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I want to put together an electronics/prototyping toolkit with all the tools I'd reasonably have a use for. I want to include lots of common components as well, since where I live getting components takes forever unless they happen to have it at the tiny radioshack in town. Pic somewhat related, I basically want that but for electronics. What should I include?
I've already got an Uno, a RasPi, and multiple breadboards, so that part's pretty well covered
for tools I was thinking
-multimeter
-wire stripper/cutter
-2 needle nose pliers
-assorted screwdrivers
-soldering iron
-3rd hand

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I went online and got a whole lot of caps, resistors and pots and a few LEDs. Always useful and a bitch to find

>> No.464245

-Hemostats! better than needle-nose pliers usually.
-IC extractor for the breadboard(or make by bending the ends of a pair of tweezers)
Fingernail clippers - good for small wire and trimming solder connections.

-solder
-something for unsoldering like braid or a solder sucker
-something to hold the iron to tin parts or join wires. (actually a weight like an ashtray works fine) I use a small heavy clamp that's kinda like a vise.
-Razor blades. I don't even use strippers unless I have a lot of wires to do at once.

>> No.464356

> -Hemostats! better than needle-nose pliers usually

not in the least bit true. small pliers are the most useful tools for electronics ever. Hemostats are a specialty device you will need a couple of times a year, and are a pain in the ass to use, specifically to disengage the lock.

>> No.464359

Electronics Goldmine dot com. Sells grab bags of components by the pound. Thats how I built my bench supplies.

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>>464356
I find the opposite to be true.
I use needle-nose for straightening leads on salvaged parts, and the nut holding the float bowl on my riding mower that I can't get a wrench on. Other than that, I barely use them
Hemos are great for breadboarding. As for the lock being a pain, just bend them slightly and remove the sharp edges on the "lock".
I wouldn't do without 'em. I use then to bend wires, remove wires from the breadboard without bending them, soldering or desoldering parts, heat sink for soldering, digging small parts or nuts/bolts out of containers, removing stripped screws, and of course hard to reach places.

These plano containers are great for parts OP. All values of resistors in one small container, 1's in the front, 2.2,3.3,4.7 in the middle and >4.7 in the back.

>> No.464583

>>464572

Oh god I hate seeing ceramic caps mixed with electrolytic ones..

Also to store resistors Ive salvaged I made a little 5x3 chest of drawers out of matchboxes. Works great.

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>>464583
That's just from cleaning off breadboards and not putting stuff away.
This pic should make you feel better.

>> No.465345

OP here, thanks for the ideas so far. Definitely adding hemostats since my dad's got like 10 extra pairs laying around. Anyway, I'm back with a few more questions.
What soldering iron and multimeter should I buy?
What specific components, or values of components, would be most useful to have around already? I'm a college student, so I don't have room for shelves of things like in >>464591