[sdiy] Special tools for SMT

[Chromatest J. Pantsmaker]

Or never work on an energized panel.

If you do, put one hand in your back pocket.

On Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 9:38 AM cheater cheater via Synth-diy <
synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:

> 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:
> >
> > The best wire and components cutter for the last 20 years
> > PIERGIACOMI!
> >
> >
> https://www.tme.eu/it/details/tre-03-ne/pinze-da-trancio/piergiacomi/tre-03-nb/?brutto=1&currency=EUR
> >
> > Il giorno ven 11 feb 2022 alle ore 12:03 mark verbos via Synth-diy <
> synth-diy at synth-diy.org> ha scritto:
> >>
> >> And I thought the 4ms screwdriver was the gold standard…. ;)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Feb 10, 2022, at 7:48 PM, Peter Pearson <electrocontinuo at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> I think my favorite, or at least most used tool, is an Xcelite R3322
> screwdriver.  Couldn't live without one.
> >>
> >> On Thu, Feb 10, 2022 at 5:23 AM mark verbos via Synth-diy <
> synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> 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.
> >>>
> >>> Mark
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Feb 9, 2022, at 9:41 PM, grant musictechnologiesgroup.com <
> grant at musictechnologiesgroup.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> 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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