[sdiy] where the **** do I start...

[greg montalbano]

Hello-
that question has come up more than once -- I suggest you check out the 
archives:  http://www.buchi.de/SDIY/
and enter "tools" as the search parameter -- you'll see a good sampling of 
what some of the folks on the list consider useful.

~GMM


>Hi -- another newbie here. I'm halfway through building the fatman, 
>(waiting on some parts, gee, why didn't I just get the whole kit?...). I'm 
>using cheap soldering iron, needle nose pliers and side-cutters. I've got 
>access to a metal shop for doing the case stuff, luckily. I'm finding 
>stripping wire is a pain, as is tinning it, and connecting up flying 
>wires, but probably it's technique as much as tools. My side cutters may 
>be getting dull? I think I've accidentally magnetized them, which is a 
>minor annoyance. So far soldering has been ok, though putting the board in 
>a position to solder things without putting pressure on various components 
>is a bit of a pain-- the el cheapo third hand i have is annoying....
>
>What other tools are "can't do without"?
>
>What features do more expensive tools have that justify buying them?
>
>
>thanks,
>
>gregor.
>