JudahBenHur

yes, taking out your locked and loaded pistol, pointing it at someone with your finger on the trigger and it going off, in your mind, is an accidental discharge

fair enough, thanks for the response.

my 'extra hands' station w/ the two alligator clips to hold the subject, magnifying glass w/ led also has a holster for a hot iron, so I pop the hot iron in that after soldering.

the wire coming from the iron, whether it goes to a battery pack or the 250 eur smart battery is still the hangup for me. I build large things with nicrocobntrollers in them, so I need to soldier in super awkward places. a wire connecting the iron to anything is a massive liability.

Id be interested to hear how you get on with it though

I love my ifixit precision screwdriver, so I'd be a fan and would try this out.

The thing is once I switched to a butane iron (portable, hot in 20 seconds, awesome fire) I don't have any interest in anything with a wire coming off of the back of it. battery or no, the wire being in the way is ass and is also crap

edit: maybe it doesnt have a wire?

edit 2: maybe I shoulda read the article before typing? 5 second heat-up time, wow.. seeing as I am a fucking idiot and am also very tired, can someone who is smart tell me if the iron has a battery itself? the pack is for recharging the small battery in the pen?

100% this! ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡° )

I tip my cap to both of you

dancing is forbidden.

right yeah

I dunno, I've had good luck with Aldi and Lidl "Center Isle" power tool purchases. Thats Workzone and Parkside tools, a far cry from mid to high-end. If I use something enough that it merits a replacement, I buy the Makita version

can confirm

I think you might be round-about almost quoting Mark Twain?

"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."

I actually don't care for Robin Williams. I don't actively dislike his stuff, I just find his humor off-putting. Good Morning Vietnam was OK.

dont hate your country, hate lawyers.

here's a quick one: Q: what do you call 500 lawyers at the bottom of a river? A: A good start.

and one more for fun

Q: How do you keep a lawyer from drowning? A: Take your foot off their throat