Homebrew IC Squisher makes DIP chips managable

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The fine folks at oomlaut were tired of straightening the leads on their dual inline package (DIP)-style components, so they built an IC Squisher (ICSQ) machine to do it for them. Based on a design they learned about from Evil Mad Scientist Labritories, their build uses a couple of bearings and laser cut plastic to do the job. Best of all, the plans are all on their website, so you can make your own.

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