Author Archives: robertwilkie

Interesting article on how criminals use your home address to start scamming you

Posted on September 12, 2022 by robertwilkie

Scamming, or using your credit, etc etc. All can start with just your home address https://www.makeuseof.com/what-can-cybercriminal-do-with-home-address/

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Another good build for your own nano leafs

Posted on September 7, 2022 by robertwilkie

https://content.instructables.com/ORIG/FQ4/18RL/L0DUXZ9N/FQ418RLL0DUXZ9N.jpg?auto=webp&frame=1&width=320&md=3b9652952882885148ed591020939ba0 Another nice build to make your own version of a nanoleaf. Me…I am on the fence on this, the look is cool, but I can’t justify the cost even with building my own. https://www.instructables.com/LED-Light-Panels/

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Suction cup mount

Posted on September 6, 2022 by robertwilkie

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/coronavirus-homemade-tools-78415-15#post200198 Nice idea to build with a Harbor Freight Suction cup. Not so sure I would trust it to mount a camera outside a moving car. But it could be useful for mounting light things like cameras around the house … Continue reading →

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make a simple box fan filter

Posted on September 5, 2022 by robertwilkie

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/hmt-forum/corsi_rosenthal_box.jpg I have seen a few of these builds before, take 4 furnace filters that fit around the box fan (making a 3D box, put the fan on top so it sucks stuff into the box and blows out the … Continue reading →

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Neat build to generate electricity

Posted on September 1, 2022 by robertwilkie

https://content.instructables.com/ORIG/F3I/DLBR/L471K3FC/F3IDLBRL471K3FC.jpg?auto=webp&frame=1&width=320&md=ebb7014e9e5ebedade0ef4db007791ef Nice idea on how to build a simple device that uses gravity to convert things to electricity (of course you have to lift up the weight first). Could be a nice school poject. https://www.instructables.com/INSERT-NAME/

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Nice jig for mutiple tools to cut straight

Posted on August 31, 2022 by robertwilkie

https://youtu.be/sEvev-cSV-8 Nice jig that can be used with a jigsaw, circular saw, router to make straight cuts. https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/multifunction-woodworking-tool-can-advance-perfect-cut-91883#post206734

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Convert a belt sander to multiple sanding shapes

Posted on August 30, 2022 by robertwilkie

Nice build where you use the belt sander to drive a larger belt with a shape on it for contoured sanding. My 2 cents, the author built a longer belt for this project, but bigger belts (well if you go … Continue reading →

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A python compiler

Posted on August 30, 2022 by robertwilkie

This looks interesting, it’s a native compiler for python.  I do like writing code in python, but its slow to run compared to C/C++. Not sure how good this is yet thought. https://github.com/Omyyyy/pycom

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Nice laser engraver build

Posted on August 29, 2022 by robertwilkie

https://content.instructables.com/ORIG/FR6/6I82/L4CR2PG5/FR66I82L4CR2PG5.jpg?auto=webp&frame=1&width=320&md=aa0b65742b93307b94fb01a50bca5bea All from scratch, my 2 cents, I would go with a kit that has open source controller. https://www.instructables.com/El-Cheapo-50cmx-40cm-500mW-Laser-Build-and-Modific/

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Add a kill count to a flyswatter

Posted on August 25, 2022 by robertwilkie

I got a kick out of this one, the author added a kill count to a electric fly swatter to get a count of how many bugs he got.  This project uses an arduino under the hood. https://www.instructables.com/Ultimate-Mosquito-Swatter-Mod-for-Gamer-Add-Kill-C/ https://youtu.be/_ZuR5MYr-M4

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