circuitry

LED Stickers Are an Easy Gateway into Making

LED Stickers Are an Easy Gateway into Making

We all recognize the power of making with LEDs. (Arduino “Hello World!” anyone?) LEDs have been the lure drawingย many into the world of making. However,ย LED projects haveย remained inaccessible to manyย young ladies. No more!ย LiteSeeds LED stickers are about to changeย all that. While walkingย the aisles of Maker Faire’s Start-Up Pavilion I came across a different type of […]

DIY Open Source Reflow Oven

DIY Open Source Reflow Oven

Peter Easton and Gary Tietz are both semi-retired engineers, but still enjoy tinkering with software and hardware projects in their spare time. Together they set out to solve a big challenge for those designing small form factor electronics boards: soldering surface mount components. Soldering Techniques There are two basic approaches to soldering components on a […]