[dorkbotdc-blabber] Make: Online Toolbox

[David Brunton]

This is only sort of a jig/clamp.  I learned a soldering trick about a year
ago from another DC Dorkbot, of coiling up the solder on the table and
extending a solder wire up into a little shepherd's crook.  It's the single
best soldering trick I know... coupled with Helping Hands (duh) and an
occasional home-made jig, it covers just about everything.

I'll eventually get to writing a glowing blog post about this technique, but
in the meantime, hopefully it makes it into yours, to free up a hand for
other solder-ers...

-db.

On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 7:59 PM, M@ <mattbillings at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm a fan of the panavise as well.  I picked up a larger  than I needed at
> the time model, but it was super cheap on ebay. I've grown into it and it's
> super handy. The base is quite heavily so it doesn't move around when
> flipping and turning.
>
> M@
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 9:36 AM, Jason Schlauch <jason.schlauch at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 11:35 PM, Gareth Branwyn
>> <garethbranwyn at comcast.net> wrote:
>> > category (e.g. spring clamps, Dremel universal work holder, etc.) those
>> will
>> > go into this column.
>>
>> The "universal work holder" that I pointed out isn't actually made by
>> Dremel -- it's made by some anonymous import company and sold through
>> Harbor Freight (and others).
>>
>> Anyway, I'd also recommend the "Panavise Jr." (Panavise Model 201) as
>> a benchtop hands-free work-holder.  The vice jaws are long and have
>> various grooves cut in them for holding PCBs (and other objects).  The
>> jaws can swivel, rotate, and pivot about the base to allow exact
>> positioning of the work piece.  The Panavise line of vice heads and
>> bases is extensive, but sometimes pricey, so you might want to see
>> what's on eBay.
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