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Snowflake Component Side

Posted on 2017-11-14— Projects

I walk through assembling the component side of my snowflake panel, showing stencil-applied solder paste, placement of 105 resistors, capacitors, headers and chips, and sped-up hot-air soldering. I test the LEDs at the end — please read/watch the full post if you'd like the complete build and tips.

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Soldering Boldport Club project "The Matrix"

Posted on 2017-03-18— Fun

I tried hot-air soldering on the Boldport Club project “The Matrix” and recorded the process. As a newcomer, I share what worked — I reflowed 120 LEDs in under 10 minutes, list the tools I used and link the video. Please read the full post and share any feedback or questions.

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