You can do some small jobs with the tools below, but you’ll definitely need to be creative. You can probably get through a lot of things with just the hot air rework station, but it’s going to be very challenging trying to get into the tight spaces. I don’t see why you couldn’t do a touch IC job with these tools. For the absolute beginner on a budget though.
Don’t forget the essentials too!
AmScope B120 Siedentopf Binocular Compound Microscope, 40X-1000X Magnification, Brightfield, LED Illumination, Abbe Condenser, Double-Layer Mechanical Stage
Compound microscope provides high magnification for biological use and educational applications Siedentopf binocular head with pair of 10x widefield eyepieces with 53 to 77mm inter-pupillary adjustment, fixed 30-degree vertical inclination to reduce ... read more
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