My excitement is slowly growing. As I get ready to build out a few new things for my #mega65 and #c64u (namely, Idun and TeensyROM carts) I am getting my repair station built.

Today I have a successful upgrade and integration test with my #Pinecil

I really don't know how I lived before I got my #Pinepower either. These things are so amazing!

Pro tip: I use the alt text to describe things for those who want to deep dive.

@concretedog can users use regular soldering tips with the #pinecil?
Despite being in the #doghouse workspace for over a month this morning is the first #soldering! Not much just some test leads on an N20 motor. Still LOVE my #pinecil ... ace tool!
Restock❗
The #PineNote CE is back, along with the #Pinecil, PineTime, #PinePower desktop and GaN, as well as accessories and bundles
- Devices: https://pine64eu.com/product-category/devices/
- Accessories: https://pine64eu.com/product-category/device-accessories/
- Bundles: https://pine64eu.com/product-category/bundles/

Nachdem ihr uns völlig leer gekauft habt, haben wir jetzt wieder #Pinecil Nachschub \o/. Danke für die Geduld der Vorbesteller. Die Bestellflut wird jetzt abgearbeitet! 🥳 #MehrLötzinnFürBlötzinn #lötenVerbindet

(Im Bild auch mein schöner neuer #FahrradAnhänger 😍 )

What's your nerdiest device integrated into #homeassistant ?
Mine would be my #pinecil soldering iron 🤓

Thought I'd give a quick glance of the #Pine64 blog to see what's been going on. Pleasantly surprised to read this:
https://pine64.org/2025/08/16/august_2025/
"We admit that both PineStore and Pine64 have dropped the ball and it has been very difficult to restart and recover after everything that has happened in the past."

Okay, so I guess I still have some hope for them.   
I actually welcome the discontinuation of #PinePhonePro, it's better if devs just focus on one affordable platform. And yeah, maybe not launching a bunch of new products when the existing ones still need more testing and/or have known defects would have helped. But I'm not buying anything new from them until I can be sure that their priorities are right. Right now I'm happier just not having any smartphone at all and will probably buy a cheap dumb soldering iron to replace/repair my #Pinecil that no longer works with USB-C.

August Update: Note-able Tablet Updates

Hello RSS users! In this update we announce a new community manager, updates to the PineTab2 and PineNote, FreeBSD on the PinePhone Pro, a guide on upstreaming PinePhone Pro patches and a small bit for you Pinecil users.

PINE64

Wir werden langsam professioneller (ist das gut? /o\): Wir haben jetzt auch Profi-Maschinen von Hakko im Sortiment: https://shop.blinkyparts.com/de/Loetkolben/?manufacturer=019a738ed2127ebfad57abe35f9b6778&order=topseller&p=1

Das Schöne: Die Hakko-Spitzen passen mit einer kleinen Modifikation auch beim #Pinecil! (Und Hakko spitzen sind schon echt ziemlich geil)

This thread is one of the most interesting I have read in a long while: Rigging a pinecil soldering iron for parallel insertion of heat-fitted thread inserts.

https://digipres.club/@timixretroplays/115280223276358612

#diy #3dprinting #pinecil

Tim 🎮 (@[email protected])

Attached: 2 images Trying out some more heat-set insert timfoolery. This is the first time I've tried it with the lightweight Pinecil soldering iron - doing it by hand, I can get way better results with that than with my old, big, heavy iron, and these should be good enough for small project mounts. Still think it'll be worth building a parallelogram jig for doing lots of them accurately at once, but with okay results by hand I can push on with the retro PC case this week. #3DPrinting

digipres.club
#pinecil users, what is your soldering station setup? I should upgrade from using The Nearest Surface.