Any experience with JMB SMT tools?

[Frank Miles]

We are contemplating getting some SMT tools, manuf. by JMB
[AM6800 or AM7000].

The videos are pretty impressive. Does anyone have any
experience with these? Are they as slick as they seem?
One concern - there's no hot plate with them. Is that
a problem?

Also - Howard Electronics sells a stereo zoom microscope
that can be bundled with the JMB tools: their HEI-MP4-FR.
Price seems reasonable - how good is it?

Thanks for any reality-based tales of woe or wonderment!

-frank
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