Workshop & Tools
The tools behind the repairs: soldering stations, multimeters, HDMI microscopes, thermal cameras, ultrasonic cleaners, 3D printers and laser cutters, tested on real retro repair jobs, plus workshop builds and studio kit fixes.
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The garage workshop proved too costly, so I’ve set up in the dining room. A tour, plus fixing my Creality K1C after I tore its LCD ribbon cable.
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After stinking out the building with an open frame laser, I set up the enclosed Creality Falcon2 Pro 40W and use it to cut a hinged plywood box for a 48K Spectrum.
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My old microscope ran out of room for bigger boards. I build and test the Tomlov TM4K-AF Flex, a 4K HDMI autofocus microscope on a flexible arm, on real PCBs.
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A second Temu haul for the workbench: which budget tools and parts are actually useful for retro electronics repair, and which are just cheap.
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Temu asked for a right of reply, so I spent their budget on retro repair tools and parts. Here’s what was actually worth having.