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Review: Stainless Steel 4 ply

Review: Stainless Steel 4 ply

on07 May 2014 / in Blog, Reviews, Sewing, Supplier, Textile

  RESISTANCE hand sewn 8” trace has a resistance of 3 ohms machine sewn top thread breaks. Unable to sew 8″ trace. machine sewn bottom thread 8” trace has a resistance of 3 ohms THREAD QUALITY easy to thread a size 24 crewel needle frays and whiskers easy to sew by hand as well as use as a bottom thread […]

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Stainless Steel Conductive Thread

Stainless Steel Conductive Thread

on06 May 2014 / in Blog, Reviews, Sewing, Supplier, Textile

    2 ply Review 23 April 2014 4 ply Review 7 May 2014 6 ply Review

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Programing ATtiny45 with Arduino Uno

Programing ATtiny45 with Arduino Uno

on01 May 2014 / in Blog, Electronics

  Breadboard set up for programing Atmel ATtiny45 to blink four LEDs.    

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Review: SEMI – RESISTIVE from 2009bikeman on ebay and etsy

Review: SEMI – RESISTIVE from 2009bikeman on ebay and etsy

on30 April 2014 / in Blog, Reviews, Sewing, Supplier, Textile

RESISTANCE hand sewn 8” trace has a resistance of 41 ohms machine sewn top thread 8” trace has a resistance of 108 ohms machine sewn bottom thread 8” trace has a resistance of 55 ohms THREAD QUALITY easy to thread a size 24 crewel needle minimal fray or whisker easy to sew by hand as well as machine thread is […]

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Review: Stainless Steel 2 ply

Review: Stainless Steel 2 ply

on23 April 2014 / in Blog, Reviews, Sewing, Supplier, Textile

  RESISTANCE hand sewn 8” trace has a resistance of 9 ohms machine sewn top thread 8” trace has a resistance of 10 ohms machine sewn bottom thread 8” trace has a resistance of 9 ohms THREAD QUALITY easy to thread a size 24 crewel needle frays and whiskers easy to sew by hand as well as by machine thread […]

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Inventeaza Hackerspace

Inventeaza Hackerspace

on21 April 2014 / in Blog, Workshop

    While in Bucharest I was able to meet with Ionut Cotoi and Cristiana Cotoi and the Iventeaza Hackerspace.   Due to my travel schedule we met over the Easter weekend so they shared decorated eggs and traditional sweet bread that Mom made! Thanks!!!  

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Review: Restive Thread from 2009bikeman on ebay

Review: Restive Thread from 2009bikeman on ebay

on16 April 2014 / in Blog, Reviews, Sewing, Supplier, Textile

  RESISTANCE hand sewn 8” trace has a resistance of 350 ohms machine sewn top thread 8” trace has a resistance of 1 K ohms machine sewn bottom thread 8” trace has a resistance of 500 ohms THREAD QUALITY easy to thread a size 24 crewel needle minimal fray or whisker easy to sew by hand as well as machine […]

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Review: Lame Life Saver

Review: Lame Life Saver

on09 April 2014 / in Blog, Reviews, Sewing, Supplier, Textile

RESISTANCE hand sewn 8” trace has a resistance of 22 ohms machine sewn top thread 8” trace has a resistance of 66 ohms machine sewn bottom thread 8” trace has a resistance of 25 ohms THREAD QUALITY easy to thread a size 24 crewel needle minimal fray or whisker easy to sew by hand as well as machine thread is […]

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Frays and Whiskers

Frays and Whiskers

on03 April 2014 / in Blog, eTextile, How To

    Short circuits in eTextiles are frequently caused by conductive thread frays and whiskers. Select your conductive thread carefully to minimize the risks. When sewing traces that are in close proximity I use a small diameter and well plied thread such as Mitsifuji. When the traces have an inch or more space between them, as when connecting LEDs, I […]

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Review: tripmom2011 on ebay

Review: tripmom2011 on ebay

on02 April 2014 / in Blog, Reviews

RESISTANCE thread does not register continuity or resistance hand sewn 8” trace does not register continuity or resistance machine sewn top thread 8” trace does not register continuity or resistance machine sewn bottom thread 8” trace does not register continuity or resistance THREAD QUALITY easy to thread a size 24 crewel needle easy to sew by hand as well as machine thread is wound […]

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