Maker Tech

3D printers, lasers and electronics: make products, not just prototypes.

Paths

Sell 3D-Printed Products: Design, print and sell products from a home print farm. No degree. A 3D printer (from about $250).
Laser Engraving Business: Engrave and cut personalised gifts, signs and tumblers to order. No degree. A diode laser (from about $300) and ventilation.
Phone & Electronics Repair: Fix phones, consoles and laptops for paying customers. No degree. A repair toolkit, about $40.

Departments

Skills

Arduino Course for Everybody (629 min, freeCodeCamp.org, Intermediate)
Arduino Tutorial 1: Setting Up and Programming the Arduino for Absolute Beginners (24 min, Paul McWhorter, Beginner)
Every Apartment needs this Upgrade! (WhatsApp/Telegram Notifications) (10 min, GreatScott!, Intermediate)
Arduino Course for Beginners - Open-Source Electronics Platform (244 min, freeCodeCamp.org, Beginner)
Arduino Tutorial 2: Understanding How Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) Work (38 min, Paul McWhorter, Intermediate)
Arduino Tutorial 3: Understanding How Breadboards Work (31 min, Paul McWhorter, Intermediate)
Forget WiFi! This Wireless Method is WAY Better? (ESP-NOW) (12 min, GreatScott!, Intermediate)
The Most Important Motor for our Electrical Future?! (PMSM) EB#63 (10 min, GreatScott!, Intermediate)
3D Printing PERFECT COLOR! (27 min, 3D Printing Nerd, Intermediate)
Fusion 360 Tutorial for Absolute Beginners (2020) (35 min, Product Design Online, Beginner)
The Best way to Solder? Hot Plate to the rescue! (DIY or Buy) (11 min, GreatScott!, Intermediate)
The Most Important Circuit for our Electrical Future?! (PFC) EB#55 (11 min, GreatScott!, Intermediate)
Arduino Tutorial 5: Understanding and Working With Binary Numbers (25 min, Paul McWhorter, Intermediate)
Arduino Tutorial 6: Build an LED Binary Counter (38 min, Paul McWhorter, Intermediate)
From Idea to Schematic to PCB - How to do it easily! (11 min, GreatScott!, Intermediate)
Fusion 360 Snap Fit Cases | 3D-Printable Raspberry Pi Case (35 min, Product Design Online, Intermediate)
How to Setup a Raspberry Pi LEARNING Desktop (Linux, Hacking, Coding) (32 min, NetworkChuck, Intermediate)
How to Solder properly || Through-hole (THT) & Surface-mount (SMD) (11 min, GreatScott!, Intermediate)
I followed a YouTube Electronics Video and Regret it! (Debunking a 500k video) (11 min, GreatScott!, Intermediate)
Not a Microcontroller!...This is Better?! (PLC) EB#62 (11 min, GreatScott!, Intermediate)
Power For Your Electronics Projects - Voltage Regulators and Converters (37 min, DroneBot Workshop, Intermediate)
The Raspberry Pi Pico WAS Overrated! But that changed! (10 min, GreatScott!, Intermediate)
Why I charge $55 for this 3D printed part (how to price) (11 min, Print Farm Academy, Intermediate)
Arduino Basics 101: Hardware Overview, Fundamental Code Commands (8 min, GreatScott!, Beginner)
Essential Electronics Components that you will need for creating projects! (12 min, GreatScott!, Intermediate)
How I made $18K 3D Printing on Etsy - 4 Tips to get started (13 min, Uncle Jessy, Beginner)
How to choose the right capacitor type for a circuit?! | (12 min, GreatScott!, Intermediate)
Mechanical Switches are Obsolete?! Switch to a Latch Circuit! EB#53 (11 min, GreatScott!, Intermediate)
This component can control tons of circuits! Digital Potentiometer Guide! EB#51 (10 min, GreatScott!, Intermediate)
3D Printing with Neil Patrick Harris! Prusa Unbox & First Print! (112 min, 3D Printing Nerd, Intermediate)
CNC Basics - What You Need To Get Started (9 min, Product Design Online, Beginner)
3D Printed Threads - Model Them in Fusion 360 | Practical Prints #2 (18 min, Product Design Online, Intermediate)
Day 1 of Learn Fusion 360 in 30 Days for Complete Beginners! - 2023 EDITION (13 min, Product Design Online, Beginner)
How to create the BEST 3D Printing TimeLapses! OctoPrint, Octolapse Guide (10 min, GreatScott!, Intermediate)
I Started a 3D Printing Business from Home - Here’s My Advice (19 min, LayerLab, Intermediate)
I Tried Starting A 3D Printing Business In 7 Days (15 min, Jensen Tung, Intermediate)
Can you 3D print a Transformer? (Experiment) || How to make a mains Transformer! (11 min, GreatScott!, Intermediate)
If I Started My 3D Printing Business Over... I'd Do These 10 Things Different (18 min, Kevin Heelan, Intermediate)
Arduino Tutorial 11: Understanding the Arduino Serial Port and Print Commands (25 min, Paul McWhorter, Intermediate)
Arduino Tutorial 13: Understanding Arduino If Statements (37 min, Paul McWhorter, Intermediate)