In this three part video series we watch [Dirk Herrendoerfer] go from scraps to a nice 3D printed assembly as he iterates through the design of a pen plotter for making circuit boards. [dana] ...

Here’s something for the inner romantics and DIY circuit board assemblers in all of us. Yes, I’m talking to you, my friend; soldering iron in one hand, PCB board in the other, pining to tell your ...

Making PCBs at home is a great means to get your prototype up and running without having to wait weeks for a professionally made board. Regardless if these prototype boards are milled or etched, they ...

Brisbane-based Cartesian co-founder and chief executive Ariel Briner said the day was coming when people could download the electronic circuits to build entire machines, print them, add any capacitors ...

If you've built your fair share of custom PCs over the years, you've probably got more than a few circuit boards stashed away. Here's how to turn them into a cool coffee table. It's certainly not ...

There are a growing number of bargain-basement components for hobbyists who are using them in ever more creative ways. We wrote recently, for instance, about a home brewer who has created an ...