[dorkbotdc-blabber] Make: Online Toolbox
David Brunton
dbrunton at gmail.com
Mon Mar 9 20:30:28 EDT 2009
Here's my picture, if anyone is still having a hard time visualising:
http://www.davidbrunton.com/2009/03/suggestion-for-faster-soldering.html
Incidentally, Gareth, thanks for including us in this. It's fun :)
-db.
On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 4:29 PM, Tim Slagle <tim at slagle.org> wrote:
>
> One milli-hack I did to the standard $5 "third hand" fixture with alligator
> clips and a magnifying glass was to buy two of them and put all four clip
> arms onto one of the bases - two on each side of the base support. That way
> the inside two clips can be used to hold a small circuit board while the
> others hold wires, or you can have two clips on each wire for better strain
> relief and isolation from pulling.
>
> To do this I removed the magnifying glasses from the moveable clamp that
> slides along the rod, put both clamps on the same rod, and stuck the
> alligator clamps and joint from the second unit onto the ball ends where the
> magnifying glass joints went.
>
> I can send a photo if you'd like...
> --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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