# Resistor Helper

## Overview

![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/001/278/medium800/braincrafts_resistor-helper-05.jpg?1396770574)

Papercrafts at Adafruit! We’re excited to share this Resistor Helper you can download and make yourself. It’s the newest tool in our [Circuit Playground](http://adafruit.com/circuitplayground) family– when you can’t get to your iPhone or iPad, use paper! One side helps you read 4-band types and the other side takes care of 5-band types. The Resistor Helper is on [Thingiverse as a PDF](http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:22070) (with Illustrator editability preserved). Designed by Adafruit with [Matthew Borgatti](http://har.ms/). You can also grab the [PDF on github](https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit-Resistor-Helper).

Tools/materials:

- Craft knife   
- Cutting mat   
- Ruler   
- Scissors   
- Wire cutters/pliers
- Color printer
- Heavy card stock paper
- 4 paper fasteners  

- [Next Page](https://learn.adafruit.com/papercraft-resistor-helper/prep.md)

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