<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Tools on Selective Appeal Blog</title><link>https://selectiveappeal.org/tags/tools/</link><description>Recent content in Tools on Selective Appeal Blog</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-US</language><copyright>Copyright © 2026 Chris Lee.</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 15:41:26 -0400</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://selectiveappeal.org/tags/tools/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Faster SMD Pick-and-Place: Tape Dispensers and Vacuum Tools</title><link>https://selectiveappeal.org/posts/smd-pick-and-place/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 04:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>https://selectiveappeal.org/posts/smd-pick-and-place/</guid><description>Accelerating manual SMD PCB assembly using tape-based component dispensers and an electric vacuum suction pen for passives, transistors, and LEDs.</description></item></channel></rss>