I followed the instructions, was able to change the rubber, following also the pinned comment (filing a little of the hole). However, got a new problem, I must have done something wrong during the disassembly. My cricut won’t load my mat, it just keeps on blinking white and doesn’t respond when I click the load button. 😢 I contacted Cricut and they said it might be a button problem and they can’t replace the machine as it is out of warranty. Anyone encountered the same issue or know how to resolve this?

@ 3:17 you removed a spring. Later you put that spring in the wrong location during reassembly @ 23:11 You put that spring on the wrong secure point. I know it looks like the correct placement but IT IS NOT back where it was removed from! Perhaps that stamped metal frame is used for multiple models and utilizes that "hook" in other designs but NOT in this Maker3 model.

What did you end up doing with the power supply? (If you've got a vid on it, I can't find it so far.)

"Open Smart" arduino boards are also good - lower quality but many of their ones come with different features. The other ones in your video looks great too

So did I when I was a kid and we still had Tandy in the U.K. Thanks for posting - I thought I was a weirdo😂

Mr. T gets you a like and a comment. :D I like this content.

80's life was awesome , I used to save my pocket money and buy all the tools like solder bar , components , pcbs and i have also done several projects given in a book.

I have had this exact meter for a couple of years. But i still mostly use my Beckman industrial digital meter from the early 90s, it just keeps working and simple to use. 30 plus years old. Larry

Fusion 360 is much better for manipulating an stl file, if you are going to learn a cad, it might as well be a powerful one. Larry

Awesome, i think i still have all my books from the late 70s early 80s. It would be fun to make them 50 year later. I build a bunch of radio shack kits like the intercom kit, in the late 70s. Thanks for sharing this brings back good memories and reminds me what a geek i was as a kid. Larry

Are these not common for electricians to use in the US when she went installation certificate? Certify? It’s good or not? Because the way these comments are peoples seem to think it’s revolutionary to check an electrical installation is safe

What about for those of us not fluent in coding and arduinos, is there a ready made controller to buy? I'd like to use it to control a 3-phase relay. Is that possible? Thanks

Brilliant presentation! Makes you re-think...

I probably owe my entire career to Mr. Mims (and Don Lancaster). Aside from the "just enough" explanations in his books, what really separated them from many of the others at the time was that the THE CIRCUITS ACTUALLY WORKED! And you could buy all the parts right there at radio shack.

part 2 when?

Dont join component with wires, use nets label.

Hahahaha i love the capacitor comment.

You need better friends. This is an awesome idea and they should be ashamed for laughing at you.

Really? How man circuits did not work as printed in Mimms books?

Thank you I just saved my Cricut it was a pain and yes those 3 hidden screws are a pain but following your instructions (many times) mine works. Thank you so much

I was an electronics nerd most of my life. Found an old electronics book of my uncle's at my granny's house and she gave it to me when I was about 11. I'm 79 so that book was basically tube technology. But I learned the basics from that book about electron flow etc. A couple years later joined a mail order club where each month I got a little package, I think it was 3.95 a month lol, and it was clever in that each month with a few more parts we could build ever more complex circuits. In the end we had a little tube amp and radio. Very basic but I learned a lot from that little experience. Fast forward to the 70's and I discovered Forrest Mims and chips. I was a traveling musician by then but there were periods where I would be home and had a little workbench to experiment. But those Mims books were treasures. I learned a TON from them about chips and circuits using them. Life got in the way tho and I became very busy with travel and whatever. Fast forward again to a couple of years ago and in my "retirement" I set up a dream little work bench and found all the old Mims books in PDF online. Free! I'm once again experimenting. Blinking LED's and building a synthesizer with sequencer. Lot's of fun!! But Mims was the Guru!!

Been stuck on this for a few weeks. I did the tutorial exactly as you did - but when I put the sd card into my computer, it gets stuck when loading the hard disk. If i pull the sd out, it recognizes it after a restart, and it boots from a mechanical disk fine. Need help with this 😅

Loved these books as a kid!

Such great detailed video! I was able to get new rollers on and get my machine back together but now it won't turn on. @AnotherMaker do you know what could be causing that or how to fix it?

been looking at that soldering gun for a while i have the pump its almost useless for smaller stuff usually the recoil punches what im working on ( not like there is much kick to it just the small hit from a still point usually kicks whatever small component i have and for that reason i almost never use it ive done good with the wick but sometimes the heat and time needed isnt very friendly with the component, i feel sold on the gun now

Had anyone had the issue of the roller bar not rolling?

I had that 555 timer book that my uncle gave me and it was actually useful 😂

Thank You. I changed mine yesterday watching your video. I also had a little resistance with the bar not wanting to come out on my maker 1 but i didn't have to do anything different just say a few words and kept jiggling and sliding until she let go.

I still have that 555 cookbook, brought it at a market, the balance of the set would be great...

Did step by step exact 2x. When complete, when lower rollers roll to feed the new top rollers and bar that was removed doesnt roll.

Two pencil soldering irons do the job much more economically. Less cumbersome too.

Thanks for the nice video. Would you kindly share your Arduino code with us please

Wonderful. This is by far the best detailed breakdown to replace the rolls. Helped greatly. Thank you

Waiting for Part 2.

I remember learning to solder at 9 years old. On the weekends, I would rush into my local Tandy shop (RadioShack), buy these books (still have everyone) and some Veroboard with my paper round money.

That's the IEC Serial port, not the User-port. The User-port is the wide one on the far left on the C64. The one which was usually used for Modems back in the days, or WiFi modems nowadays. I am sure you already know this and are just brain farting all over the place. But there are newer generations of C64 users out there, who are confused enough as it is with these old relics. - Yeah, and by that, I guess I mean both us and the C64s 😅

Hey There! I am hoping you (or one of your other viewers) can answer a quick question about the basic monostable circuit. What is the output voltage (pin 3) when the output is "high"? I see conflicting answers online. Some say it is 1.5V and others say it is VCC minus 1.5V (or 2V in some cases). Thanks in advance!

“This back is ribbed for someone’s pleasure, but not mine” omggggg 😭😂😂😂😂😂😂 hilarious! Now, someone needs to make the replacement rollers SNAP IN instead of slide on. I just spent well over 4 hours doing this 😂 The roller on the right side (power side) was hard to push through to pull it out, so I used my Philips screwdriver and scraped some of the plastic off and I was able to get it through (I saw someone said they sanded it lol I was too impatient to try that) ANDDD I was able to put BOTH of the circlips on with a little patience! (*pats myself on my back*) THANK YOU FOR THE TUTORIAL!

Wow what a trip down memory lane. Any time my mom wanted to go to the mall she could bring me and let me loose knowing I'd be in one of 3 places, the arcade, the hobby shop or the back of radio shack. Loved the back of radio shack. I have all these notebooks and probably built 1 circuit from all of them lol. Great idea making the pcbs, love it!

Hello, I'm not so good in fixing machine like this but my cricut machine needs a replacement on them small rollers. Can you fix it for me please! Just tell me where to send it to you.

It’s not a review it’s advertisement

This was very helpful. thank you!

Hello, are they soundproof?

I followed your directions to the letter and I now have a new improved machine, I did it with 2 broken fingers in splints so anyone should be able to do it with all fingers working

Thanks for showcasing (no pun intended) this brand. I'll be checking them out for future builds.

Hey man.

Plenty of Pi's now! Good video. Great case.

Thank you so much for this. I searched many videos and this truly was the best one. The explanation of everything was clear and the video quality was great! I got my Cricut working again!

thanks for a great tutorial

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