Here’s a list of the microsoldering equipment that I use:
- Amscope SM-TPZ Trinocular Simul-Focal Microscope ($556)
- Extreme Widefield 20x Eyepieces ($30)
- Quick 861DW Hot Air Rework Station ($235)
- Hakko FM-202 Soldering Station ($90)
- Hakko FX-951 Soldering Station ($160)
- Hakko FM-2032 Soldering Micro Pencil ($174)
- Hakko FM-2023 Mini Parallel Tweezers ($273)
- Uni-T UT60H Digital Multimeter ($65)
Total cost? $1,583. This is not including solder, solder paste, solder mask, tweezers, solder flux, soldering iron tips, smd components, and tons of other miscellaneous tools. I think after all is said and done, $2k is about right.