This weekend, we set up a microscope, solder paste machine, an oven, and an air compressor. They’re all in this photo. I’m really excited about having the solder paste machine. The first time I tried one, it was as exciting as seeing solder wick onto component leads for the first time (which was immensely exciting). They make soldering high-pin-count components cleaner and easier. We needed the air compressor for the solder paste machine, but we’ll use it for other things too. I’ll be assembling the final version of the Maple prototype here this week before we get a pick-and-placed proof and 100 assembled boards for beta testers.

This is our new cat, Henry.