Homebrew PCBs

On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:42:53 +0200, Mark Mickelsen  
<mark.mickelsen@...> wrote:

> Hi,
> I'm getting ready for my first attempt soldering some SMD's and I realize
> that I need a better pair of tweezers to place them.  I would like a  
> pair of
> those long, thin tweezers that taper down to actual points.  It would  
> also
> be nice to have a long, thin pointed stylus for holding things in place.
> Can anyone help me by telling where to look for these kinds of tools?
> Thanks in advance,
> Mark


Medical instrument supplies or sometimes lab supplies have a wide variety.  
My tool shop also has a good one.

I found the bent ones most useful, because you can turn them over and do  
this:
<http://tarantula.assimilaterz.org/kokon/pinzette.jpg>

I like the larger tweezers better, with a large handle but a fine tip. The  
smaller ones seem more difficult to hold. The better quality ones seem to  
have a pin and a hole to help align them, like just visible in this  
picture:
<http://www.landcruiser-experiment.de/Produktliste/Pinzette.jpg>

I also like reversed tweezers a lot. They work great for SMD soldering:
<http://www.tdiinternational.com/usr/tweezers/highprecision/reverse.html>
This page also shows the rather high prices ;-)

ST