Reddit reviews Pro'sKit 900-015 Helping Hands Soldering Aid
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I've been looking into this space (best medium-cost maker/builder/fab tools) over the past couple of months, and here are my recommendations so far...
Now go make some awesome things!
Soldering iron: Something with a fat chisel tip that can get up to 600° F (315° C), helping hands
Disassembly: Rubber strap wrenches, a heat gun, a pair of snap ring pliers
That part checker is pretty cool. Where'd you get/make that from? On the blue ones I use the helping hands to hold my cell phone and zoom in with the camera app.
Helping hands: http://www.amazon.com/ProsKit-900-015-Helping-Hands-Soldering/dp/B002PIA6Z4
If you're just dipping your toe in the water, grab that Weller I linked. It's under $40, but is a well respected budget iron. I personally own a Weller WES51. It's a fantastic iron, but if you're not convinced that soldering things is going to become a hobby, save your money.
Hakko is also a popular brand, but I'm not as familiar with their lower-end gear. If you get an adjustable temp iron from Hakko or Weller, you'll be set for a while.
Some other handy items are:
Other things to consider are goggles, a small fan to pull the fumes away from you (DON'T BLOW ON THE JOINTS), and something to solder on top of. If you don't care about your work surface, it's no big deal. But I use my desk, and sometimes the kitchen table, so I have an old 1 foot ceramic tile that I solder on top of -- the soldering iron base doesn't get hot, but you can drip/splatter solder if you're being careless, and it gives you a hard surface to use that you don't have to worry about getting hot/burned.
If you want to practice wiring, why not just throw some jacks and pots in an enclosure and practice wiring them together in different patterns? Unless you go for two pedals in one enclosure (which I wouldn't recommend until you feel more confident), pretty much any circuit I've come across has extremely similar off board wiring.
If you have trouble stripping wire, you gotta get on of these:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000IYTCG6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
If you're having trouble juggling the wire, iron, and solder with only two hands, definitely get one of these:
https://www.amazon.com/ProsKit-900-015-Helping-Hands-Soldering/dp/B002PIA6Z4/ref=sr_1_2?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1482170946&sr=1-2&keywords=solder+helper
If you just want to see a clear picture/diagram of standard off board wiring, scroll down to the bottom:
https://aionelectronics.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/aion-cerulean-bb-documentation-v2.pdf