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3D PRINTING - IS IT A VALUABLE TOOL IN YOUR ARSENAL?

Okay, so a 3D printer may be considered a new toy or unnecessary luxury to some, but to others it's an indispensable tool for 'fab'ing up parts and prototypes. Do you use one as part of your hobby or profession? We noticed in our last workbench challenge that there were units sitting proudly on a few of your benches. Do you have one or access to one? Why or why not? What kind? How do you use it? Do you plan to upgrade as the technology improves?

What are your feelings - tool or toy?
 
 
Also, a big thanks to our new Cool Reads sponsor, 4D Systems. They were nice enough to pick up the tab on this week's newsletter. Be sure to check 'em out!

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Power Sources_ The Good_ the Bad_ and the Ugly
POWER SOURCES: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY!
 
With few exceptions, every electronics project needs a power source. It's what makes the electrons go round and round. However, not all power sources are created equal.
Hand-Wired Electronics
HAND-WIRED ELECTRONICS

There's been an odd movement in the music electronics industry toward hand-wired and point-to-point circuitry. We're talking terminal strips, solder tabs, and discrete components - no circuit boards or chip carriers.

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4Duino-24 
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Smiley_s Workshop
SMILEY'S WORKSHOP #61
C Programming * Hardware * Projects

Finishing the Arduino handheld prototyper - a device that lets us develop prototypes that are portable (in our very own hand) - Let's look in more detail at the software.

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WSPR Radio
THE RADIO WHISPERER
 
A unique circuit, a few feet of wire, and some powerful software combine to make an amazing communications tool capable of spanning the world.

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Encyclopedia Of Electronic Circuits
Book Pick Of The Week
From the Nuts & Volts Webstore
 
Nothing but circuits. Over 1,000 pages of 'em!

All stolen (er... used by permission) from your favorite magazines from the past and present. (That means us too!) This thing is like over two inches thick!! (It would be a bargain at half the size!)

Power supplies
 Games
Computers 
Phase detectors
Amplifiers 
Optically coupled devices
Sine wave oscillators
Microwave receivers
Flow detectors
Signal injectors
Filters 
Time delay apparatuses
Frequency meters
 Probes
Infrared devices
And many other applications!
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