I like to solder kits when I have the time but in the last 6 months or
so I've had very little time. I've got a bunch of bare PCBs and
populated PCBs waiting to be completed, most are modules that I really
want to be experimenting with but there are only so many hours in a day.
I would have laughed a year or two ago if you said I'd prefer
assembled but right now I would. In six more months...who knows?
Dave
Jason Proctor wrote:
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>
> right there with you. there's something massively zen about
> soldering. it's one of those things like cooking, where if you rush
> it or don't pay attention, you'll screw it up. but as long as you
> take time and care with it, the result is yummy!
>
> i don't buy anything assembled any more - and if you'd told the me of
> 5 years ago that, i'd have laughed you out of town.
>
> >I don't rationalize the economics at all, I just LOVE soldering. I
> >enjoy building things with my hands, even most of the cabinets and
> >desks in my studio are built by me, custom made for whatever nook &
> >cranny I'm trying to fit something into. It's not a matter of money,
> >it's a matter of fun. My day gig is all software design and testing,
> >blech. I need hardware to bring my universe back into balance.
>
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