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Recently we brought out the beautifully bright Kitronik Round Side Illumination LED Module, and to mark the new board, our Development Director Dave Sanderson designed this cool light-bulb enclosure. Follow Dave & Emma's instructions and make your own...

Create a 3D Japanese Landscape From Laser Cut Layered Parts

Create a 3D Japanese landscape piece of art using a selection of our latest veneered MDFs and plywood as well as Perspex® sheets. Laser cut each part and then layer them together, one a top the other, to create an artistic impression of Mount Fuji in Japan. Sit it on a surface or hang it on a wall. Learn how...

Make an Edge-Lit Colour Mixing Diagram with the Tricolour LED Board

To demonstrate the basic concept behind our TriColour LED strip, and celebrate its launch, we have made this edge-lit diagram so that you can experience Additive Colour Mixing yourself! This would make a great classroom aid, or you could use it as a template from which to create your own designs! Find out how...

Turn The :MOVE Motor Into A Radio Controlled Halloween SpookMobile

This is a simple make that sits on top of your :MOVE Motor and adds some Halloween drama to your remote-controlled buggy. The LEDs are used to replicate the flickering of candles, and the V2 micro:bit’s speaker is used to make a ghostly noise. Follow Emma's instructions and make your own!

Simple DandT SpOoOoky Make Ideas For Halloween 2022

Get festive this October with some easy Halloween makes! Emma guides you through how she made each of the following projects, and we've provided you with all of the necessary DXFs, PDFs, Illustrator Files, and HEX files. Read on to find out more.

How to Make a Clap-o-meter with the Simple Servos Starter Pack for BBC micro:bit

The first in a series of makes for the Simple Servo Kit - a Clap-O-Meter! This simple make reads the sound level using the microphone on the BBC micro:bit V2 and a Kitronik Simple Servos Starter Pack for BBC micro:bit. Find out how...

How to Make a Carousel with the Simple Servos Starter Pack for BBC micro:bit

Another installment in our series of makes for the Kitronik Simple Servos Starter Pack for BBC micro:bit - a Carousel! This is a deceptively easy make, with only some cardboard to stick together and a single servo attached to a wheel. Learn how...

How to Make a Swing Boat with the Simple Servos Starter Pack for BBC micro:bit

The third make in the Simple Servo Kit makes series, this is a fairground swing boat ride propelled by a wheel which runs along the underside of the boat. It only uses one Servo, and so is still a relatively simple make. Follow along with Emma and learn how to make your own. Find out more...

How to Make an RC Car with the Simple Servos Starter Pack for BBC micro:bit

Fourth in the Simple Servo Kit make series is a fun little remote control car! Using the radio functions on the BBC micro:bit you will make the two servos respond to various inputs on a micro:bit being used as a remote control. Follow Emma's process and make your own simple radio controlled car for the BBC micro:bit.

How to make a HIPs Heat formed Halloween Mask

With the next excuse to dress up (Halloween) rapidly approaching, we can’t help but start to plan our costumes! Here is the first inspiration we’re sharing with you: HIPS makes for great heat-formed and laser cut costume parts! Find out more and make your own!

Make an Art Deco Clock with Temperature Module

This make is all about including the Temperature Gauge in a clock make! The two often go hand in hand, and some clocks even display air pressure and humidity too. Read on to find out how we included the temperature module in our clock make, and how to make a sheet of Metalgraph ooze 1920s Art Deco style!

Make An Automatic Edge-Lit Nightlight With The Kitronik LED Strip With Light Sensor

It’s time for another make! This is a neat little edge-lit stand for our new USB LED Strip with Light Sensor, complete with a tiny sleeping panda! You can customise the design all you’d like, including changing the colour of the edge-lit design and the stand. Read on to learn how Emma made this!

How to Make An Ice Lolly Enclosure For Our Compact LED Torch Kit

We’re on our way towards summer, so our latest make is an icon of the season - an ice lolly! This fun enclosure for our new Keyring Torch (35160) shows just how effectively different acrylics can work together. Follow Emma's instructions and make your own.

How to make an LED Crown for the Platinum Jubilee!

The weekend from the 2nd to the 5th of June 2022 will see Her Majesty The Queen celebrate 70 years on the throne - and we’ll be celebrating with her.

You know what this calls for? A shiny polypropylene crown covered in LEDs, of course! Follow along with Emma and make your own Jubilee crown!

Make a Mini Smart Home with our Air Quality Datalogging Board for Raspberry Pi Pico

Emma & Alasdair collaborate to bring you this guide on how to make a tiny smart home with our Air Quality Datalogging board for Raspberry Pi Pico. As seen in our recent Tech talk. Follow along and make your own! The code and DXF can be freely downloaded. Find out more!

Kitronik Mono Amp Mini Guitar Amplifier Enclosure

Prepare to rock with Emma's Guitar Amplifier-style enclosure for our Mono Amp Kit! "It features an interesting experiment in making a speaker mesh from polypropylene, which worked quite well if I do say so myself!"

Kitronik Timed Night Light Kit - Stacked Triangles Custom Enclosure

Emma's Timed Night Light Kit is the most complex new make from the 2022 Spring D&T Flyer, but it’s worth it! The triangular shade on top produces angular colour-shifting shapes on the wall and would make an excellent addition to any bedroom!

Kiss Cut Lettering with a Laser Cutter

'Kiss cutting' is a different laser technique that lightly engraves a surface, but the laser doesn't follow a raster pattern, it follows a cut line. 'Kiss cutting' is especially useful for engraving lettering. Find out more...

Creating Shades In Laser Engraving Using ‘Scan Gap’

Emma shows you how to get more from laser engraving with Scan Gap Engraving is a medium that relies heavily on contrast between the base material and engraved surface. I've been looking to find ways to use the settings artistically and so far, I have found the most artistic possibility with the “scan gap” function.

Pepper’s Ghost - Using “Holograms” in your makes!

Exploring interesting concepts from various areas of design and technology is one of the best things about making new projects. Today, Emma pulls inspiration from Victorian theatres and Theme Park dark rides to make a tiny demonstration of the Pepper’s Ghost effect!

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