was an article on it from a while back, but I never got a chance to look into it til now.  Cool looking bot, but … Continue reading →

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Maybe after today, Nevada won’t be a problem for Xerox

Posted on May 20, 2014 by robertwilkie

Sounds like today is the day Nevada decides if it should kick Xerox out for healthcare management and go with someone else. http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/may/19/will-nevada-drop-its-health-care-exchange-xerox-tu/

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Looking back at CNC

Posted on May 20, 2014 by robertwilkie

Its been a few years since I have had a chance to get back into my CNC projects.  Since I was rebuilding everything anyways (I took everything apart a few years ago to move to a new house).  I thought … Continue reading →

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