At 01:51 PM 10/12/00 +0100, you wrote:
>>It doesn't have to have a notch cut in it of course,
>>and make it smooth but not polished (slippery). I use a piece of
>>1/2" angle about 1" over the PCB like a bridge. Really does
>>keep the tip steady and you can slide it in in a straight line at
>>a controlled speed or lower it onto the pin.
>
>This must be like watching a signwriter at work painting a sign on a wall,
using a stick to steady his wrist on.
>

Before Jinx added this, I was going to say the "key" to any
fine work is steadying the palms of the hands up close on
the same platform as the work. Learned this long ago dissecting
frogs.

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