The Adafruit RFID Breakout Board Wand for MakerBot by Miax #3dthursday

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Check out the latest 3D printed project with embedded electronics from Kris Kortright — one of my favorites of his to date! (And a great demonstration for using Blender to creating electronics projects.) You can find it at Thingiverse Thing 91160:

This is a wand/protector for the Adafruit RFID Breakout Board that I’m using in my RiderScan project.
(The 10mm LEDs (2) for them can be found here.)

It’s one of the best RFID/NFC breakout boards around, and since I’ll be using mine in a Horse Barn environment, I needed an enclosure that could stand up to wear and tear, as well as be functional and easy to use. This is my 2nd attempt to make such an enclosure using Blender and my trust MakerBot Replicator – I have ideas for a 3rd design in the works now.

The board is made by Kevin Townsand of Adafruit, and is a particularly well-made product – really ahead of it’s time. Branded with both the Adafruit and MakerBot logo’s, this is my Nod to both of these fabulous companies – some of the best modeling I think I’ve done to date, and I hope the community finds it useful for your projects as well 🙂

And of course, you know where to find the MakerBot Replicator!!

I’m making updates to the handle, and will post a new version soon!

Read more.

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