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I was wrong about that $80 hot air rework station I bought last year
I thought it was a waste of cash for my home bench, but it saved a vintage Game Boy board last week when a simple soldering iron couldn't touch the multi-pin connector, so has anyone found a good source for affordable, small-diameter nozzles?
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elliotl247mo ago
Notice how often the cheap version of a tool ends up being the one you actually use all the time. I bought a fancy cordless drill for my work and it mostly sits in the truck. The beat up old corded one gets grabbed for every single job because it just works and I'm not scared to break it. That hot air station is the same idea, a simple tool that solves a specific problem without any fuss.
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leet297mo ago
Wait, you got a full hot air station for eighty bucks? That's the part that's blowing my mind here. I've only ever seen those things for way more money. Where did you even find a deal like that? I've been putting off buying one because I thought they all cost a fortune.
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jamies456mo ago
My cheap station came with a nozzle that looks like it was made from a soda can, lmao. I tried to use it on a tiny SMD part and ended up just blasting the whole board with a tornado of hot air. Found a decent set of smaller tips on that big online auction site for like fifteen bucks. They're not perfect but they actually focus the heat now instead of trying to melt my entire workbench.
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