Circuit Board Nameplate
I made this for my girlfriend for valentines day and she seems to be considerably happy with it. It is also very good soldering practice (I learned a thing or two).
Bill of Materials
Bill of Materials:
-perf board
-solder
-wire
-perf board
-solder
-wire
Insert Wire
1. strip ends of wires
2. insert wire into board
3. bend the ends of the wire to hold it in place
2. insert wire into board
3. bend the ends of the wire to hold it in place
Repeat
this is where it gets tedious you need to repeat the previous step many times to spell anything meaningful
DOUBLE CHECK YOUR SPELING
this is a very important step, especially if you are trying to write a long message check all your spelling because it will be a pain to desolder then resolder the entire message.
Solder and Trim
1. solder all the wires in place (don't worry about short circuits there will be no electricity flowing through it).
2. Trim the extra leads
2. Trim the extra leads
Optional Steps
- add a stand
- multi-colored wire
- paint
- multi-colored wire
- paint