Comments on: smd pcb rfid on the Cricut (semi-fail)

By: amy k

amy k — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:42:51 +0000

this video looks intersting on the gypsy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIusy64N4AY

By: amy k

amy k — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:38:25 +0000

I wonder if the Cricut Gypsy is hackable to do that.
http://www.amazon.com/Gypsy-Handheld-Design-Studio-Cricut/dp/B002TRRN8E

By: amy k

amy k — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:29:38 +0000

Have you ever tried to program your own cartridge with your own svg’s so its pc free? Id love to be able to have a cartridge i could add custom SVGs on as i see fit.. carry the cricut out into the living room and cut while i watch tv since i have several cuts to make and never have to get off the couch

By: sergio costas

sergio costas — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:14:57 +0000

Probably, your problem is that your design lacks a “central hole” to allow the magnetic flux to go inside the antenna. Try to do a new design removing the half inner part in both faces.

By: John M

John M — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 15:34:29 +0000

I’d assume the antennae have quite a bit of capacitance, does that affect the output?

I’m surprised you are able to get such fine traces on the Cricut. Why “extreme speed”? If I wanted control my first impulse would be to put it on “slooow”.

Our hobbies seem to have diverged. Last night G and I did paper mache boxes – quite a difference from surfacemount electronics!