[dorkbotdc-blabber] Make: Online Toolbox
McCord, Paul
Paul.McCord at USPTO.GOV
Mon Mar 9 15:39:28 EDT 2009
I used to have a butane iron that I'd crawl under consoles with. That way I could keep the iron instead of the solder in the mouth. I learned a breathing-out while soldering trick that helped me keep to my recommended daily allowance of lead. These days I'd need a headlamp too, my eyes ain't what they used to be.
Paul
-----Original Message-----
From: dorkbotdc-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org [mailto:dorkbotdc-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org] On Behalf Of Tim Slagle
Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 3:00 PM
To: dorkbotdc-blabber at dorkbot.org
Subject: Re: [dorkbotdc-blabber] Make: Online Toolbox
I don't think I was the source for that trick, but I have been known to put the roll of solder in my mouth with the end sticking out to gain additional degrees of freedom. With everyone's increased awareness of the dangers of lead I wouldn't do that any more. It also puts your face right in the flux fumes...
--Tim
--- On Mon, 3/9/09, Gareth Branwyn <garethbranwyn at comcast.net> wrote:
> From: Gareth Branwyn <garethbranwyn at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [dorkbotdc-blabber] Make: Online Toolbox
> To: dorkbotdc-blabber at dorkbot.org
> Date: Monday, March 9, 2009, 1:57 PM
> 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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