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>>533 (OP) 
>Hakko
Great choice, though expensive.

Do not use nonlead solder at all, unless you have a specific reason, it's way harder to work with it.

You might want to get a hot air at some point.  

Solder paste is sometimes easier to use than ordinary solder wire, but mostly with a hot air.

Get a multimeter if you don't have one and you're definitely ready to go. Buy stuff as you need.

>>542
>You might want to get a hot air at some point. 
Sorry, a what?
Yeah, I plan on getting a multimeter soon. 
I really want to get a 7X-45X Simul-Focal Stereo Zoom Microscope but that's like $700.

I still need to get:
>lead solder. Going to get 63/37.
>Flux
>Soldering mat/fire-proof mat
>Kynar wire of all sorts of gauges. Going to start with 30 awg.
>wire cutters
>flush cutters
>helping hands
>microscope
>multimeter

Probably could just drop $1,000 and get everything just to be ready to start.

Anything else?

>>543
>hot air
Hot air station to be more precise

>Anything else?
Absolutely not. Mats, cutters, etc. are nice to have. I would reconsider a microscope. I plan on manufacturing ps2/ps1 mods in small batches and that's also when I plan on getting a microscope. And not because it's strictly necessary, it just makes the work easier. If you really can afford that then go for it, but I have found myself in need of shitload of other things before the microscope. You want to get into electronics in general or just that console mods?

>>545
>Hot air station to be more precise
Oh shit, okay. Thank you. 
>You want to get into electronics in general or just that console mods?
The main appeal was console modding but if this can develop into an actual trade, I'm totally okay with that. My main job is an IT Manager but I like to learn/pick up hobbies that interest me so it wouldn't be out of the realm of picking up/getting into electronics.

Yeah, the microscope would make everything easier for me as well. I figure having it now would save me the pains of struggling without it.

It would be nice to get into electronic repairs/manufacturing.

I'm not sure if you're the anon from earlier on a different device but do you have suggested newcomer projects to work on for soldering? I don't want the hardmod console mod to be the first time I solder, haha.

>>546
Yeah, it's still me

The first somewhat useful thing I made was a fan array to ventilate a drawer where I kept my laptop used with external monitor bc it was overheating. It involved slamming together some fans and soldering them to one connector, that's all, but I was like in a 6th grade. Is there something fairly simple to make that you actually need?

You can also get some old or broken electronics and play with that, see if you can make it work. Desolder a component and solder it back, see if it sticks.

Visit hackaday[dot]io, it's full of great ideas and fun projects

i want to replace a 3DS (2DS model) cameras with higher quality ones to take higher quality pics, will an adapter do the trick? i know software modding must be done too, where do i start?

Buy a DIY circuitboard kit, soldering tin and soldering iron.

First learn about safety and safety precautions too.

Then try soldering outside or in a shed, with the door OPEN and no flammable stuff around.

Have sufficient air circulation where you are working, so the toxic soldering tin fumes do not stay at one place.

Wear a protective filter mask so you do not breathe in said fumes.

Generally "stock" wifi is a threat because it is more often than not a way for the niggers, faggots, and niggerfaggots working for the ""national security"" state to reach Intel ME or AMD PSP of machines belonging to heterosexuals.

The risk can be mitigated with some wifi chips that have binary blobs by using the IOMMU. However Intel wifi chips should always be physically removed. Hardware skills for removing chips from a board are highly relevant.