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September 4, 2019 AUTHOR: Christine Cain CATEGORIES: Tools Tags: Circuit Board, Cool Tool, Deburring, Electronics, flush cutters, Hakko, Heat Shrink, LED, microscope, poster tack, servo tester controller, Soldering Iron, Tool, Toolkit, USB

9 Useful Electronics Tools Under $13

Tools:

Aven Adjustable Circuit Board Holder
http://amzn.to/2FB0s2f

Hakko Flush Cutters
http://amzn.to/2GO1nM0

November 7, 2018 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: News Tags: Alligator Clip, Autodesk, Capacitive, Dodecahedron, Giveaway, iFixit, Kickstarter, Light Saber, Lightsaber, Linear Actuator, MIDI, Plotter, prop, Servo, Synth, Toolkit, Touch

Dodecahedron Dance Party [Maker Update #100]

This week on Maker Update, a Jedi-worthy lightsaber, Kickstarter’s test print, an iFixit giveaway, a musical dodecahedron, sound bending, disc shooting, MIDI motors, and stringy plotters.

June 7, 2017 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: News Tags: 3D Printing, Adafruit, Animation, Chamber, Cool Tools, Cordless, DIY, Electric Go Kart, Electronics, Events, Fidget Spinner, Formlabs, Fuse 1, Fusion 360, FX-901, Hakko, Hardware, Instructables, Inventing, IoT, Maker, Maker Faire, Making, Microcontroller, OLED, Peristaltic Pump, Pi Camera Module, Portable, Project, Raspberry Pi, Raspberry Pi Zero W, resistors, SLA, SLA 3D Printing, SLS, SLS 3D printing, Soldering, Soldering Iron, Tom Sachs, Tool Bag, Toolkit, Ultrasonic Humidifier, Weather, Zoetrope

Zoetrope Fidget Spinner [Maker Update #37]

This week on Maker Update, a zoetrope and a fidget spinner make a baby, an SLS printer from Formlabs, a Raspberry Pi weather chamber, component carnage, and a tiny OLED Pi screen. Our featured Cool Tool is the Hakko FX-901 cordless soldering iron.

December 1, 2016 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: Tools Tags: Electronics, Gadget, Hardware Hacking, iFixit, Repair, Review, Tool, Toolkit

iFixit Essential Electronics Toolkit and Pro Tech Toolkit Review

I’m a fan of iFixit. They’re a cool, maker-friendly company on a mission to help people repair their own electronics. In full disclosure, I approached them early on when I started my Maker Update show to see if they would consider sponsoring it. And while they politely declined, they seem to appreciate what I’m doing enough to send me a few freebies to check out. That’s how I ended with these two gorgeous toolkits.

October 12, 2016 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: News Tags: 3D Printing, Adafruit, Animatronics, Button Banging, Chicken Wire, Controllers, Cosplay, DIY, Electronics, Frightprops, Garbage Bag, Ghost, Ghosts, Goggles, Halloween, Halloween Decorations, Haunted House, iFixit, Instructables, Inventing, Keybanging, Maker, Maker Faire, Making, Microcontroller, Monster, MyMini Factory, Neopixel, Packing Tape, Project, Props, Robotics, Scary, Thingiverse, Toolkit, Trash Bag

Maker Update #06: Garbage Ghosts & Key Bangers

This week’s Maker Update is dedicated to taking your Halloween up a notch, with tips on costume resources, cheap and easy (and scary) DIY ghosts, 3D printed cosplay props, and site recommendations for professional haunted house props and controllers.

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9 Useful Electronics Tools Under $13

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Dodecahedron Dance Party [Maker Update #100]

Zoetrope Fidget Spinner [Maker Update #37]

iFixit Essential Electronics Toolkit and Pro Tech Toolkit Review

Maker Update #06: Garbage Ghosts & Key Bangers

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