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Make a giant rubber band airplane

Posted on May 23, 2023 by robertwilkie

This thing is big, clever build too. https://hackaday.com/2022/10/06/rubber-band-behemoth-winds-its-way-toward-world-record/

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Insulate the bottom of your heat bed

Posted on May 22, 2023 by robertwilkie

You know I didn’t think of this before, but its a good idea. The heat bed on a 3D printer will “waste” heat from the bottom, so you waste energy. The author puts insulation on the bottom to help reduce … Continue reading →

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Turning a bottle into filament

Posted on May 19, 2023 by robertwilkie

This was one of the earlier (last year) designs for turning a bottle into filament. Just got around to reading it now. https://hackaday.com/2022/04/28/recycling-plastic-into-filament/

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The poor mans self balancing robot

Posted on May 18, 2023 by robertwilkie

Neat build, could be something nice to do with kids. https://www.instructables.com/Wheeled-Self-Balancing-Robot-With-Arduino-Uno-L293/

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Using a soda can for holding small parts

Posted on May 17, 2023 by robertwilkie

Would Ido this? No, too much work, but still its a clever build for a small parts holder https://hackaday.com/2022/05/26/bottoms-up-soda-can-help-with-almost-any-project/

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Make a Marshmellow shooter

Posted on May 12, 2023 by robertwilkie

Pretty simple build with cheap PVC pipe. https://www.instructables.com/Marshmallow-Shooter-From-PVC-Pipe/

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Making a coil winder

Posted on May 9, 2023 by robertwilkie

This case the author wanted to make electro magnetic coils, but I could see this used for other builds. https://www.instructables.com/Variable-Electromagnet-Winder/

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Using a ring to unlock a door

Posted on May 8, 2023 by robertwilkie

Well a ring with an RFID tag in it. There is an arduino that reads the tag and unlocks the door. https://hackaday.com/2022/10/18/front-door-keys-hidden-in-plain-sight/

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Nice portable windpower

Posted on May 5, 2023 by robertwilkie

Its a small portable windpower device that charges up a portable battery to use at any given point in time. Downside is the 3D printed parts could degrade overtime outside. Would be nice if there was a commercial (cheap) version … Continue reading →

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3D printed servo

Posted on May 4, 2023 by robertwilkie

Interesting build for a geared DC motor to be used as a even more geared servo. https://www.instructables.com/3D-Printed-Servo-Motor/

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