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RMST – Royal Mail Size Guide

May 9th, 2012

RMST - Royal Mail Size Guide
We send a lot of packages with Royal Mail. If an item qualifies as a “Large Letter” it can be shipped quite a bit cheaper.

The only hold up is getting your hands on one of their official sizing guides isn’t that easy.

Noticing it’s just a simple sheet we decided to slice up our own and now we have more than we could have ever wanted.

We thought others might also find it useful.

Want to Make Your Own:

   On Thingiverse(html)
   Mechanical Reference(pdf)
   Parts Outline(dxf)
   Parts Outline(svg)

Additional Files and Formats :: (http://www.oomlout.com/RMST/) ::

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.:NEW PRODUCT – GPS Receiver (MTK3339):.

May 1st, 2012



Looking to add location awareness to your next project this is the perfect solution. This is a really high quality GPS receiver (10 Hz, 66 Channels & high sensitivity) mounted on a really friendly breakout board (3-5v logic compliant, on board regulator & mounting holes) all for a very reasonable price.

Features:

  • High Quality GPS Receiver Module (MTK3339) (10 Hz 66 Channels)
  • Mounted on a user friendly breakout board (5v compliant, on board regulator, space for an RTC battery)
  • Easy to use Arduino library.

More Details (HERE)

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.:NEW PRODUCT – Pressure, Temperature & Altitude Sensor (BMP085):.

May 1st, 2012

ADAF-11-BP_03

A great low cost barometric pressure sensor. Use it to monitor weather changes, or altitude (as pressure varies with altitude). It also includes an on board temperature sensor helping make it a great sensor for overall environmental monitoring.

Features:

  • Three in one sensor (pressure, altitude temperature)
  • On board support circutry means wiring is easy (only 4 wires)
  • Great included library (means using it is super simple)

More Details (HERE)

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.:NEW PRODUCT – 10mm RGB LEDs (x3):.

April 25th, 2012

LEDF-10-RGB-03_02

These are great large RGB LEDs. You’ll get three 10 mm RGB LEDs, nine current limiting resistors and a printed quick start guide to get you up and creating colors in no time.

Features:

  • Frosted lens means a wide viewing angle.
  • Their size and brightness means there’ll be no trouble noticing them.

More Details (HERE)

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.:NEW PRODUCT – Pushbuttons (Panel Mount) (x5) :.

April 24th, 2012

BUTT-04-05

Five really useful pushbuttons great for mounting in a panel. Simply drill a 7mm hole and connect two wires and you’re set. Also includes five 10k Ohm pull-up resistors.

Features:

  • Great low cost pushbutton, perfect for panel mounting.
  • Includes 5 10k Ohm resistors.

More Details (HERE)

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.:NEW PRODUCT – Motion Detector (PIR):.

April 23rd, 2012

PIRS-01_02

Interested in sensing movement? This PIR (Passive Infra-red) motion detector is the answer. Simply supply it with power then it will toggle the signal pin when motion is detected. Use it to log movement, play a sound, or as part of a diy alarm system the possibilities are endless.

Features:

  • Easy to implement (only 3 wires)
  • Large sensing range. (~5m)

More Details (HERE)

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.:NEW PRODUCT – Male Header (Long) (36 Pin):.

April 17th, 2012

HEAD-LN_02

We don’t know why it’s taken us so long to stock these. Great 36 pin snappable headers that allow you to connect a 0.1″ spacing plug (like those on servos) to a breadboard.

More Details (HERE)

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WENT – Laser Cut End Table

April 17th, 2012

WENT - Laser Cut End Table
It’s no secret that around oomlout HQ we love laser cutting.

We’ve been laser cutting solutions to our small problems for a while now. The other day it hit us, why not make this approach size agnostic.

To this end we’ve started thinking about furniture.

The first result is an end table with only two different laser cut pieces and one bolt size.

It’s certainly not perfect but it’s got our minds working.

Want to Make Your Own:

   On Thingiverse(html)
   Mechanical Reference(pdf)
   Parts Outline(dxf)
   Parts Outline(svg)

Additional Files and Formats :: (http://www.oomlout.com/WENT/) ::

Parts:

WENT - Laser Cut End Table - (parts)

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WTPP – IC Tube Pin Pusher

April 12th, 2012

WTPP-PHOTO
Sometimes it’s the tiniest issues that need addressing. We go through a lot of IC’s at oomlout HQ and every time we opened a new tube we were having trouble popping out the little plastic pin at the end.

Fingers, pliers, teeth none of them really worked.

To address this we designed ourselves a super simple little tool. We have one placed everywhere pin popping is required and we’ve never been happier (well we’ve been happier but we’ve never been able to pop IC tube pins easier)

Want to Make Your Own:

   On Thingiverse(html)
   Mechanical Reference(pdf)
   Parts Outline(dxf)
   Parts Outline(svg)

Additional Files and Formats :: (http://www.oomlout.com/WTPP/) ::

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.:NEW PRODUCT – 10mm LEDs Frosted (Red x5 Green x5 Blue x5 White x5):.

March 19th, 2012

10mm LEDs Frosted (Red x5 Green x5 Blue x5 White x5)

Need some lovely LEDs? (or just like making LEDs blink?). These 10mm frosted LEDs are truly lovely, and available in packs of twenty.
More Details (HERE)

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