Analog RGB Strips
Adafruit RGB LED Strips Guide
Advanced RGB Led Strip controlled by an Arduino
Digital RGB Strips
Adafruit NeoPixel Uberguide
NeoPixel Library Github
FastLED website
FastLED Library Github
FastLED Documentation Wiki
EL Wire
Adafruit EL Wire Guide
Sparkfun Getting Started with EL Wire
Sparkfun EL Display with EL Escudo Dos
EL Escudo Dos Hookup Guide
Dimming EL Wire – Instructables
Sparkfun EL Sequencer
G3MB-202P Data Sheet
DMX Lights
Sparkfun Introduction to DMX
Conceptinetics DMX Shield Manual
DMX Library for Arduino
DMX Library wiki
Laser Cutting
Boxes.py
Joinery (instructions HERE)
Make-A-Box
Makercase
Curved Laser Bent Wood – Instructables
Super Flexible Double Curvature Surface – Instructables
5 Useful; “living hinge” Templates
3D Printing
Yeggi (3D model search engines)
Design Hints for 3D Printed Mechanical Objects (video)
DC Motors
DC Continuos Motors (Practical Electronics)
Directional Control of DC Motors (Practical Electronics)
Servo Motors
RC Servo Motors (Practical Electronics)
Polulu
ServoCity
Stepper Motors
Adafruit All About Stepper Motors
Stepper Motors (Practical Electronics)
Sparkfun EasyDriver
DFRobot TB6600 Stepper Motor Driver
Stepper Motor Basics (Arduino Forum)
Mechanisms
Chapter 4: Forces, Friction, and Torque (Making Things Move)
McMaster-Carr
Karakuri – Mechanical Models Which Move
Rob Ives – Mechanisms
Gears
Chapter 7: The Guts – Bearings, Couplers, Gears, Screws, and Springs (Making Things Move)
McMaster-Carr
GearGenerator.com
Involute Spur Gear Builder
Introduction to Gears (KHK Stock Gears)