Freeform Arduino Bliss
Designer Kimio Kosaka soldered together an entire Arduino using the difficult freeform method.
Continue ReadingDesigner Kimio Kosaka soldered together an entire Arduino using the difficult freeform method.
Continue ReadingI wrote just last week about British electronics hobbyist Rupert Hirst’s method and homemade tools for bending his own aluminum project enclosures. This artfully-soldered PCB-free headphone jack amplifier is his latest project, and it only serves to reaffirm my impression of Rupert as a man with a refined sense of the aesthetics of DIY electronics. To top it off, he knows how to take a photo, too. The copper wire was harvested from cable intended for home wiring. Looks like Rupert intends to cast the whole thing in clear resin as a finishing touch.
Continue ReadingWhile there are LED alternatives on the market for MR16 bulbs, the technology is still prohibitively expensive. I pulled one of the halogens and found the socket was simply two pieces of 19 gauge wire. I decided to free-form some circuits made of different colored LEDs around the thicker terminals.
Continue ReadingMAKE subscriber Kakehi spotted this unusual Arduino incarnation at a recent Make: Tokyo meeting – Kimio Kosaka’s Arduino skeleton, made from nothing but components, steel wire, solder, and loving care. The board design is based off of the Metaboard Arduino-(mostly)compatible, which implements USB compatibility in the chip’s firmware. Hmmm … insulated standoffs anyone? Maybe a […]
Continue ReadingMr. Tom created this freeform nightlight using the dark-detector circuit from EMS Labs. Simple LED Nightlight
Continue ReadingFrom the MAKE Flickr pool Member Shadle assembled this intricate radio transmitter circuit for the QRP Kits Pacificon building contest. No PCB – inspiring! –Link QRP Kits –Link Related: Ultra-tight freeform circuitry –Link
Continue ReadingFreeforming a circuit that’s this highly populated gives me hives (and tests my patience), but if you have a good magnifying light, a steady hand, and take your time, you can work a lot of discrete components into a very small space. Just don’t expect to do much troubleshooting/changing when you’re done. Fitting a circuit […]
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