I have a pair of them, too, but they don't work very well on 0402s, which account for >90% of the passives on my boards. To be a little more clear, they work to measure the widget but aren't worth a damn placing them. Too many motions to use both. The cleaning service will get the spillage. Eventually.
Ditto that. We had one at my PPoE. I think it was used once. We have one at my CPoE, as well. I don't think it's been used in the five years I've been there, though its supply of copper clad has come in handy.
Much better than nothing at all, which seems to be the trend. 8-(
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