Monthly Archives: December 2014

Simple hack to build USB chargers from tool battery based ones

Posted on December 5, 2014 by robertwilkie

If you have some old tool chargers, and some USB converters for cars, you can combine the two and make a cheap USB charger.  Given that most chargers can be had now for $8, this can save the money if … Continue reading →

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ATM skimmers becoming harder and harder to spot

Posted on December 5, 2014 by robertwilkie

Nice write-up from Krebs about some of the newer card skimmers are getting really small and harder to spot since they insert right into the ATM. http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/11/skimmer-innovation-wiretapping-atms/

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Google Cloud now allows you to handle credit cards

Posted on December 5, 2014 by robertwilkie

So you want to handle credit cards thru your web service, well apparently if you are using Google Cloud, they will do it for you.  I wonder if AWS will have something like this rolling out soon…. http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/02/developers-can-now-use-googles-cloud-platform-to-handle-credit-card-information/?ncid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29

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Backpack CNC for making your own Mark

Posted on December 5, 2014 by robertwilkie

  I got a kick out of this CNC, its a backpack where the author can take it along somewhere to stencil in something out in the world.  What ever happened to just using a knife or spraypaint to tag … Continue reading →

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Simple C program to make boxes for CNC

Posted on December 5, 2014 by robertwilkie

When I first saw this I was WTF, C… But I took a closer look and its pretty clever, looks like it can only be used with laser cutters for now, but maybe adaptable to drill based. http://hackaday.com/2014/12/04/generating-laser-cut-boxes-in-c/ http://hamsterworks.co.nz/mediawiki/index.php/Svg_box

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Cutting glass with a CNC

Posted on December 5, 2014 by robertwilkie

I never thought about using a CNC to cut glass.  Its a cool idea but I would have to include water in with my CNC to help cool and keep the particles down…Not so sure about how much of a … Continue reading →

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Build a bench mount for a Planer

Posted on December 2, 2014 by robertwilkie

Nice build, pretty simple too.  The author (video) takes a handheld planer and makes it a bench top tool. http://www.instructables.com/id/build-a-plannerjointer-bench-mount/

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Cheap corner bracket for beams

Posted on December 2, 2014 by robertwilkie

I almost fell over on this one.  The author uses the top of a tin can to attach 2 beams together.  Nice cheap fix.  Reminds me of stuff my grandfather would do. http://www.instructables.com/id/Tin-Can-Corner-Bracket/

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Cable Ties with Wine Corks

Posted on December 1, 2014 by robertwilkie

You know I am going to make one …or more of these.  A nice cheap solution (assuming you drink semi-cheap wine) where you can build a simple tie for cables, hoses, etc with a syn. cork and I guess a … Continue reading →

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