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170166 No.170166 [Reply] [Original]

Evening /diy/, I wanted to share with you something I just made, I'm quite proud of it, although I'm sure it's utter crapola compared to what most of you can crank out.

It's actually my first /diy/ project. I'm a soldering virgin and after I got frustrated trying to fix my headphones I realized I didn't have a proper place to hold the iron, so I made this.

Let me hear your thoughts, maybe show me your first /diy/ if you were vain and took pictures like I did?

>> No.170172
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170172

Looks good.

I think I'll take this moment to share my own soldering stand. I replaced the shitty little piece of base metal with a big aluminum doughnut I found in the garbage. Someday I'll get around to acid etching Ouroboros onto it.

>> No.170171

>>170166
Damn fine effort OP. Apart from the excusable build quality, it ticks all boxes.

Whats the small round cup for?

>> No.170175

>>170172
Well done. My first thought, when I saw the OP's, was "that base is going to be way too light." You should consider adding some weight to that base. Sometimes I even tape down my store bought one.

>> No.170178

>>170175
rubber feet would likely help as well. I glued a square of rubber from an inner tube to the bottom of my stand, thing is rock solid, even without the weight.

>> No.170180

>>170171
Thank you!

I thought I might use the little cup to hold tip cleaning stuffs. It came in triplicate, without lids, with the gladware container I cut up for the sponge tray. It probably wont work very well but It felt like a shame not to try and use the whole "buffalo".

>> No.170183

>>170180
You shouldn't really need more than the sponge, and if your tip gets really gunked up, its best to clean as much solder off as you can while hot, then give the tip a very fine sand/file to restore it to bright metal.

>> No.170184

>>170178
Aye I was going to do the same once I locate some old bike tubing.

>>170172
I really like yours. I like anything that has a substantial weight to size. Plus it being all metal gives it a pleasing visual cohesion, the ouroboros idea is really neat.

>> No.170185

>>170183
I'm such a noob I can't even get my iron to tin right. so thus far it's not an issue.

>> No.170189

>>170185
if its not tinning, then yeah, you deffo need to clean it.

again, light sand till its back to shiny bright metal, re-tin, you should be good.

>> No.170190
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>>170189
Thank you for the /adv/.

>> No.170212

>>170183

Careful when sanding tips. They're copper with iron plating (except the cheapo ones). The reason is that plain copper will slowly dissolve into hot solder, and your tip will turn into a useless glob. The iron plating keeps this from happening so your tip stays good. If you sand through the plating, the tip will start turning into a mess.

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170224

>>170212
Indeed they are, which is why I said very fine.

Been sanding my tips in this method for 5+ years and only had to replace the tip of my Weller mid last year. Not because I had to, but because its a good tool, and after 4 years, it deserves a new tip just on principal god dammit. That's just how much I love my Weller ^_^

I actually use an emery board/nail file/pic related, its normally used to buff fingernails, but it has not taken the tip back past the plating. Very fine cut, should be ok

Having said that, its something I have needed to do all of about two times over the life of the old tip, I should have clarified its not something you need to do every other week I guess.

>> No.170236 [DELETED] 

The 4chan Farm Project

>> No.170242

>>170212
I'm using a bare copper one now. It was a cheap iron clad one that eventually wore and corroded until some bare copper was exposed. The tip dissolves fairly quickly - you have to refile it after every few soldering sessions, but I intend to use the thing until it is a nub.

Two things I've learned:
1) Set up everything first, then plug in your soldering iron, use it, then unplug it. The tips last waaaaay longer if it doesn't spend half of the time just sitting there on your desk at full temperature
2) A tip worn down and eroded to bare copper can be reshaped into a nice cone if you chuck it in a drill and hold a file to it. When you do this, don't hold the drill. Clamp it down and hold the file to the tip.

>> No.170248 [DELETED] 

The 4chan Farm Project

>> No.170263 [DELETED] 

The 4chan Farm Project

>> No.170275

Electronics fag by trade here.

