I am looking to make a board for smt component so we can have a class on smt soldering. Question one: does anyone else want a class on smt soldering? Question two: what type of project board?. example smt led 3d cube. Question three: what is a decent schematic layout program for students that would have a library for the smt components?
Taught a surface mount soldering class Wednesday, and Art has ordered more boards for future classes
P.S. Additional teachers for this class are welcome.
Definitely interested in a smt soldering class. Don’t really have a good recommendation for the type of board, but a 3D led cube would be cool.
Really interested in the next blinky badge class as well.
I’ve been thinking up ways to build a 3D blinky cube. With NeoPixels being cheaply available now, I was trying to think of a way to make a 3d cube. I have some surface mount neopixels I got to experiment with, but right now I don’t know how to use them.
I was thinking something like this. But they charge $400 for the 8x8 version.
But, I would have arranged them horizontally with lenses on them. Like these.
And I’m interested in learning to cut and etch PCB and surface mount these suckers.