Reflow Oven That Signals When It’s Done
Ray Wang’s modified his reflow toaster oven with a temperature probe controlled by an Arduino Pro, as well as an automatic door opener and auto-activating fan to reduce cool-down time.
Electronics
How-To: Recover Gold from Old Electronics
For the modern-day prospector the gold isn’t in them thar hills anymore, but it is in them thar flip phones, as this illuminating tutorial from Josehf Lloyd Murchison on recovering gold from old electronics demonstrates.
Circuit Pattern Cards Provide a Resource for Tinkerers
Nick Johnson’s circuit pattern cards feature an important circuit that you’re likely to need if you’re an electronics tinkerer.
How to Salvage Transformers From Dead Microwaves
Matt, AKA YouTube user MattsAwesomeStuff, has three video tutorials describing how he hacks broken microwave ovens in order to harvest transformers from the junk.
How to Easily Disassemble a Transformer
Ryan Jensen wanted to get at the magnet wire in his his transformer in order to make a relay. It turns out getting into those things can be pretty difficult; they’re not made to be opened!
Solidcon, O’Reilly’s New Internet of Things Conference
O’Reilly, MAKE’s original parent company, has announced Solid, a hardware and software conference to be held next May in San Francisco.
MOSS: A Simple Magnetic Robotics Kit
MOSS: The Dynamic Robot Construction Kit is a modular robotics kit with magnetic connectors, enabling you to literally snap together a robot in seconds and control it with your smartphone.