Circuit Bending for Beginners

In this lesson, Jason Allen explains the simple and inexpensive gear needed to protect your body when circuit bending with soldering irons.

In this lesson, Jason Allen opens up his thrift store find to unveil the device's circuit board. Join in to see how to unscrew your electronic sound machine!

In this lesson, Jason Allen demonstrates how to use an open circuit board to experiment with a device's sound connections and find a device's chip.

Don't start heating up the soldering iron quite yet! In this lesson, learn how to notate and map your plan of attack for circuit bending a sound-making device.

To be able to control a circuit bending device, you'll need knobs, switches, or buttons. In this lesson, learn how to choose a switch for this project.