✧✦Catherine✦✧Jul 10, 2023
does anyone know a technological solution to "hands are too shakey for SMD soldering"? I am thinking of some sort of device you can place your hand on that dampens the tremors
(please RT, would really love for my gf to be able to solder fine pitch SMD stuff)
Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧Jul 10, 2023
so far a manual pick & place machine (~hundreds) and Ustar UA90914 (https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004749678342.html; ~$25) are the top suggestions; the Ustar device looks really promising!
Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧Jul 10, 2023
microscopes/binoculars seem to work so well they even help people with Parkinsons, which I didn't expect so I'll now bump them higher in priority
Show threadGraham Sutherland / Polynomial

@whitequark I wasn't aware of the Parkinson's thing, that's really cool!

I can certainly attest to my manual dexterity under a scope being better at higher zoom levels. there's a sweet spot between zoom and working distance, too. if I don't feel constrained by the Barlow lens being close to my hand (in more of a proprioception sense than a literal one) it makes it much easier to get my hand to relax.

Jul 10, 2023 at 4:20pmWeb
Show threadKeith WansbroughJul 10, 2023
@gsuberland @whitequark random suggestion - would something like the Emma watch help? (caution - prototype only, not something you can buy apparently) https://www.emmalawton.co.uk/press
https://parkinsonsdisease.net/news/emma-watch-wearable-device-tremors