Monthly Archives: April 2020

No contact soap dispenser

Posted on April 22, 2020 by robertwilkie

Nice build. Seems a bit overkill but if you have someone sick in the house or lots of folks… https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Easy-Non-Contact-Automatic-Hand-Sanitizer-Disp/

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Handheld router build

Posted on April 22, 2020 by robertwilkie

Basically a homemade planer used for routing. Interesting build that the author did with a block of wood, and old Allen key, and a bolt/wingnut.

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Automating at bead roller

Posted on April 22, 2020 by robertwilkie

If you need to make beads in a piece of sheet metal, this is a nice built to try out with a ..well manual bead roller. Bead rollers are used to make a groove in a sheet of metal. Mostly … Continue reading →

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Make a mood ring toilet seat

Posted on April 21, 2020 by robertwilkie

OK this was an interesting build. I did not know you can get material to make you own mood surfaces. The authors made a mood ring toilet instead, and covered it with resin to seal it. https://www.instructables.com/id/Mood-Ring-Toilet-Seat-WHAT/

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Build a depth gauge for your tablesaw or router

Posted on April 21, 2020 by robertwilkie

Nice build overall. bit fancier than I would have done thought. https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/homemade-height-gauge-circular-saws-routers-video-77881?homelistings#post152611

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Nice igloo making tool

Posted on April 21, 2020 by robertwilkie

Neat tool the author made from scraps. The last section he has some measurements on the framer for it. I may try this someday but at a smaller scale. https://www.instructables.com/id/Igloo-Made-With-Nifty-Tool/

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Interesting build for a shop filter

Posted on April 20, 2020 by robertwilkie

The author made a controller for the wood job to turn it on/off based on sound, remote, or a button. Also has a timer. Oh all based on an arduino.

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Hacking the lightbulb

Posted on April 17, 2020 by robertwilkie

Pretty neat, apparently wifi enabled light bulbs by Tuya (which get rebranded alot) use the ESP8266, and can be reflashed to use the opensource project so you can customize the bulb yourself.

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Nice pizza oven build

Posted on April 17, 2020 by robertwilkie

In the second video he goes over building the metal brake too, and the 3rd is how to make the burners. Interesting how the brake bit he uses a combo of wood, screws, and welds. https://www.instructables.com/id/Portable-Propane-Pizza-Oven-Build-and-Cook/

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Nice way to convert old clothes into bags

Posted on April 16, 2020 by robertwilkie

Given the author is making small bags. Being in NY many stores are now charging for paper bags, and eliminating plastic. So re-purposing clothing into a bag could be helpful. https://www.instructables.com/id/TURN-USED-FABRICS-INTO-PRODUCE-BAGS/

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