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Building the mouse Logitech won't make

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450 points sammycdubs | 1 comments | 25 Aug 25 15:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.214s | source
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stn8188 ◴[25 Aug 25 16:06 UTC] No.45015355[source]▶
"Balking at the $50+ charge for turnkey assembly, I opted to take the financially responsible route and pay $200+ for a hot-air rework station to solder it myself."

Yeah, I feel this :)

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ctippett ◴[25 Aug 25 16:13 UTC] No.45015441[source]▶
That hit home for me too. My DIY cupboard is full of quality buy-it-for-life tools and accessories that I've used only a handful of times (or sometimes not at all).
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ruined ◴[25 Aug 25 16:14 UTC] No.45015457[source]▶
you might consider contributing to your local tool library or hackerspace
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thiht ◴[26 Aug 25 06:44 UTC] No.45023087[source]▶
Is a local tool library or hackerspace something common? I’ve never heard of that but that sounds cool
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1. ruined ◴[27 Aug 25 14:39 UTC] No.45040365[source]▶
tool libraries exist in most cities and a lot of rural areas. many hackerspaces also function as a tool library even if they don’t use the term.