Leon Fortt of Langley Park School for Boys in Beckenham sent in these pictures of a stylish enclosure he made for one of our 3W Class D Stereo Amplifier Kits. It’s a great example of how you can take a kit and turn it into a useful item that would look
5V LED Desk Lamp Kit – Fleming Fulton School
Phil Maxwell of Fleming Fulton School in Belfast sent in these great photographs built around our 5V LED Desk Lamps. The excellent lamps were designed and made by Year 9 students. Each lamp is built around a wooden frame, with a 3D printed collar and fini
May The Fourth Be With You!
May the fourth be with you Gallery! It’s not all work work work here at Kitronik HQ. Sometimes it’s fun work fun! Which is the case this may the fourth, or Star Wars day as it is commonly known.
How To Make A Laser Cut Map
We wanted some new artwork for the office walls when we move to our new premises next month and last weekend I had spent the day with family at Highfields Park boating lake.
I decided this would make an interesting piece for a laser cut map as the contrast between the water and land is easy to show. The same technique could be used for any area with both water and land in it.
Kitronik Are Moving To A New HQ – Key Dates
It had to happen sooner or later but we’ve now outgrown our current HQ and we are now moving! A new HQ has been sourced and is now being prepared for our arrival. The move will allow us to expand our stocked range of products significantly.
ZIP LEDs Experiment 10 – Using A Potentiometer
ZIP LEDs Experiment 10 for the ZIP LEDs Add-On Pack for the Kitronik Inventors Kit for the microbit. This experiment covers how to use a potentiometer to control the speed at which an LED spins around a ring. This experiment is not in the booklet and is only available online. Find out more…
FREE :GAME ZIP 64 Cases – 3D Printed/Laser Cut
We have created some fantastic free :GAME ZIP 64 cases resources to make your gamer stand out. Use a 3D printer or laser cutter to make these great cases. Find out how!
Custom Kitronik :GAME ZIP 64 MakeCode Blocks
We have just added our new custom :GAME ZIP 64 MakeCode Blocks to the Microsoft MakeCode Editor. The 14 blocks are specifically designed to make coding games as quick and painless as possible. Learn more here!
Basic Laser Cutting Guide – Laser Cut Animals
This is a basic laser cutting guide for laser cut animals showing you how to turn images into DXF laser files ready for your cutter. In addition, we used Inkscape to sketch out a little stand so that once cut we could show off our laser cut animals in the best possible light! Learn how!
Pairing A microbit That’s Attached To :MOVE mini
This is a short guide detailing pairing a microbit that’s already attached to a :MOVE mini. If you forgot to pair it with your phone before completing assembly, then this is the guide for you! We’ll show you that having an inaccessible reset button is not a problem.