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What inconsequential or surprisingly good thing can I get from Aliexpress? (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Im curious as I usually use the site very occasionally to get certain electronic parts or order from PCBway like I just picked up some cheap but infinitely better than stock gps antennas for my LoRa T beams and im about to get a set of also still cheap but much better than stock 915mhz antennas but i kinda wanna throw some other projects or weird thing in the cart with it. It doesent have to be hobby electronics with soldering and all that but bonus points if it is.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Cheap disposable tools that you need for some project that you only need a couple times a year (if that).

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I actually have some cheap tweezers i got from there for soldering and theyve been extremely decent at what they do

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

I scored a pair of small wire cutters for a couple of bucks years back and they keep doing a solid job. I worried at the $3 price tag, but it's been a solid investment.

That said, don't buy solder on Aliexpress. It's barely made of solder. Make sure to invest in a good iron and solder it'll be a life changer for electronics work.