The Ultimate Kit Guide

Kit Completeness: 5

(5=Most complete) How complete is the kit? Plans only? That rates a 1. Parts bundles and kits rate 2–5, depending on whether it’s just key components, almost every- thing, or absolutely everything you need, including any unusual tools.

Getting Started with Arduino Kit v3.0

Getting Started with Arduino Kit v3.0

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Getting Started with Arduino Kit v3.0

$65

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Reviewed: November 12th, 2011

The world of Arduino microcontrollers can be a challenge to break into — but not if you’re equipped with this kit, which includes all of the hardware you need to work through each of the experiments in Getting Started with Arduino, the popular introductory book by Arduino project co-founder Massimo Banzi. To make it even […]

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Learn to Solder Merit Badge

Learn to Solder Skill Badge

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Learn to Solder Skill Badge

$3

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Thousands of people mastered soldering for the first time at this year’s Maker Faire events in the Maker Shed’s “Learn to Solder” tents, with the helpful coaching of Mitch Altman, Jimmie Rodgers, and dozens of other hackerspace volunteers. Participants left the Maker Shed with smiles on their faces, new skills, increased confidence, and a cool […]

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Pendulum Challenge

Pendulum Challenge

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Pendulum Challenge

$26

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Reviewed: October 26th, 2011

How are your reflexes? Ken Delahoussaye’s Pendulum Challenge (featured in MAKE Volume 26) is a fun and clever handheld game that you assemble on a printed circuit board. The game’s arc-shaped array of 15 LEDs (14 red and 1 green) simulate the path of a swinging pendulum, which you try to stop at the bottom […]

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Ultimate Microcontroller Pack

Ultimate Microcontroller Pack

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Ultimate Microcontroller Pack

$120

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Reviewed: October 25th, 2011

You can find an endless number of cool microcontroller projects and tutorials online these days. The tricky part is finding one that matches the components you already have or sourcing what you need to tackle that awesome project you’re dying to sink your teeth into. So the MAKE staff designed this pack with everything they wanted […]

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