Vpapanik has been working with tiny SMD parts in his projects, and could not abide by the exorbitant prices of small pick and place machines currently on the market. His solution? Make his own DIY version using scavenged and commonly available parts.
From the MAKE Flickr pool Flickr member fdecomite built an LED ring light on perfboard and took some gorgeous macro shots with it! Here’s another design using SMD parts – HOW TO – LED Ring Light for Cameras and Magnifying Glasses Color temperature seems a pretty important variable for this type of project – anyone […]
