I think having any or all of the events centred around Rob's place would be totally grand!

Rob.. that being the case, I wonder if someone local to the area might provide a modest soldering station setup for use one morning or afternoon?

I would happily volunteer some time there performing basic mods/fixes to players that other participants might want to bring along. Things like the cs4231a fix, the temperature sensor fix, and other similar, useful yet relatively simple things like those.

We'd just need a proper solder station, solder, flux, tweezers, a magnifying lens/lamp thingie, and a small supply of thin wire.

???