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by stavros 37 days ago
This is a great tip, I use a loupe and it works amazingly well. Cost maybe $10?
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jrumbut 37 days ago
Oh yeah, I'm sure that $300 microscope comes in handy but a cheap loupe gets you started. I've found all sorts of other uses for it too.
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tra3 37 days ago
Can you share a link?
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stavros 37 days ago
Yep: https://a.aliexpress.com/_Eyw9z6E
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tra3 36 days ago
Appreciate that, ordered!

Hopefully it'll bring my soldering to the next level.

Can you recommend something for "helping hands"?

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stavros 36 days ago
No problem! The only helping hands I'd recommend are https://omnifixo.com/. Pricy, but everything else I've tried has too much play and is useless to me. Omnifixo is just fantastic.
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