I purchased these push button switches from czb6721960 shop on eBay.   50 blue and white 8mm x 8mm locking square buttons $2.63 item #160994703230           100 black 6mm x 6mm x 5mm 4-pin DIP push button switches $1.59 item #140942027356       And a view of the two switches side by side   […]

  This Valentine’s Day I’m working on multiple projects at once.    

  eTextiles on my workbench!     Just like embroidery and Arduino.    

  Textiles and electronics and have more similarities than you imagined.   For example – thread and jumper cables. Both connect objects and allow the project to function as a cohesive unit.     While the colors designate hierarchy and design aesthetics.    

  Finding the right method for applying conductive paint to paper and fabrics is tricky business. The following tools are some of my favorite applicators for using CUPro conductive paint from LessEMF.   Stampendous Needle Nose Tip Bottles are about 50 cents USD and come in a variety of sizes and applicator tips.     The Find website is generally […]

  In order to file the patent for the eTextile Breadboards I broke out my drafting supplies to create the drawings. I haven’t sat at my drafting table since I left school! Fortunately it all came back to me and the drawings were great.    

  I’ve been making slow and steady progress on the latest project.     which also means I’m eating lunch in front of my computer.    

  Light Emitting Diodes from Any Circuit’s store on ebay   200x Red LED 5×2.5mm Diffused, Red BR5379K DE2584 (310725335279) $3.96   These tombstone shaped LEDs have the positive lead as short and the negative lead as long. This is reversed from the standard markings and therefore makes this product difficult to teach with.   This LED can also be […]

  the workbench hasn’t changed much……    

  Instead of documenting my work I organized my pencil holder!