One recommendation I'd make is to replace the plastic containers with metal ones. Plastic on your iron tip eats holes through the plating on the tip and sooner or later the tip hollows out and eventually falls off.

Fish tin perhaps or get a tin can and cut it up and make a tray by soldering the corners up.

Now I think about it I started out as a kid with a plastic tray but I learnt.

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170281

>>170166
>I'm sure it's utter crapola

It's doesn't look any worse than any other basic holder, even manufactured ones.

Well I mean it LOOKS works, but doesn't look like it functions any worse.

I'm glad I don't use a wall socket pencil iron like that anymore though.

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170286

>>170281
>works

Worse.

Goddamn it.

>> No.170287 [DELETED] 

The 4chan Farm Project

>> No.170299 [DELETED] 

The 4chan Farm Project

>> No.170305 [DELETED] 

The 4chan Farm Project

>> No.170314

>>170286
> dat filename

God damn that rustles my jimmies.. I cringe everytime I hear someone ignore the "l" in solder.

>> No.170318
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170318

>>170314

What are you talking about?

>> No.170320

OH my God. Now the idiot is resorting to hijacking totally unrelated threads.

Why can we not get this dick head perma banned?

>> No.170327

>>170318
oh nothing, forget it, i'ma just go back to admiring OP's sauntering iron hodder.

>> No.170334
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170334

Ponies.

>> No.170337

You guys all use sponges to wipe your iron?

Is this common? I've always used paper towel, folded into layers. It's all I've ever done and all I've ever seen done.

>>170318
that is my exact iron. Although the chrome on mine is quite discolored - something they used in it can't take the heat. Still works fine, though.

No stand to post, I do my soldering next to a window with no screen. When I'm soldering I open the window and set it on the sill.

>> No.170339
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170339

>>170337

I use tip cleaning wool. Works great without thermally shocking the tip like a wet sponge does.

You just jab the iron in there and pull it out with a twisting motion and it comes out clean and still lightly tinned.

>> No.170341

>>170337
>that is my exact iron

I am so sorry.

>> No.170350

ITT Sottering Iruns

>> No.170358
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170358

>>170334

Fisher Price.

>> No.170361

>>170339
> thermal shock

Never even considered that. I'ma go get me one of those bad boys tomorrow.

>> No.170374

>>170361
>http://www.dealextreme.com/p/soldering-iron-tip-cleaner-black-34154

I'll post my desk tomorrow.

I use a Weller WES51 with the included stand. Good old, classic analog station.

>> No.170379

>>170341
Don't be. I've been pleasantly surprised.

I originally bought it just as a one-use item, when I had a project but the old Skil soldering gun I usually use was at another family member's house.

It's a 40w chinese iron - not UL listed or anything. The first time I plugged it in it immediately started smoking profusely. I set it on the windowsill, left it plugged in, and watched to see if it would survive. After a minute or so the smoke began to wane, and about half of the chromed shaft had discolored, but it appeared to still be working.

The tip took a tinning easily, it's a good weight and easy to handle, and has become my go-to iron for just about every job. The plastic handle gets hot with extended use, but not dangerously so.

>> No.170401

>>170350
Suturing Ions.

>> No.170415

>>170166
That's pretty cool actually.

>> No.170511

>>170401
Stuttering Lions

>> No.170883

>>170327
>>170350
>>170401
>>170511

Dear lord what did I beget?

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>>170511

>> No.172418
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>>170166
I approve OP!

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172422

>>170511
Smouldering Li-Ions

>> No.172445

>>170358

Why is there a 5 pin MIDI cable connecting it?

>> No.172451
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>>172445
wat.

It has 6 pins, which are layed out noting like a DIN connector. Most importantly, its not connected to a musical instrument.

You make my brain hurt.

Pic related. A MIDI connector.

>> No.172493

>>170358
>>172451

You know what I noticed the FX-888 doesn't have that the 936-12 does?

A threaded retaining ring for the iron connector to ensure a solid connection and ground path.