[sdiy] Special tools for SMT

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I'd like to urge everyone to use VDE tools only. I've had a near miss
with mains a couple years back and the only reason I lived to tell the
tale was because at some point I decided to buy VDE screwdrivers
instead of "normal" ones. I did that a good more than 10 years before
the accident. The screwdriver being VDE meant that the electrical
current went through part of my finger creating no lasting damage
instead of going from one hand to another and through my heart. You
never know when it'll try and hit you, and as people who work with
electricity that is mostly at harmless voltages, we are especially
prone to get complacent when working with electrical circuits. That's
why it's good to use all VDE tools, even use precision tools that are
VDE. One day you'll be happy you did. You have to help your luck a
little. Wera have some really wonderful swappable-shaft small-size
screwdrivers that are VDE and where the shaft is not thicker due to
the insulation. They're very practical and are very high quality. As
for tools you can't get as VDE, consider just putting some heat shrink
insulation over the screwdriver shaft or whatever metal handle you're
using. That's the part that helps most.

On Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 12:45 PM francesco mulassano via Synth-diy
<synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:
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> The best wire and components cutter for the last 20 years
> PIERGIACOMI!
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> https://www.tme.eu/it/details/tre-03-ne/pinze-da-trancio/piergiacomi/tre-03-nb/?brutto=1&currency=EUR
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> Il giorno ven 11 feb 2022 alle ore 12:03 mark verbos via Synth-diy <synth-diy at synth-diy.org> ha scritto:
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>> And I thought the 4ms screwdriver was the gold standard…. ;)
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>> On Feb 10, 2022, at 7:48 PM, Peter Pearson <electrocontinuo at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I think my favorite, or at least most used tool, is an Xcelite R3322 screwdriver.  Couldn't live without one.
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>> On Thu, Feb 10, 2022 at 5:23 AM mark verbos via Synth-diy <synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:
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>>> Electrician’s Scissors can cut very thick stuff, strip, deburr and more. 8 years ago or something Paul Schreiber said the best wire cutters are Erem 522N, I couldn’t believe they were $55 (now even more expensive!) but curiosity got the best of me. Now I’m addicted to them. After destroying several pairs cutting apart sliders that I needed to remove or cutting 1/8” pot shafts, I have found a more robust, flexible, tool to have in my pocket and snip at anything that comes my way. And they’re $14.
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>>> Mark
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>>> On Feb 9, 2022, at 9:41 PM, grant musictechnologiesgroup.com <grant at musictechnologiesgroup.com> wrote:
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>>> Sorry, what was the deal with scissors? I don't see what function they serve (in the tech area or, gasp, kitchen).  Now screw-pliers I actually use.
>>>
>>> GB
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