[dorkbotdc-blabber] Make: Online Toolbox

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I'm having trouble imagining your trick. can you take a photo/make a rough
sketch in paint and post it somewhere where everyone can see.
M@

On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 8:49 PM, David Brunton <dbrunton at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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