I'm getting old. I would have described it as "on-demand Heathkits"!
It's a great idea. I'd love to see more types of designs. My parents still use their Heathkit receiver, while I make do with a pathetic store-bought one.
It would indeed be great to have more types of designs. We've had an influx of animal shaped PCBs recently (partly my own fault [1]) so I am on the search for some rectangular green, serious ones to offset that. I feel like it's slowly getting to a point where it's worthwhile adding categories.
[1]: https://blog.monostable.co.uk/posts/etching-oscillators-in-z...
I guess I've never seen any other solder-it-yourself kits. Do they exist? I'd love to make some. Or give them as gifts.
> (Also, didn't Heathkit make a little bit of a comeback? http://heathkit.com)
Great, if true. Right now I only see 2 kits on their website, and both are just newer versions of ones I built years ago (clock, AM radio).
> We've had an influx of animal shaped PCBs recently (partly my own fault)
Heh, I was wondering about those.
Do you take requests? Home audio is the DIY classic. Maybe power supplies or battery chargers -- I always seem to need more of those. And of course, anything related to home automation. Maybe you could start small (like an IR remote control), and move up. A fully open-source alternative to the IOT junk that's on the market today would be most welcome!
https://github.com/mossmann/hackrf
P.S. I should really have a go at this power supply too: https://github.com/eez-open/psu-hw