These are threads from Syscom that I have used on various eTextile projects and they are now available on amazon!   AmberStrand 166 Silver – 30 feet $11 USD AmberStrand 166 Silver – 130 feet $37 USD I measure the resistance is 4 ohms/meter. This is the thread I use when I make bobbin lace. Please see my blog […]

  eBay storefront czb6721960 product photos for 4cm x 6 cm double sided PCB’s is not accurate.   The boards arrived in sheets of four and had to be broken apart then sanded for smooth edges. The boards did not have white ink remarking the rows and columns. czb6721960 customer service was lacking in rectifying the misrepresentation of the product. […]

  Brother solved my problem! At PIF Camp we attempted to hack the pen holder to work with electronink conductive ink pen…. and failed. Details are in the 28 September 2015 blog post.   Little did I know that Brother was working on a solution!     I haven’t had a chance to test this adapter with other pens yet. […]

  eBay makes my life so simple!      

  First I draw my circuit with pen and paper.     Scan it into the Brother ScanNCut using Scan to Cut Data.     Leave it in place on the cutting mat.     Using the ScanNCut pen attachment draw the circuit on the same piece of paper and check for accuracy against your original image.     I […]

  Near Feild Communication Tags from LENFC. Readable and Writeable – 12 Adhesive Stickers and 2 Key Chain Fobs for use with Android Nexus 5. Purchased from Amazon May 2015. $12                

  Testing Metal Clad Thread from Syscom with my new crochet hook.    

  In order to use Syscom Metal Clad threads on my home sewing machine I had to wind them onto some empty spools.     Super sexy copper, silver, and nickel conductive thread!    

  I purchased a package of DMC Memory Thread from Amazon in hopes that I could use this colorful product as a conductive thread to embroider a circuit.     Unfortunately the thread’s diameter is too large to smoothly thread thru the eye of a hand sewing needle.       The details….     DMC Memory Thread is a […]

  I can’t get enough 400 pin solderless breadboards! The latest shipment is from eBay shop CZB Electronics