Retro Populator - Pick-n-place 3D Printer Add-on

[Eddie]

Have you ever wanted to be able to 3D print items as well as create your own circuit boards? Well now you can, thanks to a man named Eric Boyd, who has created what he called the Retro Populator. The Retro Populator is a 3D printer add-on which converts the 3D printer into a pick-n-place machine. Read more about this invention at: http://3dprint.com/10973/retro-populator-pick-n-place/

[Geoff]

Have you ever wanted to be able to 3D print items as well as create your own circuit boards? Well now you can, thanks to a man named Eric Boyd, who has created what he called the Retro Populator. The Retro Populator is a 3D printer add-on which converts the 3D printer into a pick-n-place machine. Read more about this invention at: http://3dprint.com/10973/retro-populator-pick-n-place/

wow... ok that is something I really could do with.. attach a usb microscope to the end... agh... that will be very cool to have, and what looks like a fairly easy add on

[bshadown]

smd circuitry and smd solder also?? honestly, trying to solder an smd chip or resistance is a pain on the ass, i stop working with smd for that simple reason WAY too much work.