Instructables user titaniumw41 writes: This instructable will show you how to make your Radioshack “firestarter” soldering iron into a variable temperature version using around $10 in parts. This idea came to me after i started lifting traces on a circuit board because I was using a 30w soldering iron to solder on a chip. Plus, […]
Joe posted an interesting overview of inventory & assembly, fulfillment, new marketing, sales and Linux/Mac support at Saleae – I really like their logic analyzer (not OSH, but one can hope!)…
Announcing our new bundles available exclusively in the Maker Shed. The no soldering required bundle is for anyone that doesn’t want to solder, yet they still enjoy electronics. Yep, there are people who don’t want to solder. I swear it’s true! Well, luckily for them there are some really fun electronic kits that don’t require […]
Announcing our new bundles available exclusively in the Maker Shed. This time we packaged 4 of our favorite electronics kits, along with a Maker’s Notebook, to make one fantastic bundle. This would be a great selection of kits for your next MAKEcation! The Editor’s Choice electronics bundle includes: (1) MintyBoost $19.99 value (1) MiniPOV kit […]
Here is another cool Gakken kit from the Maker Shed. This time, no pun intended, it’s the Gravity Clock kit. As with all Gakken kits, it is a really well made kit with great pictorial instructions. I’ll be making this kit over the next week and I’ll post a video when I’m done. Build your […]
Here’s a pretty simple enhancement for R/C vehicles – turn them into mobile flashlights with some extra ultra-bright LEDs! I’m guessing the above example uses the truck’s preexisting battery. Now all it needs is some sweet custom ground effects [via Hacked Gadgets]
Jared Bouck, of Inventgeek, is at it again. He’s just posted details of a paintball turret gun that’s been in the works for several years: This paintball turret system has the ability to be configured as a wired or wireless platform and we have even built it in a way to be portable for rapid […]
