Dec 10th 2015
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Maker Gift Guide
Holiday gift guide for your maker geek!
Our gift suggestions for the maker geek in your life, from Soldering Stations to 3D printers.
Maker Geek Gift Guide
Zeny SMD Soldering Station ($80)
* Iron temp: 200-480c
* Hot Air temp: 100-480c
* 10lbs
* Multiple Tips
* Voltage Meter
* Amp Meter
* DC Power Supply
Digital and Totally adjustable Aven Circuit Board Holder ($13)
* 900 Mhz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 (8x Performance of the original)
* 1GB of Memory (4x of the original)
Official Raspberry Pi Foundation 7" Touchscreen LCD Display ($99 -- But should be sub $60)
* 7" 800 x480
* 10-point capacitive Multi-touch
* Comes with an adapter board that powers the display (from Micro-USB) and converts the parallel output from the touch sensor on the display, to the serial port on the RasPi My Dremel Tool!
Let's Make a Clean Box
1. A Box
2. Tape
3. Saran Wrap Dremel Vacuum Rotary Tool ($30) http://www.amazon.com/Dremel-VRT1-1-Vacuum-Powered-Rotary/dp/B00TODY3SE…
* Connects to a 1-1/4" Shop Vac -- I would suggest a 12 gallon, 6hp Shop Vac
Dremel 4200 Corded Rotary Took Kit: Platinum Edition ($184)
* 1.6 Amp motor // 7ft cord
* 5,000-35,000 rpm
* 2-year warranty
* The Platinum Edition comes with: -- 77 Tools -- Carrying Case
** Sells as low as $66 with 36 tools
** The big sell is the keyless chuck -- No more working your fingers to remove the tool!
Dremel 3D Idea Builder ($900)
* Super Quiet
* Large build platform: 9" x 5.9" x 5.5" * PLA Filaments only (Non-Heated Bed)
* 0.004" layer thickness (100 microns)
* 4GB of Internal Storage
* Up to 32GB of SD Storage
* Color Touch Screen for independent printing.
* No Filament DRM... but you will have to re-wind or setup an external spool
* 1-yr warranty
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