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Introducing: Frosted Perspex and Coin Cell Battery Retainers
New 3mm Midnight Black and Moonlight White Frosted Perspex and 12mm and 20mm Coin Cell Battery Retainers.

How to Individualise a T-shirt with Sewable LEDs
Learn how to individualise a t-shirt with sewable PCB LEDs using conductive thread in our easy to follow tutorial.

Introducing: Polyethylene Foam Sheets
This week, we are proud to bring you laser cuttable 2mm thick Polyethylene Foam Sheets in an ideal 600 x 400mm size and is available in five colours.

Loading SmartReelTM Filament into your Robox 3D Printer (RBX01) - Kitronik University
The SmartReelTM system makes changing filament a very straight forward process. This brief guide will cover installing a reel, ejecting a reel and...

Inside: Maker Faire UK 2015
We have been extremely busy over the past month creating our very own Memory Game (a version of the ‘Simon Says’ game) and getting it ready for the Maker Faire UK at the Life Centre in Newcastle on the 25th - 26th April.

Calibration - Nozzle Alignment - Robox 3D Printer (RBX01) - Kitronik University
An important part of 3D printing is proper calibration of the printer. Fortunately, the AutoMaker for Robox simplifies this by guiding the user th...

Calibration - Nozzle Opening - Robox 3D Printer (RBX01)
An important part of 3D printing is proper calibration of the printer. Fortunately, the AutoMaker software for Robox simplifies this by guiding th...

Introducing: SparkFun’s Arduino MicroView Module with Accessories!
This week brings you the Arduino MicroView with associated Accessories: An extremely small Arduino compatible module that has an 64 x 48 pixel OLED display that is ideal for rapid prototyping!

How to Add 3 Standard LEDs to a Bag
Learn how to add three standard LEDs to a bag using conductive thread in our easy to follow tutorial.

Getting Started with E-Textiles: Positioning LEDs Through Fabric
Learn how to position LEDs through fabric in our easy to follow tutorial.

Create Your Own Election Head to Head
It’s one week to go until arguably the most un-eagerly anticipated election in recent history, one which many of us could not wish to be over soon enough.
If you are one of these people, bored by the election and disappointed by the debate, you can now take matters into your own hands by creating your own election battleground. With the final election debate taking place this evening, there could not be a better time to create your own political contest.

Featuring: Kitronik's Fizzbit Module Election Action Set!
Decide the outcome of the upcoming 2015 Election with these add-ons to the Fizzbit Module from The Crafty Robot Company. Designed for you to hold your own leader style debate!

Introducing: Arduino Pro Mini & Compatible Pro Micro
New products this week are based around embedding. The arduino compatible Pro Micro, and the Arduino Pro Mini are tiny, cheaper alternatives to a fill sized uno

Kitronik Showcase Electronics Expertise for UK Maker Faire 2015
Nottingham based electronics company bring the city’s textile heritage into modern age with e-textiles workshop and new interactive game.

Calibration: Nozzle Height - Robox 3D Printer (RBX01) - Kitronik University
It is vital that your Robox 3D printer knows exactly how high the bed is. If the nozzle goes too close to the bed then the first layer is very thi...

What is supplied with the Robox 3D Printer (RBX01) - Kitronik University
List of items included with the Robox 3D Printer (RBX01).

Purging the Robox 3D Printer (RBX01) - Kitronik University
Guide to purging the Robox 3D Printer (RBX01).

Introducing: Oak Veneered Plywood (laserply) and MDF!
As you know at Kitronik, we like to be able to provide you with a wide range of materials to build projects with, whether it is our range of perspex and acrylics, our very own Electro-Fashion range, or our laser-cut suitable plywood (laserply) and MDF panels. With this in mind we are delighted to bring to you the addition of Oak Veneered Plywood and Oak Veneer MDF sheets to the range, measuring 600mm x 400mm.

Fashion Embroidery & Stitch Show - Julie Boyd
Our friend Julie Boyd, an experienced Design & Technology Consultant, recently exhibited at the Fashion, Embroidery & Stitch Show at the NEC in Birmingham. This was her 3rd Year at the show and was her busiest year to date! Have a read about what she got up to here.