Hey there maker friends, join us this week as we explore tips on Stencil Making, Stepper-Motors and many more.
Things have been quite difficult around the world these days. We hope that this small curation of tips found around the internet can bring at least a small break to those of you making awesome things. Stay safe out there.
Tip 1 – Tools For Quickly Counting Components
That counter is pretty cool, but check out this counting scale for loose components! pic.twitter.com/7gpmmNumX9
When soldering parts with plastic bits (like row headers), try for multiple passes on alternating pins rather than straight down the row. Quickly heating adjacent pins may melt the plastic in-between and set the pins at wonky angles, or lessen the plastic’s strain relief benefit. pic.twitter.com/iPgFCIhgdH
Tip 5 – Make Sure your 3D Printing Plate Cools Sufficiently Before Removing your Build.
It’s amazing what you learn with #3dprinting. However, I wore out my anycubic’s ultrabase while ‘learning’. Lesson 1,783: wait until the plate cools below 40 degrees C before removing prints. Or else you’ll pull part of the plate with it, like I did. pic.twitter.com/Lb725Y2aDN
— Dr. Hassan Rashidi (@DrHassanRashidi) May 29, 2020
Tip 7 – Convert Old Laptop Webcams to USB Webcams.
Tip 8 – Use Blender to Make Your KiCAD/Altium PCBs Look Amazing
I tried to add a fiberglass texture to my PCB rendering setup. I also added some volume effects to the board material. I guess I went a little overboard with the latter ? pic.twitter.com/jbjKZdKT4I
