When you said "solder", though... not at all in the realm of comfort anymore. 😄

Buying cables, however, is something I can get behind 100%.

get some ZS3 if you want

an inline mic/button

and removable cable

im getting a second pair to use as a housing

since they fit so damn nice

though really you should learn to solder

is real easy

and saves a ton of money in the long run

Sure.

I've been looking into buying some kit.

its surprisingly cheap

soldering irons from china arent half bad

But whenever I do, I figure "Hey, I really should get a soldering station and [tons of other shit] instead of ChinaChun $1 electrical fire soldering iron!"

kek

Apparently the consensus is to get one of those Yihua stations as an entry level thing.

a basic iron is only about $20 dollarydoos

and lead and flux is dirt cheap

Sure. But a Yihua dealie is what... $40-50? And why wouldn't you get that?

And down that path I go. 😄

Probably not well served in that regard by watching EEVblog and other such channels shit all over the Chinese hobbyist stuff.

this is plenty enough http://www.ebay.com/itm/YIHUA-908-220V-60W-Electric-Adjustable-Soldering-Iron-Station-For-Welding-Rework-/232247846193?hash=item36130ce531:g:vy8AAOSw32lYrCND

you dont need hot air gun stuff

Need... no.

Want... yes.

eh

its pretty useless unless youre doing a lot of surface mount work

And I don't have any reason.

Yeah.

i rarely use it

though that one i linked is 220v so you want a diff one if youre in the US

Thankfully I'm not.

kek

So a chink tablet I bought for my mum

has really shitty wi-fi range

and I know why

the back cover is all made of some thick metal that totally blocks wifi connections

does anyone know what you need to cut metal?

Angle grinder

Or a Dremel with a cutting wheel