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Adamcolton: /* Boards */

2016-09-25T15:41:51Z

Boards

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	This is beautiful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHidhQZIUDY		This is beautiful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHidhQZIUDY

			Good article on toner transfer: http://hackaday.com/2016/09/12/take-your-pcbs-from-good-to-great-toner-transfer/

	== Enclosures ==		== Enclosures ==

Adamcolton at 15:57, 24 September 2016

2016-09-24T15:57:21Z

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	Get some "tinned copper wire", it's what the part leads are made of. 100' 22 AWS ~$12.		Get some "tinned copper wire", it's what the part leads are made of. 100' 22 AWS ~$12.

			This is beautiful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHidhQZIUDY

	== Enclosures ==		== Enclosures ==
	Available project boxes are pretty expensive for what you get. I like the idea of building them from hardboard - that stuff is really cheap and reasonably strong. It can be hard to work with, specifically fastening at a 90°. I saw some boxes that were wide and thin (think old-school luggage) and the large faces were made with hardboard and the sides were made with plywood. Another approach I'd like to try is simply gluing the box ~~together, then reinforcing~~ the corners ~~with paper or cloth~~. For a small enclosure, that should actually be quite strong.		Available project boxes are pretty expensive for what you get. I like the idea of building them from hardboard - that stuff is really cheap and reasonably strong. It can be hard to work with, specifically fastening at a 90°. I saw some boxes that were wide and thin (think old-school luggage) and the large faces were made with hardboard and the sides were made with plywood. Another approach I'd like to try is simply gluing the box using cloth for the edges and corners. For a small enclosure, that should actually be quite strong. I can make the control face as the lid and have spring clips that hold it in place.

	I could also try getting an aluminum sheet and cutting my own corner brackets. That with some larger washers could work really well.		I could also try getting an aluminum sheet and cutting my own corner brackets. That with some larger washers could work really well.

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Adamcolton: /* Enclosures */

2016-05-09T17:28:15Z

Enclosures

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	== Enclosures ==		== Enclosures ==
	Available project boxes are pretty expensive for what you get. I like the idea of building them from hardboard - that stuff is really cheap and reasonably strong. It can be hard to work with, specifically fastening at a 90°. I saw some boxes that were wide and thin (think old-school luggage) and the large faces were made with hardboard and the sides were made with plywood. Another approach I'd like to try is simply gluing the box together, then reinforcing the corners with paper or cloth. For a small enclosure, that should actually be quite strong.		Available project boxes are pretty expensive for what you get. I like the idea of building them from hardboard - that stuff is really cheap and reasonably strong. It can be hard to work with, specifically fastening at a 90°. I saw some boxes that were wide and thin (think old-school luggage) and the large faces were made with hardboard and the sides were made with plywood. Another approach I'd like to try is simply gluing the box together, then reinforcing the corners with paper or cloth. For a small enclosure, that should actually be quite strong.

			I could also try getting an aluminum sheet and cutting my own corner brackets. That with some larger washers could work really well.

	[[Category:Electronics]]		[[Category:Electronics]]

Adamcolton at 17:25, 9 May 2016

2016-05-09T17:25:46Z

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			== Boards ==
	While working on the Ryobi Adapter, I learned a lot. Drawing circuits by hand is a pain, drilling them is worse. I want to get a laser printer and set up a small drillpress for the dremel soon, but until then I'm sticking to perfboard.		While working on the Ryobi Adapter, I learned a lot. Drawing circuits by hand is a pain, drilling them is worse. I want to get a laser printer and set up a small drillpress for the dremel soon, but until then I'm sticking to perfboard.

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	Get some "tinned copper wire", it's what the part leads are made of. 100' 22 AWS ~$12.		Get some "tinned copper wire", it's what the part leads are made of. 100' 22 AWS ~$12.

			== Enclosures ==
			Available project boxes are pretty expensive for what you get. I like the idea of building them from hardboard - that stuff is really cheap and reasonably strong. It can be hard to work with, specifically fastening at a 90°. I saw some boxes that were wide and thin (think old-school luggage) and the large faces were made with hardboard and the sides were made with plywood. Another approach I'd like to try is simply gluing the box together, then reinforcing the corners with paper or cloth. For a small enclosure, that should actually be quite strong.

	[[Category:Electronics]]		[[Category:Electronics]]

Adamcolton at 15:29, 22 April 2016

2016-04-22T15:29:56Z

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	Artline Permanent marker is supposed to work.		Artline Permanent marker is supposed to work.

			Get some "tinned copper wire", it's what the part leads are made of. 100' 22 AWS ~$12.
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Adamcolton at 16:57, 3 April 2016

2016-04-03T16:57:35Z

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	Searching for "prototype pcb", one board come up frequently. It has 2, 3 and 5 hole pads and two large buses, though the buses don't have holes. The board was 5x10cm and a pack of 10 is $3.89.		Searching for "prototype pcb", one board come up frequently. It has 2, 3 and 5 hole pads and two large buses, though the buses don't have holes. The board was 5x10cm and a pack of 10 is $3.89.

			Artline Permanent marker is supposed to work.
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2016-03-31T21:54:07Z

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While working on the Ryobi Adapter, I learned a lot. Drawing circuits by hand is a pain, drilling them is worse. I want to get a laser printer and set up a small drillpress for the dremel soon, but until then I'm sticking to perfboard.

The perfboard is still tricky. Initially, the board made no sense, so I kept making mistakes. I ended up desoldering the whole first attempt. On the second attempt, I had one side as a negative bus and one side as a positive bus. That was better, but they tangential, not opposite sides. I only had braided wire which was kind of a pain to use. I need to get some 22-23 AWG solid core.

Searching for "prototype pcb", one board come up frequently. It has 2, 3 and 5 hole pads and two large buses, though the buses don't have holes. The board was 5x10cm and a pack of 10 is $3.89.

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