Essential Tools that you will need for creating electronics projects!

In this video I will present you my list of the essential tools that you should have laying around in order to create electronics projects! Let's get started!

Tools list (recommendations, sometimes with an example link, mostly budget friendly options :-) , affiliate links):
Drill Press: Bosch PBD40
LCR Meter: Keysight U1732C

Thanks to JLCPCB for sponsoring this video

Music:
2011 Lookalike by Bartlebeats
Killing Time, Kevin MacLeod

[kaumohlamonyane]

I can't believe I have been watching this channel for over 5 years now, started watching in highschool now in my second year of university studying electronic engineering. Keep inspiring 💯

[Gurux]

- Ultrasonic bath
- Silicone mat (heat resistant)
- Fume fan
- Third hand
I also quite often use a glass from an old induction heater as a mat for anything sharp and pointy. I cut on it too, although it damages the knife.

[Asu]

3A for a lab bench power supply ain't gonna cut it my man, need at least 20A for extra fun with magic smoke extraction.

[mmdnaderi]

"Essential Tools that you will need for creating electronics projects"
*THE MONEY*

[blackturbine]

When he started counting my wallet ran away

[error]

You forgot my favourite tool: The label maker.
I hate unlabeled switches and connectors. And it's good for organising your workshop as well.

[IvanGeorgiev]

One of the tools you missed, might be the usb power meter. I find myself using it a lot, and, at least in my opinion, is essential :) And thanks for the great video. Very useful as usual!

[fdsmaster]

I am going to put in my opinion as well:
The tools I use regularely and I think are the minimum you are going to need are as follows (listed in order how often I use them):
a lab bench power supply, a multimeter, an oscilloscope, a soldering iron.
Also I think it doesn't have to be the most expensive or the newest equipment
my Power supply (0-30V, 0-5A) did just cost around 35€, the soldering iron is my dad's old one, it has a safety transformer so it kind of looks like a soldering station but the temperature is regulated by changing the tips, for a multimeter I have a new one and one from the 80s and they preform equally so to me it comes down to if you prefer an analog meter or a digital display
none of that equipment has failed me to this day and I didn't come across any limitations yet
the oscilloscope on the other hand is also an old model, I got it from ebay for 80€ and it actually did blow up at one point it was easy to fix but that always might happen to old equipment.
You might notice that I didn't bring up a function generator, that's becaue I made one myself simply by connecting an operational amplifier to the headphone output of my computer and using audacity to create a waveform. Worked for me but when you do that always put a 10nF capacitor in line with the signal wire with a 100kOhm resistor between the used input of the amplifier and ground and another 100k resistor between the signal and shield wires of the audio jack, that way you get rid of any ground connection of the computer and protect it from shorting it without loosing the audio cable's shield.
and always test on breadboard first but keep the capacitance between the breadboards traces in mind ; )
for basic parts you should always have in stock I recommend a set of resistors, at least 100Ohm, 1k, 10k, 100k and 1M, different capacitors (the ones I need most frequently are ceramic 10nF and electrolytic 2, 2uF, I recommend getting sets with those included), LEDs of different colors, a couple of 10kOhm potentiometers, any silicon Diodes, BC547 and BC557 transistors, any operational amplifyers and at least one micro controller
if you read so far I hope this might help someone
happy tinkering to everyone

[housemusic]

Hey, for my personal experience i recommend having a smaller oscilloscope. I use the DSO203 or DSO quad. Of course, it is less powerful than 1000$ beast but it is suitable for 95% of my work.
Another really important tools is logic analyzer. You can get the DSLogic from banggood for 100/150$ and it can help you a lot with all signal you can have to debug.
And the last step for me is small utility knife and tweezer for small electronic.
To summarize :
- DSO 203 as oscilloscope
- DSlogic for logic analyzer
- Good pair of tweezer
- Good utility knife
- Wire stripper
- TS80 or TS100 as soldering iron
- Small fan to extract the fume
- Small tube of soldering flux + soldering wick + solder pump
- A good lamp and magnifier
- A thrid hand or small vise to hold a pcb (some people use patafix or other sticky paste)
- Multimeter, Uni-T is a nice brand but you can get used Fluke for 100$ on ebay
- 3D printer (ender 3 for me)
- a set of file to rework your print
- A dremel or any cheapo small rotary tool
- A leatherman Wave of Charge (personal taste since i use it a lot). Can become a must have on the road.
- A decent kit of screwdriver and general purpose tools

P.S : It's my vision of required tools. Maybe i've missed something or the tools i use seem unusable for you but please bear in mind the idea of "small budget beginner friendly" stuff.

[deadbird]

I'd add, from my own lab: a fumes extractor (nobody likes lungs diseases, right?), a powerful LED magnifying lamp, a good xacto knife and a cutting mat to protect the table you're working on.

[NoorquackerInd]

>"Essential Tools"
>$1000+ oscilloscope
GreatScott, I hate to break it to you, but I'm _broke_

[Mr.Engine]

I fully agree with most of your suggestions. I would also add:

Wire cutter It's a bit brutal sometimes but always works

A magnifying glass. Even if you have perfect vision, it always helps to zoom in to see better. Plus the LEDs help even in bright environments

Soldering flux. It makes soldering soooo much easier, put it in a small syringe so that you don't make a mess or use more than it's needed (it stinks but only when burned and is not good to breathe)

Acetone and an old toothbrush. They help a lot with cleaning the mess that comes with soldering especially while using flux.

If you don't have a heat gun, use a lighter to shrink heat shrink tubing. It needs a bit of practice to learn not to burn it. A jet lighter works very well. Too well, even with a normal one I'm now fine with not having a heat gun

Solder pump (this thing that sucks melted solder with the press of a button). It has saved me tons of time and it was less than two bucks there's no reason not to have it when you need it

If you can't afford a lab bench power supply, get a variable voltage transformer. It looks like a normal transformer but at the bottom it was a knob to choose between 3, 4.5, 5, 6, 9, and 12 volts. It's dead cheap (around 12€) and works flawlessly

Helping clamps (they hold the circuit in place while you're soldering). I can't live without them after I got them for less than 10€

A ruler is also handy to have around along with a marker.

[eliasbuebue]

This are definitely not "essential" tools. The only really essential tools of them for me are the screw drivers, soldering iron, a multimeter and maybe the lab power supply (but for starting you could use there also some different power bricks). At least these are the things I started with

[Earthling]

Your presentations are outstanding and your lettering is unequalled. I am a dedicated viewer and never neglect any updates from your channel.

[OtreblaMaslab]

What about part 2 of the greenhouse? I wanna see the motorised windows!!

[Cmikus]

I'm a noob, but I'd say Label Maker. I've watched all the amazing detail with your meticulous writing and drawing of circuits, yet you use masking tape and a pencil or bad marker to label your cabinets and supplies. It's just humerous. I've learned so much just watching a few videos so far. Obvious you really know your stuff. Keep up the great work. And get a label maker...

[gordoncreAtive]

I recommend updating the firmware of the TS100 to the open source variant, it improves the soldering iron quite a lot.

[nonushree]

I LIKE THE WAY YOU SPEAK LETS GET STARTED IT IS VERY CREATIVE

[bctechmalayalam]

7:08 saw&LED strip in same drawer. Weird 🤨

[bhambhole]

That is the weirdest organized tool box ever 😂 i love those step drill bits. Very useful.