Useful tools from iFixit for organizing repairs

For my Canon T90 project yesterday, I used useful tools from iFixit that I had recently acquired,




The Anti-Static Project Tray helps with storing parts.

Previously, I placed everything on a cloth, which often resulted in parts getting mixed up if I wasn't careful. Everything is safe here.





The Magnetic Project Map is of high quality and holds metal parts on a magnetic base.

Here I've placed the top cover and battery compartment screws as well as parts from a connector in the order they'll be reinserted. The mat holds perfectly.




You can write on the map with a correctable Staedtler pen, which also erases the data.

Here are a few notes for my post on PHOTRIO and my repair log.



I am a huge fan of ifixit's smart tools

The iFixIt magnet project boards are great.

But beware the quality on other items - I bought a vise from them that literally snapped in two at the neck as I assembled it. What should have been a solid steel 3cm wide neck bar was in fact a congealed iron oxide slurry. Not sure how that was even possible. They told me to throw it out and refunded the purchase price. I've seen quality issues with other items too, to the point where I don't bother any more. MicroTools is my goto now. YMMV.

OrientPoint said:

The iFixIt magnet project boards are great.

But beware the quality on other items - I bought a vise from them that literally snapped in two at the neck as I assembled it. What should have been a solid steel 3cm wide steel neck bar was in fact a congealed iron oxide slurry. Not sure how that was even possible. They told me to throw it out and refunded the purchase price. I've seen quality issues with other items too, to the point where I don't bother any more. MicroTools is my goto now. YMMV.

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That's interesting.

I use these products, among others, and haven't found any quality issues. Of course, the load limit must be observed, as with any tool.

Well the prying tools are pretty bulletproof. I don't think anyone could screw those up. The bit sets aren't bad for the price and include all of the odd ones used in electronics. I had one for a while, but eventually gifted it to my son and got a nice set of Wiha drivers as a luxury upgrade (surely I deserve it). The iFixIt antistatic mat is a good value. But there is better value to be had elsewhere with soldering tools, tweezers, etc.

Andreas Thaler said:

The Magnetic Project Map is of high quality and holds metal parts on a magnetic base.

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Shutter blades: DON'T

bernard_L said:

Shutter blades: DON'T

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I have taken precautions