{"id":703,"date":"2012-08-09T16:43:07","date_gmt":"2012-08-09T20:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spikenzielabs.com\/blog\/?p=703"},"modified":"2019-01-22T23:36:12","modified_gmt":"2019-01-23T03:36:12","slug":"montreal-mini-maker-faire-learn-to-solder-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spikenzielabs.com\/blog\/montreal-mini-maker-faire-learn-to-solder-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"Montreal Mini Maker Faire: Learn To Solder Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Montreal Mini Maker Faire\" href=\"http:\/\/www.makerfairemontreal.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Montreal Mini Maker Faire<\/a> is fast approaching. &nbsp;(Aug 25th &amp; 26th 2012)<\/p>\n<p>Every <a title=\"MakerFaire\" href=\"http:\/\/www.makerfaire.com\" target=\"_blank\">Maker Faire<\/a> we have been to has had a &#8216;Learn to Solder For A Dollar&#8217; tent. &nbsp;This, Montreal&#8217;s first Mini Maker Faire, we teaching people how to solder for a dollar.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a sneak preview of the &#8216;learn to solder&#8217; kit we have put together. It is a badge that you can clip to your clothing or backpack.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spikenzielabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/montreal-mini-maker-faire-electronics.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-708\" title=\"Montreal Mini Maker Faire Learn To Solder For A Dollar SpikenzieLabs\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spikenzielabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/montreal-mini-maker-faire-electronics.jpg\" alt=\"Montreal Mini Maker Faire Learn To Solder For A Dollar SpikenzieLabs\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spikenzielabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/montreal-mini-maker-faire-electronics.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.spikenzielabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/montreal-mini-maker-faire-electronics-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.spikenzielabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/montreal-mini-maker-faire-electronics-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Two 10mm red LEDs flash in an alternating pattern, using a simple resistor &#8211; capacitor circuit with 2 transistors.<\/p>\n<p>The PCB attaches to a piece of laser cut &amp; etched acrylic. &nbsp;The red light from the LEDs shines up and makes the acrylic glow. Making the badge pretty cool to look at, and a lot of fun to build.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in learning a new skill, for not much money, come see us. &nbsp;If you already know how to solder, well you are welcome to come and check it out too. &nbsp;The most fun that can be had for $1.<\/p>\n<p>Interested in having a custom pack of 25+ made for your Hackerspace, educational institution, or group? &nbsp;We will laser cut &amp; etch your name &amp; logo, and send them along with the electronics in kit form.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spikenzielabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/SPL-010600_LRG.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-707\" title=\"Hackerspace custom laser cut badge\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spikenzielabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/SPL-010600_LRG.jpg\" alt=\"Hackerspace custom laser cut badge\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spikenzielabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/SPL-010600_LRG.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.spikenzielabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/SPL-010600_LRG-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.spikenzielabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/SPL-010600_LRG-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Store Link : <a title=\"SpikenzieLabs Online Store\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spikenzielabs.com\/Catalog\/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=1&amp;products_id=644\" target=\"_blank\">25 Pack Custom Acrylic Badge Kits<\/a><\/p>\n<form action=\"http:\/\/www.spikenzielabs.com\/Catalog\/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=1&amp;products_id=644&amp;action=add_product\" enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" method=\"post\"><\/form>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Montreal Mini Maker Faire is fast approaching. &nbsp;(Aug 25th &amp; 26th 2012) Every Maker Faire we have been to has had a &#8216;Learn to Solder For A Dollar&#8217; tent. &nbsp;This, Montreal&#8217;s first Mini Maker Faire, we teaching people how to solder for a dollar. Here is a sneak preview of the &#8216;learn to solder&#8217; kit we have put\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spikenzielabs.com\/blog\/montreal-mini-maker-faire-learn-to-solder-kit\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spikenzielabs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/703"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spikenzielabs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spikenzielabs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spikenzielabs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spikenzielabs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=703"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.spikenzielabs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/703\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":925,"href":"https:\/\/www.spikenzielabs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/703\/revisions\/925"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spikenzielabs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spikenzielabs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spikenzielabs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spikenzielabs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}