Our gift suggestions for the maker geek in your life, from Soldering Stations to 3D printers.

Maker Geek Gift Guide

Zeny SMD Soldering Station ($80)

• Iron temp: 200-480c


• Hot Air temp: 100-480c


• 10lbs


• Multiple Tips


• Voltage Meter


• Amp Meter


• DC Power Supply

Digital and Totally adjustable Aven Circuit Board Holder ($13)

Raspberry Pi 2 Model B ($38)

• 900 Mhz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 (8x Performance of the original)


• 1GB of Memory (4x of the original)

Official Raspberry Pi Foundation 7" Touchscreen LCD Display ($99 -- But should be sub $60)

• 7" 800 x480


• 10-point capacitive Multi-touch


• Comes with an adapter board that powers the display (from Micro-USB) and converts the parallel output from the touch sensor on the display, to the serial port on the RasPi My Dremel Tool!

Let's Make a Clean Box

1. A Box


2. Tape


3. Saran Wrap Dremel Vacuum Rotary Tool ($30)
   
   
   • Connects to a 1-1/4" Shop Vac -- I would suggest a 12 gallon, 6hp Shop Vac

Dremel 4200 Corded Rotary Took Kit: Platinum Edition ($184)

• 1.6 Amp motor // 7ft cord


• 5,000-35,000 rpm


• 2-year warranty


• The Platinum Edition comes with:
  
  
  • 77 Tools
  
  
  • Carrying Case
  
  
  • Sells as low as $66 with 36 tools


• The big sell is the keyless chuck
  
  
  • No more working your fingers to remove the tool!

Dremel 3D Idea Builder ($900)

• Super Quiet


• Large build platform: 9" x 5.9" x 5.5" * PLA Filaments only (Non-Heated Bed)


• 0.004" layer thickness (100 microns)


• 4GB of Internal Storage


• Up to 32GB of SD Storage


• Color Touch Screen for independent printing.


• No Filament DRM... but you will have to re-wind or setup an external spool


• 1-yr warranty

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