Where on the web is the best for basic tools?
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KnotSoMuch
December 4, 2023, 2:57am
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To answer that, itās best if you can describe what types of modding you hope to accomplish.
Also, because the types of tools for modding flashlights range from basic hand & power tools to a multitude of specialty types, especially for electronics, including soldering, I think that Amazon.com and AliExpress are many āillumination moddersā goto sources for their needs, with specialty suppliers including MountainElectronics.com , Mouser.com and DigiKey.com among the options for items like LEDs, Optics, Microelectronic Components, etc.
Also, based on your question, this would be a good time to resurrect the following BLF Thread, Modding Tools, Techniques, Tips & Questions - Feel free to post them here! - #3 by CRX , which should have garnered more attraction and input from experienced modders when it was first posted.
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This is a starter list w links , not mine
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In no particular orderā¦
What tools do you use that help you mod lights a lot easier, share your tools of the trade!
Mine are:
A vise, purchased at Harbor Freight today, had to check several until I found one that was perfect. I have no idea why I didnāt purchase one sooner!
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Helping hands, had these for a while
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Magnifying headset, I put a velcro strap in the top center to attach a T10 AA XP-G2 led light for better illumination
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Rotary tool
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Soldering iron and gun
40W
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Itās O-L contest season
I want to jump on the mod wagon. I love tools and DIY but Iāve never done much with electronics. Help me out with a $100 kit Santa can afford thatāll put me in the game.
Iāve looked at the Weller, Hakku variable stations that seem like maybe overkill. Would I be relatively happy with like one of the Weller Pro fixed wattage models and wish the rest on tips, solders, wick, and ??? Is this even possible for $100 ? Other avenues? Am I dreaming by trying to get by without a full-blown rework statioā¦
Hello, Iām quite new to this but am slowly starting to gain an understandning.
What tools would you recommend me to get. Iām gonna try building a flashlight from a Convoy S2 host from fasttech. I need some tool to screw/unscrew the pill, a multimeter, a soldering iron, and some solder. Anything else? Anything in particular I should look out for/avoid?
I pulled the above from a current thread, did some searching and āstillā (somehow) came up with the following question:
Has anybody ever put together a detailed list of what one would need to get in to modding?
Obviously Iām $50 in right from the start. I have no ālittleā anything tools save perhaps a cheap Harbor Freight dental pic style kit. Spending a lot on this kit is not really the goal if cheap tools will get me by and I wear safety glasses for when they break.
Iām basically tired of ā¦
Iāve started to build up a small collection of tools to help with modifying flashlights:
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Opening tools:
Strap wrench for tubes and bezels
Circlip pliers for bezels and tail caps
Camera Lens Spanner Wrench (is that the name?) for unscrewing pills
Hemostat forceps for gripping small tubes
Emitter swap tools:
Tweezers for moving wires and LEDs
Soldering iron
LED dedoming/cutting:
Feather blade
Are there tools that youāve found particularly helpful for certain modding tasks?
So what grease does everyone prefer for thread lube? What about adhesives, what uv glue are the experienced folks suggesting? Third of all, any tools or supplies I should get (other than the obvious ones like soldering iron, magnifying lens, headache meds, etcā¦lol) before starting on my light modding journey?
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