Homebrew SMT rework tool (hot air pencil)

[Michael Grigoni]

Greetings:

There are a number of examples of homemade SMT rework tools
on the Web but I didn't find one that met our cost and
performance requirements so I cooked up this one and hope
that its design can be useful to hobbyists and cost-
sensitive shops:

http://www.cybertheque.org/homebrew/smt-rework-tool

Regards,

Michael Grigoni
Cybertheque Museum

 

[larwe]

There are a number of examples of homemade SMT rework tools
on the Web but I didn't find one that met our cost and
performance requirements so I cooked up this one and hope

I'm surprised nobody else replied to this. Very detailed description,
nice work!

 

[Reflow Guy]

Or you could just buy a hot air pencil....

I'm amazed at those that try to do electronics rework with home made tools and expect good results.