I've been wanting for a long time to have a legit flammables cabinet.
An advertisement-free blog about motorcycling, Northern life, home improvement, power plants, submarines, nuclear stuff, and a few other off-beat subjects. Comments are welcome. (Image is the Selway Crags in Northern Idaho)
Friday, May 31, 2019
Soldering goodies
Until very recently, I've only had the most basic soldering tools for electronics - stuff that a very low-income high school kid in the 1970's could afford. A Weller soldering gun, Radio Shack soldering iron, solder, flux and a single heat sink.
I had a few bits of wire from various places. Mostly speaker wire. I've wired more automotive circuits back in the day with speaker wire than I'd like to admit.
Since I've re-kindled an interest in hobby electronics (rather than soldering to keep a car or bike running), and I have more disposable income, life has improved somewhat. Below, a soldering tip cleaner that uses brass shavings to remove burned up flux and oxidized solder. A can of paste flux, a good set of wire cutters/strippers, and a bag of spare brass shavings.
They are like little shiny brass springs... cool!
Also this guy, a thermostatically controlled soldering station, with a solder reflow air nozzle for surface mount devices (SMDs)
I had a few bits of wire from various places. Mostly speaker wire. I've wired more automotive circuits back in the day with speaker wire than I'd like to admit.
Since I've re-kindled an interest in hobby electronics (rather than soldering to keep a car or bike running), and I have more disposable income, life has improved somewhat. Below, a soldering tip cleaner that uses brass shavings to remove burned up flux and oxidized solder. A can of paste flux, a good set of wire cutters/strippers, and a bag of spare brass shavings.
They are like little shiny brass springs... cool!
Also this guy, a thermostatically controlled soldering station, with a solder reflow air nozzle for surface mount devices (SMDs)
Thursday, May 30, 2019
Refrigerator Ice Maker woes...
The ice maker in our 14 year old Sears Kenmore side-by-side quit working recently.
Friday, May 17, 2019
Utility Room shelving and a new shop knick-knack
I've completed the drywall, painting and trimming of the furnace/utility room in the basement.
Rick Beato's very cool YouTube Channel
A couple of days ago I discovered the channel of Rick Beato (pronounced Be-Otto)
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
A really neat Digital Multimeter!
This is a follow-up post to the original DMM (Digital Multimeter) post here. In that post I explained that, due to my age, I prefer lighted displays to backlit LED displays.