I have the Craftsman set and love it! I bought it specifically when I
started building MOTM kits. I believe I have ONLY used the 1/2" and 5/16"
for MOTM kits. An excellent value/investment. This isn't something that
will break or wear out building MOTM kits. And Craftsman does come with
life time warranties. There is some other Craftsman equipment I don't care
for though.
Tool quality priority:
1. Undisturbed, uncluttered, smooth, flat work area
(I don't have this one yet.)
2. Soldering iron--go Weller workstation!
3. Excellent lighting (I don't have this one either yet.)
4. PCB vise
5. Diagonal cutter (dikes)
6. Needlenose pliers
7. Solder sucker (I still haven't got the hang of wicking.)
8. 1/2" and 5/16" hollow shaft nutdrivers
9. 1/16" Allen wrench
10. Heat gun
11. Fingernail brush
I don't know if a magnifying glass would help or not since I don't have one
yet, but I am sure it can't hurt (except for my wallet)!
Come to think of it, I had a hell of a time finding a 5/8" nut driver too!
> From: "J. Larry Hendry" <jlarryh@...>
> > From: Dave Bradley <daveb@...>
> > A large nutdriver is needed to tighten down
> > the nuts securing pots to the front panel.
> Pot retaining and switchcraft 1/4 jack require 1/2" nutdriver. All keeper
> nuts require 5/16". These two nutdrivers stay with my MOTM assembly tool
> tray. The rest of the $19.95 Craftsman set stays in the tool box.