{"id":12042,"date":"2015-02-20T13:04:06","date_gmt":"2015-02-20T13:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=12042"},"modified":"2015-02-20T13:04:06","modified_gmt":"2015-02-20T13:04:06","slug":"fun-soldering-practice-with-a-kit-a-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=12042","title":{"rendered":"Fun soldering practice with A Kit A Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1937541932\/soldering-subscription-a-kit-a-month-raspberry-pi\/widget\/video.html\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"> <\/iframe><br \/>\nGenerally, if you&#8217;ve learned how to solder then you love to solder! It&#8217;s a nice skill to have but you have to keep doing it to keep that skill fresh, I reckon.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Gale, who did the brilliant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1937541932\/gpio-xmas-tree-kit-for-the-raspberry-pi?ref=users\" target=\"_blank\">GPIO Christmas Tree kit late last year<\/a>, has just launched his latest Kickstarter. Every month (for 5\u00a0months) you&#8217;ll get a soldering kit in the post. Most of these are 9V battery kits but in Month 2 you get an extra one (to cover a month gap for Andrew to become a father again!) that plugs into the GPIO pins of the Pi. It&#8217;s a simple switch-and-LED kit that should be fun to put together and looks nicely designed. The subscription package is \u00a322 (for Earlybirds) and \u00a325 thereafter including postage.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a nice Kickstarter to get involved with, and I hope Andrew makes it to his (relatively low) goal. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1937541932\/soldering-subscription-a-kit-a-month-raspberry-pi\" target=\"_blank\">Take a look at the campaign here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Generally, if you&#8217;ve learned how to solder then you love to solder! It&#8217;s a nice skill to have but you have to keep doing it to keep that skill fresh, I reckon. 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