Best father's day present ever! (First father's day w/present pix) - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / beginners

author: sparkyresistor
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 16, 2014, 05:37:06 am
content: So I didn't want to post this anywhere where the relevance was not just, even though it doesn't exactly fit here, but because of the actual present I thought it might fit.I'm not an actual beginner at this, but not quite a novice so.. Here goes!Today marks my first father's day! And I dunno about you aussies or other nations, but today was it in the states. Side note: I was bitching to my wife about two weeks ago how I am over using an old shitty soldering iron that would burn boards anytime I tried to use it and couldn't solder for shit with that I got for Christmas four years ago ($10 job). She asked me what is a good soldering iron, and I simply said 'Hakko'.So here's what I woke up to:Oh nice! A father's day card and.. A present!How thoughtful.. I wonder what it is!Damn! Didn't see that one coming..Nicely enough the seller included the tip matrix print out in a handy ringed binder holder!I'll probably hand it down to him someday.Until then, here is it's humble home doing my biddingIf anyone is wondering, on the right is a Yamaha PSR6 that someone gave me because 'it didn't come on anymore'. haha. Realized it was the power connector quickly after wiggling the connector a little. Unfortunately it turned out NOT to be a bad solder joint, but something funky going on in the connector itself... Meh. I'm gonna swap it out with something close enough.Cheers!

author: miguelvp
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 16, 2014, 05:49:04 am
content: I got a nice pile of dishes because my wife works on Sundays and it's my turn.At least the kids called me to wished me a good father's day. Both of them out the the house already, so I got a good relaxing day at home alone (well with my two dogs and the sink).I don't mind it. Sundays are when I can do the most tinkering un-bothered. That's the best present ever.

author: sparkyresistor
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 16, 2014, 05:55:13 am
content: Quote from: miguelvp on June 16, 2014, 05:49:04 amWell.. I still have dishes I have to doAnd we don't take turns.. But hey, she works longer days than I so no big. I used to have a schedule that would allow me one day a week to my own devices and then alternating two days off like that. I quite enjoyed it, but that was before my son came along. Now I basically have however much time it takes between me getting my son and wife to bed and how long I want to gamble staying up for fear I'll feel like crap the next day, which.. Is usually everyday, but I guess I have to come to realize as I am getting older, 5 1/2 to 6 hrs of sleep just doesn't cut it for this body anymore.

author: mtdoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 16, 2014, 05:59:52 am
content: Nice present! Congrats.Well today, my boys and i got to watch their mom compete in a triathalon. I got to repeatedly answer the question: "Dad, how much longer until she's done?". I did get a nice trip to Victoria B.C. out of it

author: ronniegogs
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 16, 2014, 06:02:12 am
content: Congrats its a great gift. I bought myself the same unit a week ago. Hopefully it will last me very long. Big difference compared to my $15 iron before. Makes me wanna solder a lot more.

author: babysitter
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 16, 2014, 06:23:11 am
content: As the babysitter of the forum, I endorse this present :-)

author: dfmischler
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 16, 2014, 11:51:27 am
content: The best Mother's Day/Father's Day present story I know:When I was a kid, my Mom mentioned to my Dad that she needed a screwdriver, and maybe a pair of pliers, around the house so she didn't have to wait for him to get home when something needed a little tweak. It was close to Mother's Day when she said this. My Dad decided to get her a nice home toolkit for Mother's Day. He needed to make a better choice. You should have seen the nice set of china he got for Father's Day

author: GreyWoolfe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 16, 2014, 12:14:11 pm
content: Sparky. I got to help my wife rearrange the dining room and living room. That included a trip to Home Depot for some white RG6 because the TV had to be moved and the black RG6 would not work against the white baseboards.At least my son called to wish me Happy Father's Day.

author: M0BSW
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 16, 2014, 04:18:59 pm
content: My Daughters , the youngest bought me chocolate, and the oldest bought me shower gel,I was just pleased they remembered with out been prompted by mum. then I took all 3 out for dinner, it was a good day.I hope you really enjoy you New soldering station, if you feel humble this is what our children do to us and it's OK