Low-Cost Vacuum Pick-Up Tool for Surface-Mount PCB Assembly

This video shows my take on the common hack involving reversing an aquarium pump to make an inexpensive vacuum pick-up tool for doing surface-mount PCB assembly by hand. My design was inspired primarily by a blog post (https://www.jeffreythompson.org/blog/...) and an Instructable (https://www.instructables.com/Electri....

Chapters:
0:00 Reversing the aquarium pump
7:42 Assembling the vacuum pen
19:06 Picking up various components using the tool

Links to sources for the various parts that I used in my design are as follows:
• Tetra Whisper Easy to Use Air Pump for Aquariums (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...)
• PENN-PLAX Standard Airline Tubing for Aquariums – 8 Feet (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...)
• Cable Matters 3 Pack Grounded Outlet with ON Off Switch, Single Outlet Switch / Plug Switch (https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-...)
• Cole-Parmer AO-45505-04 Male luer with lock ring x 1/8" hose barb, Nylon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...)
• 006 Buna-N NBR O-Rings Bulk, 70 Durometer, Black, 1/8" ID, 1/4" OD, 1/16" Cross Section (https://www.amazon.com/Standard-Buna-...)
• BIC Round Stic Xtra Life Ballpoint Pen, Medium Point (1.0mm), Blue, Flexible Round Barrel For Writing Comfort (https://www.amazon.com/BIC-Round-Ball...)
• Rubber grip from e.g. Paper Mate Profile Mech Mechanical Pencil Set, 0.7mm #2 Pencil Lead (https://www.amazon.com/Paper-Mate-Pro...)
• COLIBROX Dclips Faultless Pencil Clip (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...)
• Suction cups from e.g. Mini IC Pick Up Tool Vacuum Sucking Pen + 4 Suction Headers for IC SMD SMT (https://www.amazon.com/Mini-Vacuum-Su...)
• Replacement suction cups for Chip Quick V8910 (https://www.digikey.com/en/products/d...)
• Blunt End Angled Dispensing Needle Tips 25 Gauge 45 Degrees Bent Needles (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...)
• Blunt End Angled Dispensing Needle Tips 21 Gauge 45 Degrees Bent Needles (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...)
• Blunt End Angled Dispensing Needle Tips 18 Gauge 45 Degrees Bent Needles (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...)
• Blunt End Angled Dispensing Needle Tips 14 Gauge 45 Degrees Bent Needles (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...)