20250909 Spinner: That Inspiration pt. 2

20250909 Spinner: That Inspiration pt. 2

And so, after the first inspiration hit a few days ago, I had another. This time, instead of making the sandwich, the idea is to use a single PCB board with the 0805 LEDs soldered in the middle. It is very difficult and time consuming to align the two halves together to match the soldering […]

20250906 Spinner: Top Revolving Light

20250906 Spinner: Top Revolving Light

The two PCBs for the Revolving light arrived today and I felt both delightful and dismayed. Delighful because JLCPCB came through with the goods which means, they can do this without breaking a sweat. Dismayed because these 8mm discs are really going to be a b1tch to solder and all that. Still, this is going […]

20250831 Spinner: Custom PCB Shapes

20250831 Spinner: Custom PCB Shapes

In the beginning There are some developments in this Hobby which sometimes pushes me beyond the edge and I am not talking about comfort zone. For over more than a decade, I have witness my own development in terms of PCB design and the final products. From basic marker etching to using photolithograhy using software, […]