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Know How... 172: Maker Gift Guide

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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)

    Raspberry Pi 2 Model B ($38)

    • 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)
          • 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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