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Tried blu tak once, never again. Blue painters tape is definitely what you want. Seriously though, I've never used blue tak or...

I’ve also had issues with the blu tak doing just this! I’ve learned to bend leads to hold, and with things such as IC sockets, I hold...

Anything I can't keep in place by bending the leads I just hold with my finger. I let the solder hang off the front of my bench and I...

I should've included in my previous post that at one point, my blue-tack use caused build problems which is why I switched back to...

I did see something that followed a similar concept. It was a square frame that held the board. You dropped all components in the PCB...

I painted professionally for years until I finally found a better job that didn't require me to work weekends. The color of tape...

I use blu tack but also run into issues described in this thread, for me it's just barely ekes out compared to using tape: it's easier...

I use both. For soldering resistors and diodes when there isn't anything else populated on the board, Painter's tape works the best...

I recently bought some blu tack after seeing it recommended a few times. So far, I'm not too impressed. The stuff doesn't stick to...

I also have mixed luck with blu tack (loctite fun-tak). It’s become a bit stiff and not super sticky so I do get lifted parts...

PSA, blue tack is a petroleum based product(what isn't?). If yours is too stiff, knead a bit of oil into it. It only takes a tiny...

Blue tack all the way. Get the good 3M/Scotch stuff. I’ve had the same blob of it for years 😂

I hope this proves how loyal I am to you, @Robert, and how much I want to support your business for all of the great things you have...

Yes, you could just leave R1A out and the the FAT switch would work fine. R1A is there to provide a little gain boost in TIGHT mode and...