[GregBuchholz]

>I have hand placed 01005 parts

Any more details you'd care to share? I was thinking of a project to use some 0402 LEDs in a pattern, and I've been balking at it.

[jmole]

0402s are much easier. the key is to keep your tweezers clean so that parts don't stick to them, which will happen if you have flux residue buildup. also, make sure you have a good set of tweezers.

you can use cheap reading glasses from walgreens if you need some magnification. I found that it was much easier for me pre-LASIK when my vision was -3.5.

[madengr]

00 stainless tweezers and 2x-40x stero microscope will be fine down to 0201. Eventually you’ll need a demagnetizer for the tweezers. For 01005 you’ll need ceramic tweezers.