Monthly Archives: May 2017

Make a motorized tricycle

Posted on May 10, 2017 by robertwilkie

What some folks do when bored.  They took a kids trike and put a chainsaw motor on it (heavily modified trike FYI).  Neat build overall. http://makezine.com/2017/05/08/supercharged-tricycle-uses-upcycled-chainsaw-motor/  

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Smashing, use to make desktops for TV’s and old monitors

Posted on May 9, 2017 by robertwilkie

Makes nice simple displays from something like an RPi to a display. https://github.com/Smashing/smashing

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Make some simple Paracord Zipper Pulls

Posted on May 9, 2017 by robertwilkie

I like this build, you can make this with some leftover paracord.  The lobster claw swivel clasps are pretty cheap to get too. https://www.instructables.com/id/Paracord-Zipper-Pull-1/

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Use unsweetened lemonade koolaide to clean dishwashers

Posted on May 9, 2017 by robertwilkie

I was a bit doubtful on this one, but it sounds like it works…only if I had a dishwasher worth trying this out on… http://www.thekitchn.com/i-cleaned-my-dishwasher-with-lemon-kool-aid-and-here-s-how-it-went-243822?amp=&utm_campaign=xpost&utm_medium=web&utm_source=at  

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Nice 3D printed cat ears

Posted on May 8, 2017 by robertwilkie

Of course these ears won’t make me look that good.  But its a nice project just the same. https://www.instructables.com/id/ElectronicKittyEars-Headset-DIY/

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Make a pair of tweezers that tell diode polarity

Posted on May 5, 2017 by robertwilkie

Nice build…pretty cheap too. https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Polarity-Led-Tweezers/

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Turn a RPi into a PBX with Astrisk

Posted on May 5, 2017 by robertwilkie

Been wanting to do this for some time.  Should not that you do not need to use a Pi zero (any RPi will do).  The write up seems OK, it could use a bit more info here and there. https://www.instructables.com/id/RaspiAsteriskGoogle-Run-Google-Voice-Assistant-Via/

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Wow that one impressive belt grinder

Posted on May 5, 2017 by robertwilkie

Nice build for a belt grinder.  Would take alot of work to make myself. The Mother of All Belt Grinders  

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Hum…this might be a nice build for Mothers Day

Posted on May 4, 2017 by robertwilkie

Basically you are making a hurricane lamp with a  wine bottle.  I was thinking it might be better to leave a little something more on the bottom wood piece for handles. https://www.instructables.com/id/Candle-in-a-Wine-Bottle/

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Build a simple low pressure air pump

Posted on May 4, 2017 by robertwilkie

Trying to figure out why I would do this over buying one.  Anyways its an interesting build if you have time and materials available. A Home Made Air Pump From PVC Pipe

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