{"id":38931,"date":"2021-08-19T09:00:10","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T16:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=38931"},"modified":"2021-08-17T12:01:32","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T19:01:32","slug":"building-a-motor-on-a-pcb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/building-a-motor-on-a-pcb\/","title":{"rendered":"Building a Motor on a PCB"},"content":{"rendered":"

In my ambitious quest to reach 4000 subscribers by my 100th issue, I need a lot of new subscribers. Can you do me a huge favor? Can you talk to just one of your fellow maker\/DIY enthusiasts and get them to sign up and give the newsletter a try? If a bunch of you do this, we\u2019ll reach that goal in no time. Thank you!<\/p>\n

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Coming next issue:<\/strong> The triumphant return of the Molding and Casting Skill Set series!<\/p>\n

Building a Motor on a PCB<\/strong>
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\nLast issue, I included Kevin Kelly\u2019s\u00a0project consideration flowchart\u00a0<\/a>which ends with the question: \u201cWould anyone else ever do this?\u201d (If\u00a0Yes<\/em>, then don\u2019t do it). If ever there was an electronics engineer who works by a similar credo, it\u2019s Carl Bugeja. Folding circuits, jumping circuits, holographic LEDs, transformer robots, and more, Carl has explored them all. In this\u00a0recent video<\/a>, he updates his PCB-based motor project.<\/p>\n

Camping Cooler Improvements<\/strong>
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\nIn this Laura Kampf video<\/a>, she looks at 3 things you can do to improve a large camping cooler: Use the outside, use the lid, and add shelves. There is a meta tip here that\u2019s applicable to any storage situation: Always consider the full volume of the available space, or as an organizationally-obsessed friend used to put it: Work the cube!<\/p>\n

Magnetizing Your Snips to Catch Metal Offcuts<\/strong>
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\nJames at\u00a0Stumpy Nubs<\/em>\u00a0has started a new series of \u201cWeekend Workshop Tips.\u201d This is great news for tips nerds like myself \u2018cause he is a constant source of great ideas. In\u00a0this first episode<\/a>, among 4 woodworking tips, he shares an idea that can apply to anyone who uses snips in the shop. You have undoubtedly experienced clipping off a brad or other metal piece and had that piece fly into the ether, never to be seen again. By placing a rare earth magnet in the jaws of your snips, that\u2019s where the offcut will go.<\/p>\n

Making Drill and Charger Station for the Small but Mighty<\/strong>
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\nWell-known\u00a0YouTube<\/em>\u00a0maker, Izzy Swan, has a new shopmate, Maggie. Izzy is 6’2″ and has designed his shop to accommodate his long reach. Maggie is\u2026 well\u2026 NOT 6\u2019. They will need to make changes in the shop to accommodate her. In\u00a0the first such project<\/a>, they create a drill holder and charging station that has a hinged shelf that pulls down to access the charging units there. In the video, Izzy and Maggie use\u00a0a Grabo tool<\/a>, a cool vacuum device that allows both of them to more easily move sheet goods around the shop.<\/p>\n

Using Desoldering Annoy on Hard-to-Desolder Parts<\/strong><\/p>\n