What's your favorite tool?

[TheBennyB]

My buddy has one of those soldering units. Very nice, kinda big foot print though if you have a small work area.

[Bo Wallen]

Originally Posted by TheBennyB

My buddy has one of those soldering units. Very nice, kinda big foot print though if you have a small work area.

Yes that's my struggle too.........but the thing does so much good work on plastic so i might build a shelf on top of it and use that as a tool aria for other often used thingamajiggers.........I'm working on prototyping something. i'll show picture when done.

[Zabco]

Originally Posted by Bo Wallen

Yes that's my struggle too.........but the thing does so much good work on plastic so i might build a shelf on top of it and use that as a tool aria for other often used thingamajiggers.........I'm working on prototyping something. i'll show picture when done.

I also have a hot air tool similar to yours and I keep it on a shelf over my main workbench. Very handy in that location, out of the way when not needed and yet the hose is long enough that I can still easily use it to work on PC boards, bend plastic as you do and even quick dry paint. BTW, these tools are simply the best way to apply heat shrink tubing.

[Bo Wallen]

Originally Posted by Zabco

I also have a hot air tool similar to yours and I keep it on a shelf over my main workbench. Very handy in that location, out of the way when not needed and yet the hose is long enough that I can still easily use it to work on PC boards, bend plastic as you do and even quick dry paint. BTW, these tools are simply the best way to apply heat shrink tubing.

Agree a lot right there. One thing on my machine the hoose is stupid short. did not check it before i ordered......Oh Well it has to do for now. One other thing is plastic can be formed without burning your fingers to ashes.......and no soot from stupid lighters when working on shrink tubes......hated that for 30 years.