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My purchase list for my new lab -- budget $1000+, thoughts?

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rstofer:
My general room lighting is a single 60W bulb in a ceiling fan.  There is nowhere near enough light to do anything.  So I use task lights.  Several...  Looking around, I count 5.  This is actually an acceptable way to work.  When I'm messing around on the Internet, I don't really need a lot of light.  When I am soldering SMD, I need a bunch and general lighting would have to be insanely bright to cover the room at that level.  And it isn't necessary.

Task lighting, that's the answer.

I would prefer to replace the ceiling fan with a 4 lamp fluorescent fixture but I have been feeling lazy.  Maybe one day...

AnyNameWillDo:
Should screwdrivers be ESD safe?

rdl:
That Commercial Electric fixture I linked to at Home Depot is almost the same lumens as three 100 watt equivalent Cree LED bulbs. I have three of them hanging from the ceiling in my bedroom over the area where I work. I almost need sunglasses. I don't always turn them on, particularly later at night, because I also have a standard clamp on task light with an LED spotlight bulb in it that's sometimes all I need.

Here's a (very underexposed) photo from before I added the third ceiling fixture.

nanofrog:

--- Quote from: AnyNameWillDo on August 04, 2018, 07:04:09 pm ---What are your thoughts on Wiha sets like these?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00YBYADH6

(Or is it better to go with something like you suggested that are full-on screwdrivers?)

--- End quote ---
I find bit sets to be too short or too fat (bit holding end) to get into recessed screw holes.

To do this properly IME, you need to look at the following:
* Individual drivers (dedicated lengths to reach deep screws). Such as the set I previously linked.
* Standard 4mm blade systems (you can set the depth on these, just be mindful they like to slip back into the handle). Example.
* Wiha's Drive-Loc in either System 6 or System 4. These are a variant of blade systems that have dimples in the blades that prevent them from shifting from their set positions. Allows the user to set the depth without it changing, and are suitable for reaching deep set screws. FWIW, this makes up the bulk of my Wiha collection to date.In my case, I've the Drive-Loc System 4 set linked, as well as a significant number of Drive-Loc System 6 blades (started with the Security Torx, and added every single security bit available*).

* I've used every one of them on more than one occasion.  ;)

mtdoc:
There’s lots of good options for small precision drivers. I’ve got a big Wiha set but honestly some of the cheaper brands work just fine for most hobby work.

But with the bigger drivers, it really does pay to spend the money for quality. My absolute favorite is my Wera Kompakt 60 set with the ratcheting handle..

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