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.
Basic Laser Cutting Guide – Make A Perspex Box
This step by step guide shows you how you might design and make a simple perspex box. We have used free design tools for this guide but we will also highlight an alternative method, using different software and browser-based tools.
New Product News Roundup And Much More
In this new product news roundup, we’ve got a mixture of new lines, re-introduced lines, a special offer, and some free coding resources. Quite a mixed bag, we think you’ll agree. Find out more…
Parent’s Complete Guide To The BBC micro:bit
We are very pleased to introduce the Kitronik Parent’s Complete Guide To The BBC micro:bit. We’ve created this free resource to help parent’s get actively involved in helping their children learn how to code. The guide contains everything you need to introduce your children to the microbit, even if you have no prior coding experience yourself.