My girlfriend recently became interested in building electronics after working on a few projects with me, so I decided to set her up with everything she’ll need to start learning.

She’s definitely a beginner but also really smart so I have no doubt that she’ll thoroughly figure this out. I taught her to solder for the first time a few days ago and I was blown away by how quickly she got proficient at it.

This kit was only 60 after tax and will be fantastic for her. I was so impressed by it that I even bought myself one for her birthday. It’s got a ton of good stuff for a reasonable price. The giga and iron should be coming in tomorrow.

I just want to make sure that I have everything she’ll need as I don’t want her to have to buy anything. If you guys have any additional ideas, please let me know and thank you.

If anyone has any recommendations for any beginner projects I could do I'd love to hear it

Ive had this thing for a few years and have been frankly intimidated on getting started, and I don’t know where exactly to find a project, especially one that doesn’t require me to go buy more pieces. im trying to find a new hobby to focus on because frankly my brains been a bit chaotic,

It looks too simple, but everyone started somewhere. This is just a warm-up for my future projects!

I want to make practical stuff and something for my desk setup, any ideas? (I’m currently sorting everything)

The priginal kit is a bit expensive and offers less than the knockoff one but how do i know the knockoff is good or bad

P.S i have no choice but to use Temu, because ali express takes ungodly amount of time to deliver and Amazon acts like I don't even exist.

Hey

Im an engineer, I want to learn a bit of Arduino for fun.

I was looking at some starter kits and I need advice on choosing. Not sure which one and what price range.

Also saw a brand ELEGOO that had two types for good pricing. I’m adding the pictures, is it recommended? Whats the difference?

Hello!

I am 16f with no background in coding, electronics, etc. like nothing — I’m very into humanities, history, and things like that instead lol. My little brother’s birthday (he is turning 14) is coming up, and I was thinking of what to get him. He is very into math, science, and engineering, and I thought that maybe I could help him foster that interest through an arduino kit. The thing is I am very overwhelmed and not sure where to start.

Firstly, I don’t even know if 14 is too young an age to be working on arduino kits. Are they very complex? My brother is very intelligent and handy but I don’t want to give him a gift that’s too difficult for his age.

Secondly, if they are appropriate for his age, any recommendations for a good starting arduino kit? He doesn’t have a coding background (I was hoping this could help him learn lol) but he’s a quick learner.

Thank you guys so much!

Found this one on aliexpress i do not own a soldering iron and im not allowed to own one, i have never used any kits or arduinos so im trying to buy my first kit

Heres the link:

https://a.aliexpress.com/_Eyo7nFs

Hey everyone,

I've been working on Dicy – a small electronic dice you solder together yourself. Shake it, and 7 LEDs light up to show a random number (1–6), powered by an ATtiny13A and a coin cell battery.

I built it mainly as a beginner-friendly SMD soldering project – simple enough for a first attempt, but with enough components (IC, resistors, LEDs, vibration sensor) to actually learn something. There's a step-by-step soldering guide with photos for each part.

Some details if you're curious:

• ATtiny13A running custom firmware, charlieplexed LEDs to save pins
• Vibration sensor for shake detection, deep sleep in between (~µA range) for long battery life
• 3D-printable case, free STL

Happy to answer questions about the design, firmware, or soldering process! Let me know if anyone wants more details on where to get the kit.