Hackaday Links March 8th, 2012

bom_3d_printer

Solder Your Pin headers Straight If you're worried about how to solder your pin headers straight, why not try this simple trick and put them into a breadboard before soldering? Etiquette for Open Source Projects If you use or develop open source projects, it's worth checking out [Phillip Torrone]'s Unspoken rules of Open Source article. You may not HAVE to do all the things he … [Read more...]

Toaster oven reflow soldering roundup

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SMD components have a lot of advantages over the through-hole parts our fathers and grandfathers soldered. Working with these tiny surface mount components requires a larger investment than a soldering iron and a wire-wrap gun, though. Here's a few reflow ovens that were sent in over the past week or two. [ramsay] bought a 110 V toaster oven off of eBay. Even though [ramsay] is in England and … [Read more...]