Who Makes a Soldering Station That Holds Your Items?

[crrcboatz]

Need a station that holds the items 4 you while soldering. Have been using the alligator clips thing that pivots and moves but don't like it.

Help appreciated and pics would be great

[m4a1usr]

You mean like a "Jigs up" soldering tool, or something more like a small vise? Here is a jig, http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...ad.php?t=24011

John

[HOTWATER]

I just use clothespins CA'd to a piece of wood (to hold batt/ esc/ motor leads) and drill holes in the wood to stick the bullets in for soldering them to leads....cheap and easy...has worked well for me...

[H2OCamel]

yes Steven sells them here on OSE:
http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pro...p?prod=kb-sjig
I want one.

[crrcboatz]

yes Steven sells them here on OSE:
http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pro...p?prod=kb-sjig
I want one.

Bingo


Exactly what I was looking for, tnks.

I also have seen one somewhere that was made out of a slab of teflon and had a series of screwdown clamps and several sizes of holes to hold the wire coupler plugs male and female.

[m4a1usr]

I also have seen one somewhere that was made out of a slab of teflon and had a series of screwdown clamps and several sizes of holes to hold the wire coupler plugs male and female.

I remember that one too. But its been a while since it popped up. Seems like it was on RumRunner last fall? Could be.

For my own soldering, I like to use a small machinist vise, 3" wide, it has a machined grove in the vertical and horizontal directions. Since I use a propane torch (with a 1/2" copper chisel tip) to solder my bullets I like the weight it has. Cant slide while I am applying normal pressure to heat the bullet and I like to solder my bullets in the vertical orientation so the wire end acts like a "cup" to retain all the solder I apply. Its still a "3 legged" method as its tough to hold the wire vertical, while applying heat and adding solder but it can be done when you master the basics. You just need to have enough slack in the wire and bend it to fit. Use a female connector clamped in the vise when soldering a male and just the opposite when soldering a female bullet.

John

[crrcboatz]

I remember that one too. But its been a while since it popped up. Seems like it was on RumRunner last fall? Could be.

For my own soldering, I like to use a small machinist vise, 3" wide, it has a machined grove in the vertical and horizontal directions. Since I use a propane torch (with a 1/2" copper chisel tip) to solder my bullets I like the weight it has. Cant slide while I am applying normal pressure to heat the bullet and I like to solder my bullets in the vertical orientation so the wire end acts like a "cup" to retain all the solder I apply. Its still a "3 legged" method as its tough to hold the wire vertical, while applying heat and adding solder but it can be done when you master the basics. You just need to have enough slack in the wire and bend it to fit. Use a female connector clamped in the vise when soldering a male and just the opposite when soldering a female bullet.

John

Great info. I will look at propane torch idea. I have a nice remote soldering station with a conventional solder iron on a cord and a variable heat knob. This big stuff requires more attention than soldering a speaker wire, or some other type of connection though