Back to School: Tools and Accessories

"BACK TO SCHOOL TOOLS & GEAR" With Vintage AdaBot towering over city bridge

It's #BacktoSchool month! Having the right tools will set you up for an A+ year. This guide has a selection of hand-picked hand-tools for anything a student may need to get started. Try Ladyada's Electronics Toolkit [while supplies are available] for everything you need or build your own kit a la cart! We've also included some books to help introduce students to the world of electronics. Check out the Adafruit Tools section for tons more tools you didn't even know you needed!

 

Soldering Irons

Angled shot of assembled soldering station.
ATTEN 80W 110V Soldering Iron With Station
$49.00
Thin Pen type soldering iron
Adjustable 60W Pen-Style Soldering Iron - 220VAC UK Plug
$24.95
Adjustable 30W 110V soldering iron with US 3-prong power cord
Adjustable 30W 110V soldering iron
$22.00
Hand holding Pen type soldering iron with 350 on LCD
ATTEN 65-Watt Soldering Iron With Digital Adjustable Temperature
$29.95
Thin Pen type soldering iron with OLED display
USB C Powered Soldering Iron - Adjustable Temperature Pen-Style
$124.95

Solder

Solder Wire - SAC305 RoHS Lead Free - 0.5mm/.02" diameter.
Solder Wire - SAC305 RoHS Lead Free - 0.5mm/.02" diameter
$17.50
Solder Wire - 60/40 Rosin Core - 0.5mm/0.02" diameter.
Solder Wire - 60/40 Rosin Core - 0.5mm/0.02" diameter - 50 grams
$7.95
Solder Spool - 1/4 lb SAC305 RoHS lead-free / 0.031" rosin-core .
Solder Spool - 1/4 lb SAC305 RoHS lead-free / 0.031" rosin-core
$29.95
Packaging of Maker Paste
Maker Paste - Low Temperature Lead-Free Prototyping Solder Paste
$6.95
Solder Wire Holder Stand with wire feeder and solder installed
Solder Wire Holder Stand
$6.95
Mini Solder spool - 60/40 lead rosin-core solder 0.031" diameter.
Mini Solder spool - 60/40 lead rosin-core solder 0.031" diameter
$14.95
Solder Wire - RoHS Lead Free - 0.5mm/.02" diameter.
Solder Wire - RoHS Lead Free - 0.5mm/.02" diameter
$12.50

Desoldering

Fancy solder sucker with red metal plunger
Engineer Professional Silicone-Tip Solder Sucker
$17.50
Long thin solder sucker with knurled handle
Solder sucker
$5.00
Spool of solder wick with 1.5mm wide wick coming out.
Solder wick - 1.5mm wide and 1.5m / 5 feet long
$3.00
Spool of solder wick with a 0.8mm wide wick coming out.
Solder Wick - 0.8mm wide and 1.5m / 5 feet long
$2.95
Green Anti-Static ESD Rework Mat with Grounding Clip and many components on top of it
Anti-Static ESD Rework Mat with Grounding Clip - A4 Size
$7.50
Chip Quik SMD Removal Kit with solder, tube of gel, and five wipes
Chip Quik SMD Removal Kit with Lead-Free Alloy
$17.00

Work Holders

Smallish table-vise with adjustable jaws and universal joint
Panavise Jr.
$37.50
Third Hand Magnifier with two alligator grabbers and Magnifying Glass
Helping Third Hand Magnifier W/Magnifying Glass Tool
$6.95
Fully Adjustable PCB Clamp Holder
Fully Adjustable PCB Clamp Holder
$19.95
Heavy Stainless Steel Circuit Board Holder
Heavy Stainless Steel PCB Circuit Board Holder
$16.95
Angled shot of mini rework station stand with an Adafruit Metro board.
Metal Rework Station Stand with Two Clips and Four PCB Holders
$29.95

Multimeters

Angled shot of a Digital Multimeter - Model 9205B+.
Digital Multimeter - Model 9205B+
$17.50
Angled shot of a Pocket Autoranging Digital Multimeter.
Pocket Autoranging Digital Multimeter
$24.95
Angled shot of a SMD Component Testing Tweezers.
SMD Component Testing Tweezers
$31.50

