Random builds from the interwebz that we stumble upon

[Cortexturizer]

Keep it super DIYed Adan no commercial builders please

I agree with Alan on the Svi stuff, that fuzz posted is pretty distasteful to actually. Just IMHO. Then again, I'd vote for such a build for the ideas and effort only!

[micromegas]

That looks like an Osh board. How do you solder that? Flux and oven? Tiny minions?

With swearing and desoldering braid to clean it up.

It takes a bit of practice, but that can all be done by hand.  Definitely need a bit of flux and a fine tipped iron, though.


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I agree about the flux, but not about the fine tipped iron. I do all my smt at home with solder paste, 2 JBCs, a 40s and a 20s if I recall correctly. At the lab I use even more flux, some fine solder and a beveled iron tip.

[micromegas]

Keep it super DIYed Adan no commercial builders please

I agree with Alan on the Svi stuff, that fuzz posted is pretty distasteful to actually. Just IMHO. Then again, I'd vote for such a build for the ideas and effort only!

ok, ok
I have to say in my defense that both John Lyons and Liquitone post their builds regularly in diystompboxes... and isn't SviSound a commercial builder too? 

[davent]

That looks like an Osh board. How do you solder that? Flux and oven? Tiny minions?

With swearing and desoldering braid to clean it up.

It takes a bit of practice, but that can all be done by hand.  Definitely need a bit of flux and a fine tipped iron, though.


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I agree about the flux, but not about the fine tipped iron. I do all my smt at home with solder paste, 2 JBCs, a 40s and a 20s if I recall correctly. At the lab I use even more flux, some fine solder and a beveled iron tip.

Outside the original post and the Hexe, i've seen the others presented on diystompboxes.

[pickdropper]

That looks like an Osh board. How do you solder that? Flux and oven? Tiny minions?

With swearing and desoldering braid to clean it up.

It takes a bit of practice, but that can all be done by hand.  Definitely need a bit of flux and a fine tipped iron, though.


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I agree about the flux, but not about the fine tipped iron. I do all my smt at home with solder paste, 2 JBCs, a 40s and a 20s if I recall correctly. At the lab I use even more flux, some fine solder and a beveled iron tip.

Yeah, you don't necessarily NEED a fine tipped iron, but many people find it difficult to do really fine pitch SMT work with a larger tip as it can hit multiple pins at the same time.  If you can do it, you are better than most.

For general SMT work (caps, resistors, SOIC ICs) the tip size is a bit less important.

[micromegas]

That looks like an Osh board. How do you solder that? Flux and oven? Tiny minions?

With swearing and desoldering braid to clean it up.

It takes a bit of practice, but that can all be done by hand.  Definitely need a bit of flux and a fine tipped iron, though.


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I agree about the flux, but not about the fine tipped iron. I do all my smt at home with solder paste, 2 JBCs, a 40s and a 20s if I recall correctly. At the lab I use even more flux, some fine solder and a beveled iron tip.

Yeah, you don't necessarily NEED a fine tipped iron, but many people find it difficult to do really fine pitch SMT work with a larger tip as it can hit multiple pins at the same time.  If you can do it, you are better than most.

For general SMT work (caps, resistors, SOIC ICs) the tip size is a bit less important.

you got me wrong or I expressed myself badly (probably the second). What I was trying to say is that I find it easier to do what people call "drag" soldering with that kind of ICs, it's even better for beginners as there's less chance to move the IC and bend a leg or lift a pad. Hence the bigger iron tip.

I would also add to the list a soldering braid btw, for those times when you used too much solder.

[marmora]

Fuzz Kaiser has an awesome collection of interesting builds:
http://fuzzkaizer.tumblr.com/

His Tongue Bender is a pretty neat creation as well.