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 Herent, Belgium
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Gentle reminder that I'm also on other platforms: 🦋@wimvangool.bsky.social 🐘mastodon.social/@wimvangool

Wim Van Gool (@[email protected])

127 Posts, 53 Following, 73 Followers · Founding member @ http://area3001.com // Founder @ http://phyx.be

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I was recently interviewed by my local FabLab where I also run a Hackerspace with lots of friends. You can read the interview now at linkedin.com/pulse/good-kind…

A good kind of crazy: Wim taught 20,000 people to solder

Wim Van Gool (38) is someone who can’t sit still. In his day job, he’s a project manager at Dekimo, where he works on electronics development.

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Seeed Studio
@seeedstudioSep 1
Nearly 200 Wio-SX1262 modules, hand-soldered by campers, then taken into the woods for an 868 MHz fox hunt. 📡🌲 See how Fri3d Camp turned an open-source badge into hands-on LoRa learning. Read the full story 👇 seeedstudio.com/blog/2026/08… #SeeedStudio #theAIHardwarePartner #theIndieCommunicationSystem #LoRa #OpenSource #Community #Maker #Fri3dCamp #SX1262
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European Union's new packaging rules threaten to kill the world of makers and micro-entrepreneurs, putting jobs, livelihoods and an entire ecosystem of innovation at risk. lectronz.com/u/lectronz/arti…

How Europe is killing makers and micro-entrepreneurs

European Union's new packaging rules threaten to kill the world of makers and micro-entrepreneurs, putting jobs, livelihoods and an entire ecosystem of innovation at risk.

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Following recent disruptions at Tindie, 129 stores migrated to Lectronz. Here's what the data reveals: 956 orders, 31 countries, and why many makers decided to stay. lectronz.com/u/lectronz/arti…

129 Stores Migrated from Tindie to Lectronz: The Numbers

129 hardware stores migrated to Lectronz, processing 956 orders across 31 countries. Here's what happened, what we learned, and why many makers decided to stay.

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Fırat Tarman
@Firat_TarmanMay 18
Şu ölçü aletleri neredeyse bedavaya satılıyor ama canınızı ve malınızı seviyorsanız 40 volt üzerinde ya da 200-300 mA'den fazla akım ölçmek için kullanmayın. Sarı ok ile işaretlediğim kısımda ölçüm ucu ve COMM ucu o kadar yakın ki, şebekeye dokunmak cesaret ister.
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Alberto Gil Tesa@giltesaApr 24
One week since @tindie died. I’m testing @lectronz, and honestly the interface, the ability to apply taxes or duties by country, shipping options, etc., are very flexible. It’s not WooCommerce, but it’s not bad at all, better than Tindie, Etsy, and eBay.
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LILYGO
@lilygo9Mar 31
Installing Micropython OS on T-Watch S3
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Now in stock on Lectronz: Mini Airport.00 lectronz.com/products/fs-pla… by @brubacker #LEDs

Mini Airport.00

USB power for your solder kit planes

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CNX Software
@cnxsoftJan 29
MicroPython-based OS with Android-like GUI that works on ESP32 and other microcontrollers cnx-software.com/2026/01/29/… MicroPythonOS comes with an appstore, an LVGL-based touchscreen and button UI with plenty of widgets, gestures and theme support, and a WiFi manager, as well as over-the-air (OTA) firmware updates. The open-source project features a thin OS for hardware initialization, multitasking, and UI, and everything else is an app. It also runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS for easy app development. #fosdem2026
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Eli Hughes
@emh203Jan 26
there is no kill switch on awesome any angle routing 3d_gal
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Reindeer Solder Kit by Phyx #AdafruitLearningSystem @Adafruit blog.adafruit.com/2025/11/24…
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This time it's our turn to release a stocking stuffer ;-) A small Holiday themed solder kit that's easy to assemble.
Lectronz: The new maker marketplace.@lectronz17 Nov 2025
New on Lectronz: Reindeer Solder Kit lectronz.com/products/reinde… by @brubacker #Kits

Reindeer Solder Kit

Easy to solder Reindeer kit card PCB

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Just in time for the Holidays! Get your friends the gift of a small keyboard at the price of large seasonal cold coffee at Starbucks 😆 we've used these for @Fri3dCamp 2024 and they sold out in no time!
Lectronz: The new maker marketplace.@lectronz8 Nov 2025
New on Lectronz: KeebDeck Basic lectronz.com/products/keebde… by @solderparty #USB #Retrocomputing #Prototyping

KeebDeck Basic

An affordable handheld QWERTY USB keyboard with a silicone keypad.

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If you're curious about the keyboard used in the #why2025 badge or in the Tanmatsu, you can learn more about it and our other projects here: keebdeck.com/

KeebDeck

The KeebDeck Keyboard is a compact (85x48mm) 69-key alphanumeric silicone keypad with an orthogonal layout based on standard PC keyboards. It has all the keys a hacker would expect and a few extra...

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natalie@natalie_thenerd6 Aug 2025
Clear PCBs feel illegal
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For the @fablab #FAB25 event in Brno Czechia we created a solder kit with all through hole parts to teach people the basics of soldering. Since the ICs were covering up parts of the logo we opted to laser engrave those chips and paint them. More info 👉 phyx.be/FAB25_BADGE/
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10,000 orders. 153 incredible creators. Thousands of happy customers. One thriving community. Thank you for building this with us. 🙏💛 #10000Orders
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Sale alert ⚠️ @pimoroni is running a discount on lots of items including our STS solder kit! Get it here 👉 shop.pimoroni.com/products/s…

Space Shuttle Discovery Soldering Kit

Create a mini 3D version of the Space Shuttle STS Discovery with this beautifully designed soldering kit from Phyx, our maker friends in Belgium.

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KiCad PCB@kicad_pcb12 Feb 2025
Replying to @byteofsoren
We'd love to get the tooling in place to produce AppImages for our daily builds. We actually have an open paid job for anyone who can build this for us. €1k to set up an AppImage build pipeline on our GitLab CI. e-mail [email protected] if you know anyone interested.
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Our guide on the LANA TNY is now live on @adafruit #AdafruitLearningSystem with thanks to Embeetle.
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@adafruit21 Jan 2025
NEW GUIDE: Phyx LANA TNY CH32V203 #AdafruitLearningSystem @Adafruit blog.adafruit.com/2025/01/21…
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