The Prism: A Laser Synth-Guitar

Step 5 Tools

Oh yeah, you also need quite a few tools.

For the Electronics:

- A soldering iron with a fine tip
- wire strippers
- wire cutters
- tweezers
- needle-nose pliers
- a drill press
- a heat gun (for heat shrink tubing)
- solder

For Guitar modification:

- A drill press
- A hand drill
- assorted drill bits, including Forstner bits and countersink bit
- A router with a 1/2" flat-bottom bit
- a scroll saw, table saw or band saw
- a screwdriver
- tools for refinishing a guitar (scrapers, sandpaper, palm sander, respirator)

For Testing and Calibration:

- A multimeter
- an oscilloscope (not absolutely necessary, but very, very, very helpful)
- headphones or a guitar amp
- mono patch cable (if using a guitar amp)