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.<div><br></div><div>M@<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 8:49 PM, David Brunton <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dbrunton@gmail.com">dbrunton@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">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.<br>
<br>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...<br><font color="#888888"><br>-db.</font><div>
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On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 7:59 PM, M@ <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mattbillings@gmail.com" target="_blank">mattbillings@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex">
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.<div>
<br><div><br></div><div>M@<div><div></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 9:36 AM, Jason Schlauch <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jason.schlauch@gmail.com" target="_blank">jason.schlauch@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 11:35 PM, Gareth Branwyn<br>
<<a href="mailto:garethbranwyn@comcast.net" target="_blank">garethbranwyn@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br>
> category (e.g. spring clamps, Dremel universal work holder, etc.) those will<br>
> go into this column.<br>
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</div>The "universal work holder" that I pointed out isn't actually made by<br>
Dremel -- it's made by some anonymous import company and sold through<br>
Harbor Freight (and others).<br>
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Anyway, I'd also recommend the "Panavise Jr." (Panavise Model 201) as<br>
a benchtop hands-free work-holder. The vice jaws are long and have<br>
various grooves cut in them for holding PCBs (and other objects). The<br>
jaws can swivel, rotate, and pivot about the base to allow exact<br>
positioning of the work piece. The Panavise line of vice heads and<br>
bases is extensive, but sometimes pricey, so you might want to see<br>
what's on eBay.<br>
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