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July 24, 2023 Matthew Carlson 14 Views KiCAD, pcb, repair

Nail, Meet KiCad

You know the old saying. When all you have open is KiCad, everything looks like a PCB. That was certainly true for [Evan], who needed to replace a 2.5D small

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April 7, 2023 Al Williams 73 Views pcb, photoplotter

Photoplotting PCBs with a 3D Printer

Do you ever wonder why your PCB maker uses Gerber files? It doesn’t have to do with baby food. Gerber was the company that introduced photoplotting. Early machines used a

Single Flex PCB Folds into a Four-Wheel Rover, Complete with Motors

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March 25, 2023 Dan Maloney 100 Views BLDC, brushless, ESP32, flex, pcb, pcb motor, pic, robot, rotor, rover, stator

Single Flex PCB Folds into a Four-Wheel Rover, Complete with Motors

You’ve got to hand it to [Carl Bugeja] — he comes up with some of the most interesting electromechanical designs we’ve seen. His latest project is right up there, too:

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October 19, 2022 Lewin Day 247 Views pcb, pcbs, rubber stamp

Rubber Stamping Your Way To Custom PCBs

Many of us now outsource PCB production to board houses overseas, which offer high-quality boards with increasingly-impressive turnaround times. [Shri Hari Ram] still likes to brew up their own PCBs,

Circuit-less PCB Featured as Faceplate for a Digital Clock

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August 17, 2022 Dan Maloney 262 Views clock, diffuser, ESP32, FR-4, led, mask, ntp, pcb, Wemos

Circuit-less PCB Featured as Faceplate for a Digital Clock

If there’s no circuitry on a printed circuit board, does it cease being a “PCB” and perhaps instead become just a “PB”? Call them what you will, the fact that

3D Printering: Today’s Resins Can Meet Your Needs

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August 9, 2022 Maya Posch 232 Views pcb, photoresist, SLA printer

Forget The UV Resist Mask: Expose Custom PCBs Directly On Your SLA Printer

For the enterprising hobbyist and prototyping hardware developer, creating custom PCBs remains somewhat of a struggle. Although there are a number of approaches to go about this, they usually involve

Cityscape Multi-Level Keyboard Really Stacks Up

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May 27, 2022 Kristina Panos 251 Views key wells, keyboard, pcb, PCB architecture, TTC KS32

Cityscape Multi-Level Keyboard Really Stacks Up

Keyboards with wells like the Maltron, the Kinesis Advantage family, and everything dactyl-esque out there are great. Trust us, we know this firsthand. But if you want to build your

A Nicely Accurate PCB Drill Press You Can Build Yourself

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May 25, 2022 Lewin Day 254 Views drill, drill press, pcb, pcb drill

A Nicely Accurate PCB Drill Press You Can Build Yourself

Making PCBs isn’t always just about getting nice copper traces on a lovely fiberglass board. There’s often lots of drilling to be done! This PCB drill press from [w_k_fay] should

TurtleAuth DIY Security Token Gets (Re)designed for Durable, Everyday Use

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May 21, 2022 Donald Papp 273 Views durable, gpg, hardware token, pcb, security, U2F

TurtleAuth DIY Security Token Gets (Re)designed for Durable, Everyday Use

[Samuel]’s first foray into making DIY hardware authentication tokens was a great success, but he soon realized that a device intended for everyday carry and use has a few different

This Parametric Project Box Generator Is Super Easy

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January 31, 2022 Dave Rowntree 235 Views 3D printed enclosure, openscad, pcb

This Parametric Project Box Generator Is Super Easy

When it comes to taking an idea from concept to prototype reality, depending on the type of project, there can be quite a few sub-tasks along the way. Take for