Explosion in the paint cabinet

I've been wanting for a long time to have a legit flammables cabinet.

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)

Refrigerator Ice Maker woes...

The ice maker in our 14 year old Sears Kenmore side-by-side quit working recently.

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)

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.

Drywall and finish work

I finished painting and trimming the utility room.

Fuel Economy

I track the mileage of my little commuter car with a phone app.

Drywall :(

I've been doing a bit of drywall the past couple of days.

Checking out the 2430A Tektronix oscilloscope and 2402A Tekmate

Possibly the most intriguing scope of the recent batch is the 2430A.