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Jig for making custom springs

Posted on March 21, 2022 by robertwilkie

The author designed and 3D printed out the jig, pretty neat overall, me…I have a jar full of springs that I tap into as needed.

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Convert a blender to use a dremel attachment

Posted on March 18, 2022 by robertwilkie

Pretty clever build. I guess if I didn’t have the dremel this would be an interesting build to do.

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Nice 3D printed Loom

Posted on March 17, 2022 by robertwilkie

Nice build…myself, well I would do this if I had a kid into looms and wanted to learn 3D printing, else I would just buy a bigger one for $5 at 5-Below. https://www.instructables.com/3D-Printed-Loom/

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Making a laser line for alignment

Posted on March 16, 2022 by robertwilkie

The author build this for his laser cutter, which would work the best as the distance from the cutter to the surface should be pretty consistant. Me…I am thinking that this could be adapted to a drill press. https://www.instructables.com/Laser-Line-Material-Aligner-for-Laser-Cutting-Mach/

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Nice PVC Vertical Work Light build

Posted on March 15, 2022 by robertwilkie

I really like this build. And I would only use LED based shop lights for this. I figure it would run $15-20 to build the frame, and another $15-20 for the light. A few things I may do differently is … Continue reading →

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Another 3 in one saw guide build

Posted on March 14, 2022 by robertwilkie

The author keeps improving his build for these. This one, it can be used with the circular saw, trim router, and jig saw. Cuts down on the need for multiple tracks. Downside it is looks a bit heavy. https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/track-saw-guide-circular-saw-jigsaw-router-88521?homelistings#post193111

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Convert your credit card into an NFC payment ring

Posted on March 11, 2022 by robertwilkie

OK this assumes your card supports NFC, the author basically “melds” the chip in the card out, and puts a new antenna on it that goes around the 3D printed ring. Clever build. Not so sure I would do this … Continue reading →

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A simple plotter build

Posted on March 10, 2022 by robertwilkie

This could be a good project with kids to make a simple stepper motor plotter with and arduino. The motors used and the arduino shield are overkill for this, but if thats what you have on hand… Note that this … Continue reading →

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Nice builds but….

Posted on March 9, 2022 by robertwilkie

The author is pretty risky with the first one (2nd block fence for tablesaw) and how close the blade is to the fence, I would use a scrap board on the fence myself. The second build is a jigsaw template … Continue reading →

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Nice simple center finder for dowels

Posted on March 8, 2022 by robertwilkie

Nice build to find the center of dowels quickly. Me….I can buy for $10 not so nice, but usable setup. https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/wooden-center-finder-video-88487?homelistings#post193015

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