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Alpenglow Industries (Carrie)

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Irreverent electronics for makers and modern yarn tools for crafters. Yes, both. A very small business in San Luis Obispo (SLO), CA, USA, owned by Carrie Sundra (she/her), the real live human who is behind these posts. πŸ› βš‘οΈβœ¨πŸ–•πŸ¦„ 🧢 www.alpenglowindustries.com

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thank you for sharing! πŸ’–

29.11.2025 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
FUnicorn Holiday Special
YouTube video by Alpenglow Industries FUnicorn Holiday Special

Got some feels about holiday get-togethers? Let the FUnicorn express them! On sale thru Wednesday, Happy Holidays!

youtu.be/SUvaLZnbCHk

www.alpenglowindustries.com/collections/...

29.11.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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We’ve put a few more things on sale and have free shipping on $30 or more orders through 12/3! That means an order of one glowie or one glow gauge will ship for free. Enjoy, and happy holidays! Boosts are much appreciated, thank you! www.alpenglowindustries.com/collections/...

28.11.2025 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I used it in a workshop I taught on basic electronics - I had them make a little breadboard circuit with a speaker and showed the difference between unamplified and with a simple transistor amplifier. The cacophony with 12 of these going at once was beautiful!

25.11.2025 02:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

IT’S DONE! A cross stitch T-120 VHS to go with the Polaroid VHS I made awhile back. This one is full of Space Ghost: Coast 2 Coast taped off late-night Cartoon Network in the late 1990s.

24.11.2025 06:35 β€” πŸ‘ 363    πŸ” 91    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 2

Cuuuuuute! nice work @phyx.be !

25.11.2025 02:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
datasheet screenshot for the UM66T series Simple Melody Generator

datasheet screenshot for the UM66T series Simple Melody Generator

*swaps all the debug lights on your board for self-blinking LEDs and replaces the 78L33 with this*

24.11.2025 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Hahaha yeeeees that's my favorite chip!

25.11.2025 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hello! I'm a maker, LED enthusiast, electronic artist, software developer, 3D printer, laser cutter, and hardware tinkerer.

I sell and share what I make as Evil Genius Labs: evilgeniuslabs.org

Everything you see here is currently available in my store: lectronz.com/stores/evilg...

22.11.2025 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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I’m very happy with how these boxes for the Amoracci pendant turned out.

22.11.2025 23:35 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜† not even!

23.11.2025 00:54 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We’re setting up for SoCal Fiber Fair today in Pomona! Here’s a quick peek at some of the fun things we’ve brought. Lots of Glowie LED jewelry and sparkly swifts! Come see us and 100 more amazing small fiber businesses tomorrow and Sunday! #knitting #socalfiberfair #crochet #ledjewelry

21.11.2025 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nothing like making some rainbows on a rainy day. The new jig is great, swappable lower plate to fit the shape, makes soldering these up so much nicer!

16.11.2025 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
many cat-shaped neon-like LED Glowies are in a tray.  Some are at odd angles, kind of like a bunch of cats have gotten together.  A few are lit up.

many cat-shaped neon-like LED Glowies are in a tray. Some are at odd angles, kind of like a bunch of cats have gotten together. A few are lit up.

Happy #Caturday

#glowies #ledjewelry

16.11.2025 03:31 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Glowie Base (no LED) This is a solder-it-yourself version where YOU supply the LED!Β  The photos with the star above are provided for reference only, you will not receive a star.Β  This was a special request and is not yet ...

Hot off the presses for my electronicsy peeps - I got asked if I'd sell the Glowie base without the LED soldered on, because someone already had a bunch of shapes. Sure! It’s unlisted right now to avoid confusion, but feel free to share with other makers. www.alpenglowindustries.com/products/glo...

15.11.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Several fun shapes, including hearts, stars, rainbows, cats, snowflakes, pumpkins, planets, aliens, and deer are in a tray you can see the black cover of the circuit board behind them.

Several fun shapes, including hearts, stars, rainbows, cats, snowflakes, pumpkins, planets, aliens, and deer are in a tray you can see the black cover of the circuit board behind them.

