giovanni

I use option #1 unless there isn't room, then I'll go lumberg. The nuts are a pretty sloppy fit on the plastic threads, but I haven't...

What do you use to tighten them? I never had a problem with either the lumberg style or the regular innie ones from Tayda. I use my...

Phrasing?

If you like Aion, they do version 1 & version 2 of the Formula 5, your PCB is definately a Clone of the Formula 5...

I don't bend the legs anymore. I've made my share of mistakes, and keeping the legs straight makes desoldering a whole lot easier. It...

I bend the legs of resistors and caps. Sockets and anything that has more that 2 leads, I tack 1 lead quickly with my iron, position it...

Geez. When I put through hole parts in, I use small pliers to pull them down all the way (or with larger resistors I’ll have a removable...

Now I use a silicone heat mat and just press the PCB into it when I'm soldering

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

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 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...