Handtools

Very strong looking scissors with comfy grip
Super Scissors
$14.95
Universal Crimping Pliers - 1.6 to 2.5mm Size Contacts.
Universal Crimping Pliers - 1.6 to 2.5mm Size Contacts
$49.95
Ratcheting Crimper Pliers
Ratcheting Crimper Pliers - #18-28 AWG
$34.95
Red and black needle-nose pliers
Simple pliers
$3.00
Universal Crimping Pliers - 1.0 to 1.9mm Size Contacts.
Universal Micro Crimping Pliers - 1.0 to 1.9mm Size Contacts
$49.95
Double-sided Pocket Screwdriver with Black body, flathead tip
Adafruit Pocket Screwdriver - Black
$1.50
Fine tip curved tweezers
Fine tip curved tweezers - ESD safe
$3.95
Fine tip straight tweezers
Fine tip straight tweezers - ESD safe
$3.95
Red and black diagonal flush cutters
Flush diagonal cutters
$7.25
Micro Connector Crimping Pliers
Micro Connector Crimping Pliers
$29.95
Precision Straight Tweezers
Precision Straight Tweezers - Rhino SW-11
$9.95

Breadboards

Angled shot of Adafruit Perma-Proto Full-sized Breadboard PCB.
Adafruit Perma-Proto Full-sized Breadboard PCB - 3 Pack!
$19.95
Angled shot of half-size solderless breadboard with red and black power lines.
Half Sized Premium Breadboard - 400 Tie Points
$4.95
Top view of Adafruit Perma-Proto Half-sized Breadboard PCB.
Adafruit Perma-Proto Half-sized Breadboard PCB - Single
$4.50
Angled shot of tiny breadboard.
Tiny Premium Breadboard
$3.95
Angled shot of Large Solderless Breadboard.
Large Solderless Breadboard
$19.95
Angled shot of Adafruit Perma-Proto Mint Tin Size Breadboard PCB
Adafruit Perma-Proto Mint Tin Size Breadboard PCB
$5.95
Angled shot of Half-Size Breadboard with Mounting Holes.
Half-Size Breadboard with Mounting Holes
$5.00
Angled shot of Mini Solderless Breadboard - 2x8 Points.
Mini Solderless Breadboard - 2x8 Points
$0.95

Sets and Packs

Collection of many electronic hand tools and soldering equipment
Ladyada's Electronics Toolkit
$100.00
close up of ends of various small heat shink tubes
Heat Shrink Pack
$4.95
Top view of assorted computer repair components.
Computer Repair Screw and Standoff Kit
$9.95
Open case of Precision screwdriver set.
Precision screwdriver set (6 pieces)
$7.95
Open case of screwdriver kit with two handles and many tips and sockets
65 Piece Ratchet Screwdriver and Tool Bit Set
$29.95
Open case of Precision Torx Screwdriver Set.
Precision Torx Screwdriver Set (6 pieces)
$6.95
Opened box showing many nylon screws
Black Nylon Machine Screw and Stand-off Set – M3 Thread
$16.95
Half Size Breadboard and 78 Piece Jumper Wire in various lengths
Half Size Breadboard + 78 Piece 22AWG Jumper Wire Bundle
$9.95
Opened box full of short lengths of multi color heat shrink
Pre-Cut Multi-Colored Heat Shrink Pack Kit - 280 pcs
$9.95
Overhead shot of 9-piece hex wrench set in rainbow colors.
Rainbow Allen Wrench / Hex Key Set - Metric 9 Piece
$12.50

Books

Front cover of Make: Getting Started with Adafruit FLORA. Making wearables with an Arduino-compatible electronics platform. By Becky Stern and Tyler Cooper. Topdown shot of a round dev board wired to LED PCBs.
Getting Started with Adafruit FLORA
$16.99
Front cover of Getting Started with Adafruit Circuit Playground Express by Anne Barela. A white hand with a light blue manicure holds up a round dev board with rainbow LEDs.
Getting Started with Adafruit Circuit Playground Express
$19.45
Front cover of book Get Started with MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico.
Get Started with MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico
$13.95
Front cover of Make: Getting started with Adafruit Trinket. 15 projects with the low-cost AVR ATtiny85 board. Anne Barela. Foreward by Limor Ladyada Fried.
Getting Started with Adafruit Trinket
$19.99
Front cover of technical book titled "Electrify - An Optimist's Playbook For Our Clean Energy Future" by Saul Griffith. Cover art includes a blue lightning bolt behind the title.
Electrify - An Optimist's Playbook for Our Clean Energy Future
$19.95
Front cover of Digi-Key Innovation Handbook.
Digi-Key Innovation Handbook
$5.95

Multipurpose/Accessories

Tactical Multi-Tool Hair Clip in black metal
Tactical Multi-Tool Hairpin / Hair Clip
$5.95
Adafruit PyRuler - Engineer Reference Ruler with CircuitPython
$11.95
Dramatically lit Adafruit PCB Ruler
Adafruit PCB Ruler v2 - 6"
$4.95
Pink lanyard with Adafruit characters and metal hooks at ends
Adafruit Circuit Playground Lanyard
$1.95