[dorkbotdc-blabber] Make: Online Toolbox

[Gareth Branwyn]

Yeah, if anyone could find a pic of this. This was a biggie for me too  
when I first saw someone do it. A real "duh" moment. It'd be great to  
put this in the piece (goinf live at 5pm today).

-GB


On Mar 9, 2009, at 10:35 AM, Alberto Gaitán wrote:

> Matt,
>
> Picture the cliché Indian Rope Trick, with the rope being the solder  
> strand, coiled on the bench and extended up to the height needed.
>
> Correct me if I'm wrong David, but I think I've seen Tim Slagle use  
> this technique (and correct me if I'm wrong, Tim!).
>
> Alberto
>
>
> On 3/9/09 10:20 AM, M@ wrote:
>> 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 <mailto: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
>>    <mailto: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 <mailto:jason.schlauch at gmail.com>>  
>> wrote:
>>            On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 11:35 PM, Gareth Branwyn
>>            <garethbranwyn at comcast.net
>>            <mailto: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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