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RGB LED Under-Shelf Bench Lighting

Our work bench has been lacking adequate lighting for some time now. Recently I ordered a 3 Meter RGB LED strip-lighting kit off of ebay to play around with. After a few weeks of staring at the pretty flashing colors, I snapped out of the trance and decided that the kit would make the perfect low profile under shelf lighting that I have been needing. So After some measuring, cutting, soldering and hot gluing, the end result is a thing of beauty. The LEDs are so bright that I am able to work at the bench with the room lighting turned off, and as a bonus, I am able to host raves in my office. [node:read-more:link]

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Mar

Review: Lulzbot AO-100 3D Printer Part 1

Submitted by Charles Gantt on Mon, 2013-03-11 17:32

Review of the Aleph Objects / Lulzbot AO-100 3D PrinterWhen we lost our original workshop in a home fire back in 2012, we also lost our almost completed RepRap along with everything else. While we have been able to replace most of the hardware and tools that were lost, a new 3D printer seemed to be far on the horizon for us, and was simply too expensive of a project to dedicate funds to at the moment. As most of our readers have already noticed, we have a new sponsor here at TheMakersWorkbench.com! Lulzbot.com was gracious enough to set us up with one of their AO-100 3D printers for review, as well as opting in for some banner advertising space. We can not thank them enough for their generous donation and their support of the maker community. [node:read-more:link]

Arduino Releases GSM Shield with global data tariff

Arduino GSM Shield

Arduino has teamed up with Telefónica Digital to design a tool that would greatly simplify the process of building Internet of Things applications based on the GSM mobile phone network, the largest wireless network on the planet.The Arduino GSM Shield is easy to set up. Simply mount the module onto the Arduino board, plug in a SIM card from an operator offering GPRS coverage and follow a few simple instructions to start controlling your world through the internet anywhere there is coverage. [node:read-more:link]

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Feb

LifeCam Studio Webcam mount for MendelMax based printers

Submitted by Charles Gantt on Thu, 2013-02-21 13:37

Printable WebCam Mount for RepRap Mendel Max or Lulzbot AO-100 / AO-101I knew that I would be doing a ton of recording and live broadcasting of prints on my Lulzbot AO-100, infact I purchased a second Microsoft LifeCam Studio to serve as a dedicated printer cam. At first I thought a simple mini tripod would get the job done, but quickly found that not to be the case. Prints that had decent head travel, and very few tight infil spaces did fine, but when the infil got tight and the head had to change directions repeadly very fast, the whole table shook. This caused the webcam to display a "wavy" video and even cause the top heavy mini tripod to walk off the table a few times. So I decided to design a solid mount that would secure the webcam to the printers base.  [node:read-more:link]

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Feb

Review: Silverstone EC01-P+ & CP09 Internal USB 3.0 Accessories

Submitted by Charles Gantt on Thu, 2013-02-21 01:00

Silverstone EC01-P+ and CP09 reviewUSB 3.0 has been out for some time now and it seems that motherboard and chassis manufacturers have finally gotten on the same page and standardized an internal USB 3.0 header. Unfortunately for a lot of enthusiast out there, this came a little too late and they had already purchased a high end PC case that came with front USB 3.0 ports that had to be routed out the back of the case and plugged into the motherboards female USB 3.0 jacks. Silverstone recognized this as a major problem and has developed two nice pieces of hardware that frees up our rear USB 3.0 jacks and moves the front port cables back inside where they belong.

 
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Feb

Balloon Powered Jet Car With Printable Wheels

Submitted by Charles Gantt on Fri, 2013-02-15 14:24

3D Printed Balloon Powered Jet Car with printable wheels by

While visitng from Germany, my nephew wanted me to print something for him to play with using my Lulzbot AO-100 3D printer. Naturally I went straight to Thingiverse and found a cool Balloon Powered Jet Car that I could print up in about two hours with everything on a single plate.  [node:read-more:link]

Our Arduino Due Overview posted on Element14

Arduino Due Overview

When I first got my Arduino Due in the mail I searched the web for a simple overview to help me better understand what new features Arduino is bringing to the table with the new development board. After finding next to nothing I decided to write my own general overview post in hopes that it would help out someone in a situation similar to mine. The Due was sent to me by Element14 and is part of some content I am creating for them. I just posted my first installment, which is an overview of the Arduino Due. Head over and check it out!  [node:read-more:link]

Introducing our newest site sponsor: ServoCity.com

Welcome ServoCity.com as our newest sponsor.

I would like to introduce ServoCity.com as our newest site sponsor! Expect to see some reviews of some of their products in the coming weeks! If you have not visited their site, you need to. These guys are serious about servo accessories. Everything from Pan and Tilt kits, Gear Boxes, Servo Controllers, and all the hardware you could ever need for your next robotics project can be found on their site! A big thanks to Lauren for taking a chance on us! [node:read-more:link]

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Jan

32bit Arduino goodness arrives on the bech in the form of Due thanks to Element14!

Submitted by Charles Gantt on Mon, 2013-01-07 09:07

Arduino Due unboxing, micro review, mailbagThe Arduino Due has been out for a little bit now and we finally have one on our workbench! Element14 has sent me a Due so I can create some content for their Arduino section in the element14 commuinity. I will be working alongside element14 vets such as Jeremy Blum, and Dave Young to bring everyone some awesome information and content based around the Arduino Due. For my part I will be writing a blog post or two as well as building a RAMPS style RepRap / 3D Printer controller board with some exciting new features. If there is anything you would like to know, or see the Due do, please contact me or leave a comment and I will try to work it in.  [node:read-more:link]

7
Jan

Silverstone sends us some USB 3.0 case accessories that make us smile!

Submitted by Charles Gantt on Mon, 2013-01-07 08:59

Silverstone USB 3.0 Expansion Card ECO1-P

We are excited to announce our relationship with Silverstone Technology, one of the leading manufacturers of DIY performance PC Accessories. We just received our first review items from them and can not wait to bring you the full review later this week. Check out some quick info on the CP09 USB 3.0 External to Internal Adapter and the EC01-P PCI 1x internal USB 3.0 expansion card. We are actually going to be using these in our main office PC so stay tuned for some images and maybe a video later in the week.  [node:read-more:link]

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