Revolving stand recommendations

[Susie]

I would really like a revolving stand for soldering and I bought the black budget version from Cookson's, which I had to return. It didn't spin smoothly and kept flicking back to the starting position if I let go, so does anyone have one that they can recommend? I don't want to have to return another one.
Thanks so much

[misspond]

I'm the queen of cheap so feel free to not take my advice, but I bought a Lazy Susan bearing, the part that does the turning, for around £3 on ebay. I put a round tin lid from a charity shop on top - it has a diameter of 7" - and once there's a spare bench block inside and then a soldering block on top of that I find it's heavy enough to be stable and I can spin it with no fear of causing myself any harm. It could equally be filled with pumice or I can use whatever block suits the job in hand. Before I was given the spare bench block I used to use a soldering block alone and that in itself was heavy enough to sufficiently weight it down but I do try and be a bit safely conscious ;)

[Susie]

Ooh, that sounds interesting. I'm going to go on Ebay now and take a look. Thanks. That's a great idea!

[misspond]

I do think there's a lot of marketing around what's necessary, once you add the word jewellery to a search the price goes up hugely.

[china]

Yep that's the way to go, I have made several over the years

[Susie]

I’ve ordered one on eBay so thank you.


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[misspond]

I’ve ordered one on eBay so thank you.


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You're welcome!

[NickD]

I'm the queen of cheap so feel free to not take my advice, but I bought a Lazy Susan bearing, the part that does the turning, for around £3 on ebay. I put a round tin lid from a charity shop on top - it has a diameter of 7" - and once there's a spare bench block inside and then a soldering block on top of that I find it's heavy enough to be stable and I can spin it with no fear of causing myself any harm. It could equally be filled with pumice or I can use whatever block suits the job in hand. Before I was given the spare bench block I used to use a soldering block alone and that in itself was heavy enough to sufficiently weight it down but I do try and be a bit safely conscious ;)

Sorry to be so dim MissP but what is a bench block?
Nick

[Dennis]

Ah well, as I'm here I might as well jump in. A bench block is a heavy steel plate, normally used for hammering on.

https://www.cooksongold.com/Jewellery-Tools/Steel-Bench-Block-8cm-X-8cm-prcode-999-791&query=bench%20blocks&channel=uk.

For its more common use it is put on a sand bag, thick folded cloth, or blanket to dampen the noise. Dennis.

[Dennis]

I would really like a revolving stand for soldering and I bought the black budget version from Cookson's, which I had to return. It didn't spin smoothly and kept flicking back to the starting position if I let go, so does anyone have one that they can recommend? I don't want to have to return another one.
Thanks so much

Susie, If you don't feel like improvising, you could go for an inexpensive version from Walsh: https://www.hswalsh.com/categories/revolving-soldering-stands-hearths Dennis.

[NickD]

Ah well, as I'm here I might as well jump in. A bench block is a heavy steel plate, normally used for hammering on.

https://www.cooksongold.com/Jewellery-Tools/Steel-Bench-Block-8cm-X-8cm-prcode-999-791&query=bench%20blocks&channel=uk.

For its more common use it is put on a sand bag, thick folded cloth, or blanket to dampen the noise. Dennis.

Ah yes. Thanks Dennis. I've got one but still can't think how i(used to) refer to it .
:O)

[art925]

I'm the queen of cheap so feel free to not take my advice, but I bought a Lazy Susan bearing, the part that does the turning, for around £3 on ebay. I put a round tin lid from a charity shop on top - it has a diameter of 7" - and once there's a spare bench block inside and then a soldering block on top of that I find it's heavy enough to be stable and I can spin it with no fear of causing myself any harm. It could equally be filled with pumice or I can use whatever block suits the job in hand. Before I was given the spare bench block I used to use a soldering block alone and that in itself was heavy enough to sufficiently weight it down but I do try and be a bit safely conscious ;)

Brilliant Hack...

[Susie]

Susie, If you don't feel like improvising, you could go for an inexpensive version from Walsh: https://www.hswalsh.com/categories/revolving-soldering-stands-hearths Dennis.

Thanks Dennis


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[Susie]

Just a quick update - I bought a revolving base stand from Ebay for £4 and nabbed a bit of discarded wood and it works perfectly. Such a result! When I need a new bit of kit, I'll post on here first to see if there's a way to improvise in the future.

Thank you all

Sue

[misspond]

Pleased to read that it works :)