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Initial calculations for a 3D Printed BGA Socket
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One of the more frustrating things when extracting flash memories is finding so many footprints that don’t have off the shelf sockets. In this post I go through some thoughts and calculations on what it would take to make a 3D printed socket for a BGA part.
My First Gridfinity Drawer (For Batteries)
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Turning a pile of batteries into a neatly organized drawer.
Project Trash Pile - Part 2 - Initial Teardowns (Phones 3,4,9,11, and 12)
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Starting with the most unresponsive devices, it is time to start taking them apart.
One Week with the Bambu Lab X1 Carbon 3D Printer
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A summary of what I printed, my first impressions of 3D printing, and my general thoughts on the machine.
Project Trash Pile - Part 1 - Introduction
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With two-year cell phone replacement timelines, there is a large amount of electronic scrap floating around. I bought 5 lbs. of it to see what I can do with it.