For me it’s the diminutive Miniware hotplate. I’ve been intentionally and incrementally making my electronics workstation smaller. It’s now kept in a antique drop front secretary desk. The minimum of space has kept me from diving too deep down the rabbit hole of electronic tinkering and fabrication. I’ve happily got more interests and hobbies than I’ll have lifetime for. 
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Wiser words have never been spoken 
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That’s just cool
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I’ve just ordered one of these mini belt sanders, no idea they existed. Looks great! I’m also eyeing up that pin vice thing but trying to refrain from gathering too much at once
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the pin vice can hold what you’ve gathered, essentially rendering it a net zero gather!
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My tools are not that dedicated as some tools above. They are more like “can-also-be-used-as-…” type.
A foldable Wolf workbench, a bench grinder, a vintage 420 Watt Bosch power drill with a drill stand, a soldering station, a scissor desklamp with a magnifying lens and an E14 led-bulb. No hotplate. When the cat’s away the mice will play. I sometimes use the kitchen oven or a SS frying pan. After all, I bought them.
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I’ve got a similar vise- but it’s smaller. They’re a great idea for gripping small odd shaped items- like drivers.
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Having one like that could be very handy, as well.
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Life would just be so much easier if I had a prehensile tail…
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Until you shut it in a door.
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Naw. Just look at our ancestor, The Mighty Monkey.
He doesn’t have that problem. He knows where his tail is at all times, and is ever aware of any door-related situations coming up.
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I had to google this 
I agree. But might make finding pants that fit a hassle.
Gotta have these. I use em for swapping hot iron tips.
The MHP30 is great, it seems just perfectly made for reflowing MCPCBs and the like… USB C means it runs off my laptop charger!
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Micro shears , dental pick , nut pick . Flux .
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A nut pick? Interesting. I just use tweezers and toothpicks or dental style picks. I bought a set at harbor freight for like 5 bucks I think.
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That reminds me, I need to buy more wooden toothpicks. I like them for applying rosin and solder paste. I often break off the pointy tip and use them to hold driver wires in place on mcpcbs with one hand while I solder with the other. I’ve damaged wire insulation too many times with metal tools.
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I like bamboo skewers for this task as they are more rigid and durable.
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Great idea! The particular toothpicks I use are on the thicker side, but a skewer would be even better.
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