Monthly Archives: September 2016

Spam back the Spammers

Posted on September 27, 2016 by robertwilkie

The author wrote a program that will spam the spammers back and basically try to fake them out so it looks liek a real person on the other end. http://www.ubergizmo.com/2016/09/developer-creates-bot-wastes-spammers-time/?utm_source=mainrss

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Easy to make Chalkboard tombstones

Posted on September 27, 2016 by robertwilkie

Just in time for Halloween.  Only downside is I don’t think the plywood based solution will last well in the rain.  But worth a shot. http://rogueengineer.com/diy-pb-chalkboard-tombstones/

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Need a bigger vise for yout bridgeport, cut a harbor frieght one in half

Posted on September 26, 2016 by robertwilkie

Nice simple hack.  You can use this to get a long vise on your bridgeport for cheap http://www.instructables.com/id/Holding-Large-Stock-Drill-Vice-Modification/

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Interesting clay pot heater

Posted on September 26, 2016 by robertwilkie

Author took the clay pot with tealight heater and added a fan.  Interesting…. http://www.instructables.com/id/Clay-Pot-Heater-With-Fan-Powered-by-Candles-DIY/

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Make you own mini dehumidifier

Posted on September 26, 2016 by robertwilkie

OK not sure why I would do this unless I wanted to pull water from air for small areas.  But its a nice build to teach kids with. http://3yxmrttviwz1frj2h25ri4bp.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/DIY-Wine-Bottle-Bird-Feed-Free-Plans-Rogue-Engineer-2.jpg

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Build a wine bottle fed bird feeder

Posted on September 26, 2016 by robertwilkie

Pretty clever build.  The author includes plans too on his site. http://rogueengineer.com/diy-wine-bottle-bird-feeder-plans/

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Easy way to bring out markings on tools

Posted on September 26, 2016 by robertwilkie

Take an oil based paint pen, and a towel with some lacquer thinner to wipe the extra and you got some nice highlighting on your tools. http://www.instructables.com/id/Size-Markings-for-Wrenches-and-Sockets/

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Nice article on a bunch of opensource IoT projects

Posted on September 23, 2016 by robertwilkie

And Standards too.  Worth reading https://www.linux.com/news/21-open-source-projects-iot

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Extension of article using PageKite with RPi

Posted on September 23, 2016 by robertwilkie

Nice extension of the last article on doing this work.  This time more details on using PageKite. How to Run a Pagekite Server to Expose Your Raspberry Pi

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Another nice simple Sheet Metal Brake

Posted on September 23, 2016 by robertwilkie

This beats my method of putting the bar on a vise and banging it to the angle I want.  The best part is the entire build is weld free…So you don’t need to weld the parts together. http://www.instructables.com/id/Simple-Sheet-Metal-Brake-No-Welding/

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