Remove Sticky Stuff Remove wax, stickers, tape, tar, etc. Mix equal parts coconut oil and baking soda Orange oil cleaner Armpit Stains Mix 1/4 cup baking soda with 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp hydrogen peroxide. Rub on the stain and let sit for 20-30 minutes. You can also pre-soak the shirt in a 2-1 warm water/vinegar solution for 20-30 minutes to loosen up the stain before applying the baking soda paste. Coffee or spice grinder Grind white rice. Copper tarnish Ketchup. Dirty drains Alka-seltzer. Lemon juice Rust stains: scrub lemon juice and salt on the stain. Garlic smell on hands: rub with lemon juice. Soap scum: scrub with a half of a lemon covered in salt. Vinegar Cloudy film on glasses: soak in warm vinegar for 5 minutes, then rinse and dry. If the cloudiness doesn't go away it might be etched. Clean a shower head: put nozzle in a plastic bag full of vinegar overnight. Cutting boards: scrub vinegar into wood or plastic cutting boards to...
Where to get stuff:
Parts Finder
Components, kits, etc.
http://www.kr4.us/http://www.mpja.com/
http://www.adafruit.com/
http://www.sparkfun.com/
https://solarbotics.com/
http://www.seeedstudio.com/
http://www.makershed.com/
http://www.digikey.com/
http://www.mouser.com/
http://www.jameco.com/
http://www.taydaelectronics.com
http://www.allelectronics.com/
http://www.elexp.com/
http://www.newark.com/
https://www.mcmelectronics.com/
http://www.goldmine-elec-products.com/
http://www.jdr.com/
http://www.alliedelec.com/
Tools, Materials, etc.
Cheap Chinese Stuff
https://www.fasttech.comhttp://aliexpress.com
http://www.alibaba.com/
http://www.lightinthebox.com/
Hobby
For Teaching Kids
General information
http://makezine.com/
http://www.instructables.com/id/Basic-Electronics/?ALLSTEPS
http://makezine.com/2016/01/16/how-to-use-a-multimeter-video-tutorial/
http://www.instructables.com/id/Basic-Electronics/?ALLSTEPS
http://makezine.com/2016/01/16/how-to-use-a-multimeter-video-tutorial/
Circuit Board Design
http://fritzing.org/home/123D Circuits http://www.autodesk.com/products/personal-design-and-creativity/apps
http://makezine.com/2015/07/14/design-circuits-web-based-circuit-simulator/
LEDs
LED series/parallel array wizard http://led.linear1.org/led.wizLED tutorial: https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/light-emitting-diodes-leds
http://www.evilmadscientist.com/2012/resistors-for-leds/
http://www.evilmadscientist.com/2009/wallet-size-led-resistance-calculator/
Simple LED projects: http://www.evilmadscientist.com/2013/roundup-led/
Blinking LED with a 555 timer:
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-fast-blinking-LED-bike-light/
http://houseofjeff.com/555-timer-oscillator-frequency-calculator/
http://www.ohmslawcalculator.com/555_astable.php
http://www.doctronics.co.uk/555.htm
Transistors
USB with .NET
http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/TechOff/234037-Programming-Net-to-use-USB-device/http://www.vsj.co.uk/articles/display.asp?id=600
http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SharpUSBLib/default.aspx
Small Computers
Arduino, etc.
