Your workshop :)
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I think we should get a tooling topic going, what major testing equipment we all have and what we wish to gather in the future (if any) and then recommended tooling for new comers to purchase to help get their hobby off to a good start. Yes, I'm in that later category.
I will get one made within the next week if no one does it before me. Too busy right now unfortunately, so would appreciate if someone else did it but if they don't I will see to it asap!
@Samuel235 I almost feel ashamed. I have a relative cheap soldering iron and a cheap multi-meter. But like I always tell people, when they ask me about the best tools for woodworking. It's not about the tools, it's what you do with it ;-)
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@Samuel235 I almost feel ashamed. I have a relative cheap soldering iron and a cheap multi-meter. But like I always tell people, when they ask me about the best tools for woodworking. It's not about the tools, it's what you do with it ;-)
@TheoL, this is my only 'higher end tool' at the moment. But i'm looking around for a good, but used, oscilloscope so i can start to inspect whats happening on my PCBs electronically. I also need a decent multimeter, i'm currently using a £5 'thing'.
There is no need to be ashamed at all, we all have to start somewhere ;)
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@Samuel235 I almost feel ashamed. I have a relative cheap soldering iron and a cheap multi-meter. But like I always tell people, when they ask me about the best tools for woodworking. It's not about the tools, it's what you do with it ;-)
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@TheoL said:
It's not about the tools, it's what you do with it
That doesn't only hold for woodworking! ;-)
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@TheoL, this is my only 'higher end tool' at the moment. But i'm looking around for a good, but used, oscilloscope so i can start to inspect whats happening on my PCBs electronically. I also need a decent multimeter, i'm currently using a £5 'thing'.
There is no need to be ashamed at all, we all have to start somewhere ;)
@Samuel235 There is a thread on a Dutch forum which is describing the best tool for hobbyists, not the most expensive. You'll have to use google translator. But I've been told it's a good list.
http://knutselblog.tweakblogs.net/blog/12398/best-buy-guide-voor-de-knutselaar
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@Samuel235 There is a thread on a Dutch forum which is describing the best tool for hobbyists, not the most expensive. You'll have to use google translator. But I've been told it's a good list.
http://knutselblog.tweakblogs.net/blog/12398/best-buy-guide-voor-de-knutselaar
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Maybe I should provide a Δ -picture. I mean, the old one is two years old now :)
It even more crowded nowadays. Can hardly fit the projects I'm working on :(
@hek Perhaps this applies to your Rigol DSO ?
http://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/project-yaigol-fixing-rigol-scope-design-problems/ -
just grabbed a quick image of the secret den here :)
and yes, it does need a bit of cleanup, so I have a space for my laptop there, but I have a couple of other higher priority projects.. So cleaning must come later (at least I have space for building pcb's whenever I have time for it..).
The following tools are in use:
- Weller dual digital soldering station
- Old digital multimeter (had it for 15+ years)
- Tektronix 60Mhz oscilloscope
- 30V/5A power supply
- Homemade vices for holding pcb's.
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May I ask you guys how you generate 'stock' of components so you don't need to order parts to design and test circuitry ideas? Did you specifically order parts, if so what should i order to generate a 'versatile component library' that i can breadboard anything that pops into my head? or did you just order more than you need for each part and store them for future needs?
MySensors 2.1.1
Controller - OpenHAB (Virtual Machine)
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May I ask you guys how you generate 'stock' of components so you don't need to order parts to design and test circuitry ideas? Did you specifically order parts, if so what should i order to generate a 'versatile component library' that i can breadboard anything that pops into my head? or did you just order more than you need for each part and store them for future needs?
@Samuel235
I usually always order more than I need. And as soon as I wonder do I need this - I order from ebay or aliexpress :-)
so I am staring to sort out stuff. I bought a box from Biltema for my electronic stuff -
Just cleaned...
Street view
Multimeter fetish
Storage for components of my Chinese (and European) friends. I order large amounts ..
Built 35 years ago and still unbeatable..
My latest - a universal component tester 11 Euro... kudo's for the one that designed this
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Just cleaned...
Street view
Multimeter fetish
Storage for components of my Chinese (and European) friends. I order large amounts ..
Built 35 years ago and still unbeatable..
My latest - a universal component tester 11 Euro... kudo's for the one that designed this
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@Yveaux Looks like we occupy a very similar workshop... top of the stairs with IKEA furniture... :confused:
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@Samuel235 said:
I think we should get a tooling topic going, what major testing equipment we all have and what we wish to gather in the future (if any) and then recommended tooling for new comers to purchase to help get their hobby off to a good start. Yes, I'm in that later category.
I was actually wondering if there was enough of this type of content to justify a new "Tools" forum?
Then we could have different threads for each tool (multimeter, scope, etc.) as well as this thread of course.
Or perhaps call it Tools and Methods, or Tools and Resources. For instance I just found a really good beginner's guide to the C programming language. I never understood what void main bla bla really meant, but now after only few minutes, I do! So I would like to share that.
But perhaps best to collect all these things in one place, instead of the general forum?
EDIT: I just had a look round and I don't see anything like a wiki either. Has it been decided against for "reasons" lol? Or have I just missed it (I am on mobile at the moment)?
