Monthly Archives: September 2016

Simple example of using a servo with an arduino

Posted on September 20, 2016 by robertwilkie

Pretty simple example of the two.  Works for 90 degree based servos. http://www.instructables.com/id/Using-a-Servo/

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Interesting build for a remote pool temperature monitor

Posted on September 20, 2016 by robertwilkie

Its a cheap build too.  Using an ESP8266 (these have been showing up in alot of projects lately).  The build itself is pretty simple but I wonder if the sensor should be somewhere else in the pool instead of inline … Continue reading →

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Convert your red wagon into a coffee table

Posted on September 19, 2016 by robertwilkie

Nice build.  Simple to do too.  So if you need to convert your kids wagon to something useful.  This looks nice.  I wonder if you could maybe mount the wheels to the legs to make it look functional (like 1/2 … Continue reading →

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Nice build to reverse engineer IR signals

Posted on September 16, 2016 by robertwilkie

Basically the author uses an ESP8266 with a home built IR setup to get/set signals.  This maybe a good solution to help with repurposing old IR remotes to something else. Reverse Engineering and Networking The A/C Remote Control source is … Continue reading →

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1000s of old Amiga games out for free

Posted on September 16, 2016 by robertwilkie

All those old games on Amiga from the 80’s and 90’s you can now play for free.  They all got uploaded to the Internet archive a few weeks back. http://gizmodo.com/internet-archive-adds-thousands-of-old-amiga-games-that-1785021000 https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_amiga#

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LED eyes for pumpkins

Posted on September 15, 2016 by robertwilkie

This is a nice simple project for adding some eyes to your pumpkin.  Use a tube to put the electronics/LED’s on,  a paperclip to hold it in place, and away you go.  A simple ghetto build for eyes. http://www.instructables.com/id/Cruelty-Free-Pumpkin-Eyes/

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Interesting Microscope arm, but it could be cheaper

Posted on September 14, 2016 by robertwilkie

Nice build for a microscope arm, but the author could have gone cheaper, maybe used an arm from and old desk lamp (you know one with springs on it).  And maybe re-purpose an old manual microscope to more.  Still good … Continue reading →

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Make a mini compressed air motor

Posted on September 14, 2016 by robertwilkie

Nice build.  Would work well with kids. http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-a-Mini-Compressed-Air-Motor/  

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Getting started with ESP8266

Posted on September 14, 2016 by robertwilkie

So, I got one now, started looking around at how to get started with it.  Sofar here are some sites that I found good information on: http://www.instructables.com/id/ESP8266-ESP-12Standalone-Blynk-101/ -custom build, but works with Blynk and good starting point. https://evothings.com/how-to-connect-your-phone-to-your-esp8266-module/ – nice … Continue reading →

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Interesting forge build

Posted on September 14, 2016 by robertwilkie

Bigger than the coffee can build the author did originally.  This build actually looks pretty easy to do, well minus the bit getting the tank and cutting it.  The use of thermal blanket stuff is much easier than the mud … Continue reading →

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