Phidgets
http://www.phidgets.com/products.php?category=1http://www.trossenrobotics.com/phidgets.aspx
TI LaunchPad
Arduino
Online code editor for Arduino https://codebender.cc/
http://www.goldensection.cc/wp-content/uploads/Arduino-Quick-Reference.pdf
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/02/why-the-arduino-won-and-why-its-here-to-stay.html
http://www.goldensection.cc/wp-content/uploads/Arduino-Quick-Reference.pdf
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/02/why-the-arduino-won-and-why-its-here-to-stay.html
Control a motor with an H-Bridge http://itp.nyu.edu/physcomp/labs/motors-and-transistors/dc-motor-control-using-an-h-bridge/
http://highlowtech.org/?p=1695
Arduino Tutorials: http://www.jeremyblum.com/category/arduino-tutorials/
Programming ATtiny chips
https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/tiny-avr-programmer-hookup-guide/http://highlowtech.org/?p=1695
Graphical Programming
https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/alternative-arduino-interfaceshttps://github.com/gasolin/BlocklyDuino
https://github.com/taweili/ardublock
http://www.modkit.com/
ROV
http://www.homebuiltrovs.com/http://www.phidgets.com/phorum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2735
Development
Microsoft Robotics Studio http://www.microsoft.com/robotics/
http://www.yeggi.com/
http://portabee3dprinter.com/shop/portabee-go/
https://printm3d.com/themicro/
http://us.xyzprinting.com/ (da Vinci)
Creating a cheap 3-D printer, CNC machine, laser engraver
http://www.tinkernut.com/portfolio/how-to-and-how-not-to-make-a-cheap-laser-engraver/
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlg8lN4r9qWiAOUi3TW3CUr0LOI3S0zpZ
http://www.instructables.com/id/20-CNC-Machine/
http://www.clubjameco.com/
Metal detector: http://www.555-timer-circuits.com/metal-detector.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afbEyvtPgm8
http://www.easytreasure.co.uk/bfo.htm
Thunder Tumbler Hack: http://www.instructables.com/id/Robot-Platform-including-h-bridges-from-10-RC-Ca/?ALLSTEPS
Brushbot
Crystal Radio
FM Radio http://makezine.com/projects/raspberry-pirate-radio/
Theramin
voice changer
beetlebot
Drawdio: http://store.cutedigi.com/drawdio-kit/
http://archive.makezine.com/pub/au/Charles_Platt
BEAM Robots
http://junkbots.solarbotics.com/sample_chapter/sample_chapter.htm
http://www.solarbotics.net/library/
Line following robot
http://playwithrobots.com/simple-line-follower-robot/
http://playwithrobots.com/dc-motor-driver-circuits/
Hovercraft
http://makezine.com/projects/3d-print-rc-hovercraft/
The Ultimate STEM Guide for Kids: 239 Cool Sites About Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
Programming For Kids
Max/MSP - visual programming language. cycling74.com. Free variant PD puredata.info
3D Printing
Open source 3D printer: http://reprap.org/http://www.yeggi.com/
http://portabee3dprinter.com/shop/portabee-go/
https://printm3d.com/themicro/
http://us.xyzprinting.com/ (da Vinci)
Creating a cheap 3-D printer, CNC machine, laser engraver
http://www.tinkernut.com/portfolio/how-to-and-how-not-to-make-a-cheap-laser-engraver/
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlg8lN4r9qWiAOUi3TW3CUr0LOI3S0zpZ
http://www.instructables.com/id/20-CNC-Machine/
Projects
http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/http://www.clubjameco.com/
Metal detector: http://www.555-timer-circuits.com/metal-detector.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afbEyvtPgm8
http://www.easytreasure.co.uk/bfo.htm
Thunder Tumbler Hack: http://www.instructables.com/id/Robot-Platform-including-h-bridges-from-10-RC-Ca/?ALLSTEPS
Brushbot
Crystal Radio
FM Radio http://makezine.com/projects/raspberry-pirate-radio/
Theramin
voice changer
beetlebot
Drawdio: http://store.cutedigi.com/drawdio-kit/
http://archive.makezine.com/pub/au/Charles_Platt
BEAM Robots
http://junkbots.solarbotics.com/sample_chapter/sample_chapter.htm
http://www.solarbotics.net/library/
Line following robot
http://playwithrobots.com/simple-line-follower-robot/
http://playwithrobots.com/dc-motor-driver-circuits/
Hovercraft
http://makezine.com/projects/3d-print-rc-hovercraft/
The Ultimate STEM Guide for Kids: 239 Cool Sites About Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
Yobi3D is a search engine for 3D models, good resource for looking for files to 3D Print.
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