Good evening /diy/. It's my second time i'm here. Long story short, i've become really into diy recently. Yeah, i soldiered some wires but it makes me wanna puke when i have to go get that propably older than me soldering tool coz it's broken AF. I want to buy some must have equipment (wires, gun etc.) and spend less than 40 bucks. I was thinking about aliexpress thus im a patient guy. What are your thoughts?
>multimeter
>fluxed solder
>properly maintained soldering iron tip (wetted)
>screwdrivers (including watch makers)
>random components (caps, resistors, diodes, etc)
>bolts, screws and nuts
>pop rivet gun
>hot snot gun
>stanley knife
>temp probes
>wire strippers
>solvent (ipa, petrol, ethanol)
>project boxes
>blow torch
>heat gun
>drill + bits
>digital battery charger
>tweezers
>solder pump
>cheap and nasty multitool (dremel and grinder)
>security bit for screwdriver
>saw
>file
>wet/dry stone
>heat shrink
>self amalgamating tape
>electrical tape
>plumbers tape
>duct tape
>carpet tape
>spirit level/laser guide
>clamps and vice
>hammer
>super glue
>resin
>bread board, prototyping board
>power supply
>wd40 and 3in1 oil
>adjustable spanner
>torch
>wire snips and pliers
>>921178
Thanks for the list! I did some checking and cleaning in my garage. Could You recommend me some soldering station up to 20€ or should i save for something more expensive? If so what's the min. price? What should i look for?
>>921069
let's talk about your picture. how successful have you been frying potatoes with electricity?
>>921444
Depends on how much you want to do. If you do a couple projects a year, any old cheap soldering iron is probably fine. If you're more serious about /diy/ stuff, I'd recommend a Weller WTCPT as a pretty good, near indestructible soldering iron.
>>921660
It's rude to call them potatoes. They're technically living human beings.
>>921678
120$ is way too much. I find this an interesting option http://m.aliexpress.com/item/524720490.html?adminSeq=201067482&productId=524720490&productId=524720490&shopNumber=209668&productSubject=free-shipping-ESD-safe-220V-HAKKO-936-Soldering-Station-907-soldering-handle-A1321-heating-element-HAKKO936&detailNewVersion=2&tracelog=wwwdetail2mobilesitedetail
I just want to do something from time to time.
>>921069
Nice thread, Ahmed
>>921767
http://youtu.be/MSl1aCh45bo
Soldering guns are for when you want to break it or catch it on fire. Get a regular iron.
