3D printed SMD tool

We’ve seen pick as well as location tools in the type of tweezers, mechanical pencils adapted to aquarium pumps, however never as a 3D printed tool optimized for common blunt-nose needles in a comfortable, ergonomic shape.

[Zapta] produced this 3D printed SMD hand picker to populate a few boards. The tool is mainly 3D printed parts that come together for an airtight enclosure. The needles are the common eBay affair, with the smallest he might discover quickly lifting 0402 as well as 0603 elements from their tape reel. There’s likewise the choice to switch over to larger needles for bigger components.

There are data offered for two versions of this vacuum picker – one with a hole in the deal with for those of us who would rather link this thing directly to a customized aquarium pump, as well as one for the geniuses among us who utilize a foot pedal as well as pneumatic valve to release the small part. other than the pump, the only a few bits of tubing are needed to turn this bit of 3D printed plastic into a helpful tool.