Reddit reviews PanaVise 324 Electronic Work Center
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Includes a 315 Circuit Board Holder, a 300 Standard Base, a 312 Parts Tray Base Mount, and a 371 Solder StationCircuit Board Holder Tilts 90 degrees, Turns 360 & Rotates 360Single control knob and exclusive split-ball locks the Circuit Board Holder firmly into placeHeight: 13.5-Inch (342.9mm) Weight: 4.5 lbs. (2kg)Limited Lifetime Warranty!
If you can build a Synthrotek Atari Punk Console, you can build a Shruthi-1.
The Shruthi-1 isn't hard, but you solder on both sides of both PCBs and there are a lot of parts. If you are a patient and methodical person, you shouldn't have any trouble. If you get frustrated easily, start with something simpler.
The right tools are key. Make sure you've got a PCB holder big enough to hold the Shruthi-1 boards. The Panavise 324 is a great investment if you plan on doing more DIY and repair work. A good soldering iron is key too. I started with an Aoyue 937+, but have since upgraded to a Hakko 888. Tweezers make picking individual components out of a pile much easier, and are cheap. Get a good set of small needle-nose pliers for bending resistors. Get a good set of diagonal cutters for clipping wires after soldering.
Update: The x0xb0x is a lot more work to put together, but about the same difficulty as the Shruthi.
I have something very similar to one of these The only thing I could reccomend adding would be a Panvise for holding PCB's.
I've seen that lots of recent grads have little or no experience with soldering. Even the really easy through-hole or 1206 sized SMD stuff - they somehow make a mess out of it. Some professors I had years ago shunned learning this "trade", they said things like "that's blue collar" or "you will have technicians working for you who can do that" blah blah blah. Bullshit. It's a significant resume one-liner which gives you an edge. You're on the right track wanting to learn how to do something that many engineers need to have done at least occasionally.
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Example of such a clamp in use