You’ll need a good pair of tweezers when soldering delicate surface-mount (SMD/SMT) components. These are a great pair of everyday tweezers. They’re anti-static and anti-magnetic, with a sturdy stainless steel body and ESD plastic tips. The tips are fine and pointy to pick up components without risk of scratching, but because they are plastic, they’re not good for holding parts during hot air rework, or if you’re going to get close with your soldering iron
This particular model is ~13cm long. With the tips open, it has a 10mm / 0.4″ gap, allowing you to pick fairly large TQFPs and SSOPs for steady placement while soldering.
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