Toaster Oven Soldering
So we tried a few experiments in toaster oven soldering this weekend, and had limited success. In the end, it was easier to do the job with a soldering iron, because our surface mount chips were fairly...
View ArticleMake your own OLEDs
Dan Mikesell sent this link to a site explaining how to make your own organic LEDs (OLEDs). Continue reading →
View ArticleD.Tools
D-Tools is Stanford Design School's entry into the microcontroller module market. D-tools is based on the Atmel microcontrollers, like Wiring and Arduino. Continue reading →
View ArticleBatchPCB and OpenCircuits
Sparkfun has started two new spin-off sites recently, BatchPCB and OpenCircuits.... It's slower than other PCB fab sites, because they manufacture them in batches, but it's one of the cheapest I've...
View ArticleRepRap and Using Friendly Plastic
The RapRep project is an open-source rapid prototyper. Seems like a very nifty thing to build in one's (well-equipped) basement. Continue reading →
View ArticleTinsel Trading Company
LEah Buechley sent a note about Tinsel Trading Company: "I got a lovely package from Tinsel Trading company today & this reminded me to email you about them. They're on 38th St in manhattan &...
View ArticleElectric Trading Company
that sells used motors from A/C units, refrigerators, and so forth? It's called Electric Trading Company, and the URL is blowerwheel.com. Continue reading →
View ArticleDIY Touchpanels
Sasha Harris-Cronin gave a talk at O'Reilly's Maker Faire on DIY touchpanels. Her notes are online here. Continue reading →
View ArticleMettrix PCB fabrication
Mettrix is an upstate NY company who do PCB fab and assembly. Their work is recommended by Todd Polenberg, and apparently they can do Ball grid array parts too. Continue reading →
View ArticleAmazing Magnets
Amazing Magnets sells rare earth magnets, ferrofluid, and other magnet products. Thanks to Zach Layton for the link. Continue reading →
View ArticleThermochromic inks
They have the widest product line and appear to provide some of the smaller resellers as well (they sell minimum by the 1/2 gallon i think).... "The problem is that all of the products we have come...
View ArticleMechanics for Artists
Christopher Palmer's got a couple of nice sites dedicated to mechanics for artists. Check out kineticworld.com, his blog on mechanical art, and the ROMFA (Rudiments of Mechanics for Artists) wiki as...
View ArticleThe Handiest Thing Ever (for soft material fabricators)
Kate Hartman turned me on to the nifitiest place ever: the Big Button. This is the information center for the Fashion District. You need to know where to get something there, they’ll tell you. It’s...
View ArticleSurplus Center
Mike Olson likes to move heavy things. So when he says something like this: Hands down the best site for finding cheap powerful motors is: www.surpluscenter.com You can’t search by torque, but they...
View ArticleDynohubs: power from bikers
Lots of people are into mechanical generation of electrical power these days, so here’s a nice tip from the guys at Uncommon Projects: dynohubs. I had a note in my inbox for months that just said...
View ArticleCNMAT resources archive
Berkeley’s CNMAT (center for new music and audio technologies) has a nice resource archive, with pictures. Useful if you’re looking for electronic parts, microphones, and other things audio-related....
View ArticleGlif + DSO Nano: two great tastes…
I was recently given a Glif, and even though I don’t own an iPhone 4, the Glif has been very useful. It it’s a perfect tripod mount for my DSO Nano oscilloscope, and makes it easier to prop the scope …...
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