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Soldering
This community is for electronic hobbyists to discuss projects and is focused on soldering. Everyone is welcome from the noob to people who have been soldering as a hobby for decades to people who solder professionally. We'll talk about materials and techniques, equipment, and projects. Everyone is welcome. All questions are welcome. Post photos and ask for help.
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Tweezers tip irons and/or a hot air unit saves some of the headache. Now if only the ol' eye balls functioned like they used to back in the day... maybe the eyes where always bad and the writing on the through holes was just bigger haha!
Hehehe. I got a microscope a couple of years ago. It's an old, formerly very expensive optical binocular. An Olympus SZ40 that I bought for $200 from a microscope shop in Montreal. I can't live without it now.
The next thing on my list is a pair of tweezers for my Hakko. After that I'll start looking at hot air options.