Tools

January 1st, 2010

Tools I’ve used and come to like:

  • My old Tektronix 314:
Analog storage oscilloscope. It runs with anything, even 12V DC. Running from battery is a bit dangerous though, it’s very easy to short circuit things as the GND is now the battery’s negative pole.

Tektronix 314

  • The mini mill:
Compared to the really big machines it’s a toy, but for milling off some edges or drilling holes precisely where I want them it’s plenty good. There are also CNC mods for it. It’s a Proxxon MF70.

One of my toys

  • Circle cutter:
It doesn’t come cheap (about 60€), but I consider this a ‘once in a life time’ purchase.
This ‘circle cutter’ is made by Styro.

70€ circle cutter

  • ChipQuik:
The 16$ test KIT will remove quite a lot of small chips. The supplied alloy is plenty, the paste flux just comes as a 1cm³ syringe and will run out much sooner. Better get an extra syringe of that. If you don’t want to buy a hot air rework station, this is a must have.

SMD rework - ChipQuik test set

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