When you're building circuits on a breadboard there is nothing more annoying than having to measure, snip, and then strip both ends of each and every piece of wire.

Well perhaps there are greater annoyances but that does not mean that this problem should go un-addressed. Addressed it has become, and if you too have a few stepper motors, a hand-held wire stripper and a bunch of nuts and bolts your life, too, can become easier.

For all of you crying overkill, we do have a small ulterior motive, at oomlout.com we manufacture a number of kits that come with pre-stripped wires hence the need for semi automation. This version is the much improved brethren of version one.

Let's get to stripping. (that doesn't sound quite right)

A video of it in action;
youtube.com/watch?v=fftZq_deIls

A second video (a little shaky but better at showing the different components)
youtube.com/watch?v=hWS99SeBHX8

A desktop machine that measures out a length of sticker sheet to be cut.
(a video of it in action flickr.com/photos/snazzyguy/3182578600/in/photostream/ )

Why?
After laser cutting a sheet of Acrylic into all sorts of wonderful little pieces you are left with the problem of how to remove them from the machine. The answer lifting with a sticker sheet, this machine measures out 9.5 inch squares of sticker sheet for just this purpose.

A desktop machine that will measure out a length of wire and strip a length from either end.
(a video of it in operation: youtube.com/watch?v=F2O7kGE34EA )

Why?
To create lengths of wire that fit perfectly into an electronics breadboard. (we produce kits and you can only hand cut and strip so many wires before you go crazy)

This is also the first item in a concept oomlout.com is working on dubbed "open manufacturing". (more to follow)

How?
It breaks down into three parts
1. Wire Feeder - This feeds the wire in measured lengths forwards and backwards (uses a stepper motor)
2. Wire Stripper - This runs an exacto knife blade around the insulation of the wire twice. (uses a small servo motor and normal sized servo motor)
3. Wire Snipper - Snips the wire at the end. (uses a pair of wire cutters and a cheap handheld drill motor)