Finishing up the last bit of Glowie backorders and getting more ready for SoCal Fiber Fair! #glowies #ledjewelry #leds #alpenglowies #glowup #socalfiberfair #scff2025

15.11.2025 02:20 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A photo of a connector PCB joining two strips cleanly at a 135Β° angle

A photo of a connector PCB joining two strips cleanly at a 135Β° angle

A photo of a connector PCB joining two strips cleanly at a 120Β° angle

A photo of a connector PCB joining two strips cleanly at a 120Β° angle

A photo of a connector PCB joining two strips cleanly at a 135Β° angle

A photo of a connector PCB joining two strips cleanly at a 135Β° angle

A photo of a connector PCB joining two strips cleanly at a 135Β° angle

A photo of a connector PCB joining two strips cleanly at a 135Β° angle

I caved and moved my nice Hakko again onto my living room floor where the Cool S is happening. Back in business. These angle connectors are great!

13.11.2025 04:20 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
One 90Β° connector PCB soldered cleanly to two LED strips

One 90Β° connector PCB soldered cleanly to two LED strips

Oops, I gave my strips a pitch of 2.54mm and these LED strips are 3mm pitch. It's manageable, but I need a quick way to adjust that in the KiCad model.

Reminding myself to quadruple-check the polarity of these strips before turning on the iron.....

11.11.2025 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A hand holding a printed out diagram of the Cool S shape, with distances and angles dimensioned. It is not a cyanotype blueprint despite what the post says.

A hand holding a printed out diagram of the Cool S shape, with distances and angles dimensioned. It is not a cyanotype blueprint despite what the post says.

Putting on a hard hat and steel toed boots, consulting the cyanotype blueprints for this elaborate construction project

11.11.2025 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

This is excellent, check out the custom flex connection system for attaching the strips at different angles.

13.11.2025 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
UPCOMING EVENTS
SOCAL FIBER
FAIR
POMONA, CA
NOV 22-23
MAKER
MARKET - TWO BROADS CIDER
SLO, CA
NOV 29
HOLIDAY
EMPORIUM - SLO PUBLIC
MARKET SLO, CA
DEC 6-7
805 NIGHT MARKET -
LAGUNA PARK
SLO, CA

UPCOMING EVENTS SOCAL FIBER FAIR POMONA, CA NOV 22-23 MAKER MARKET - TWO BROADS CIDER SLO, CA NOV 29 HOLIDAY EMPORIUM - SLO PUBLIC MARKET SLO, CA DEC 6-7 805 NIGHT MARKET - LAGUNA PARK SLO, CA

We’ve got a whole bunch of festivals and markets coming up for the next month - join us near LA for the SoCal Fiber Fair or in SLO at 3 different events throughout late Nov and Dec! Hope to see you there!

13.11.2025 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
a small outline of a cat is light up neon-like and held between two fingers.  There is a black diamond-shaped circuit board underneath with a USB port and some LED charge indicators.

a small outline of a cat is light up neon-like and held between two fingers. There is a black diamond-shaped circuit board underneath with a USB port and some LED charge indicators.

We've got cats in the house! They've available to order now, and we're starting to ship out our backorders! Thx to everyone who ordered and has been patient! We're now soldering up Glowies as they're ordered, so they'll start to ship in 2-3 business days. www.alpenglowindustries.com/collections/...

12.11.2025 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CHIIIIIIPS!!!

12" wafer of CSP bumped chips, hot off the line (solder balls are face-up in this photo, with a couple die already removed for testing).

10.11.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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People should be free to marry who they wish to marry. It's a personal contract between two people, not someone's politics or business.

11.11.2025 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 80    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah! I got a hair and dug up info on it a few years back and practiced some calligraphy. The font they use is called Libra.

09.11.2025 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One of the things I love about SLO is that the street signs are all in Uncial. It’s terribly fantastic. Image copied from the internet: external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%...

09.11.2025 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My mom’s cursor was like this and I was like uh….mom….are you ok? I made it a little smaller and she was like β€œoh that’s better!” πŸ˜‚

07.11.2025 06:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

whaaaaaargarble

07.11.2025 06:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
GitHub - baochip/baochip-1x: Baochip 1x Silicon Baochip 1x Silicon. Contribute to baochip/baochip-1x development by creating an account on GitHub.

Source code first: github.com/baochip/baoc...

Stay tuned for more!

#opensource #priorities

05.11.2025 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Don’t forget to turn in those ballots today! And if you need a little more bling, our I Voted pins and kits are on sale through the end of the day today! www.alpenglowindustries.com/collections/...

#vote #ivoted #yovotΓ©

04.11.2025 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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