So I am wondering if maybe I ought to get a special plug that goes into the socket at home, for providing easy access to grounding, but without risking having the other L and N connectors being exposed.
I am wondering what the name for such an item might be if there is a special technical name for it. My impression is that they don't seem to sell this type of thing over where I live.
I guess I should quickly add that I am assuming naively that the use of any grounding connection would be thought to be safe when working with hobby electronics (maybe that isn't true).
I *have* seen such a plug as a commercial product, but only as complementary item to an complete anti-static mat product. That type of plug looks like any other plug on the backside, except, the two pins for L and N seem to be made of some kind of plastic, leaving metal used for connecting to the ground pins in the wall socket.
I guess I should also stress that I am not very interested in making my own ground outlet, as I am not that familiar with electronics and I am thinking that working with mains power voltage isn't something I should even consider doing in the first place. So, it would be nice if there was a dedicated product for creating a ground connection to the wall sockets, assuming ofc that this is entirely safe to use.