{"id":13513,"date":"2015-10-08T10:51:10","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T09:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13513"},"modified":"2015-10-08T10:51:10","modified_gmt":"2015-10-08T09:51:10","slug":"maplin-beginners-soldering-kit-only-10-at-the-moment-maplintweet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13513","title":{"rendered":"Maplin beginners&#8217; soldering kit only \u00a310 at the moment @maplintweet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.maplinmedia.co.uk\/40w-soldering-kit.jpg?resize=400%2C400\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Maplin often do clearance items that are of interest to Raspberry Pi owners. I&#8217;ve just received their latest email and the good old beginners soldering kit is currently on sale for only \u00a310! 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