Printable View
I remember seeing a very simple gizmo for making sure one piece won’t move on another when soldering. It was a short bar of metal with a bent arm attached to it with a small weight towards its end. The way it helped was that the end of the arm could rest on one piece holding it onto the other. Does that make sense? Cant find one illustrated anywhere....any ideas please?
David
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
This what you are looking for https://www.lionpunchforge.com/tools...old-down-ckzzf
Borrowed from the welding industry, I made one at welding school 30 years ago, personally I would not pay the asking price very simple to make, although I have a workshop and can easily make one, I have one at my soldering station ( I am not at home so I can't post a pic) very simple version here Attachment 12844
Brilliant. That is a very de luxe version of what I remember. Yes I will certainly be making one unless there are cheaper ones available. Thanks.
Just found titanium rods on eBay for peanuts......think I am in business.
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Have you considered making titanium soldering clamps? they can be shaped into many useful shapes to make soldering easier.
Attachment 12845 Attachment 12846 Attachment 12847 Attachment 12848 Attachment 12849
James
Soldering aids can be made from old flat files, heated and the tang bent while red. Also by gripping a nail in some cheap to buy haemostats.
But ultimately you are best to buy a pack of titanium blanks, which are rectangular (Cookson have them) and making up a selection of James' soldering clamps. Dennis.
Thanks....I now have a titanium rod arriving plus some titanium blanks I already have so now to get making to these illustrations.
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...397deaa460.jpg
With a bit of butchery of an old third hand and inspired by Dennis’s photos....the titanium vertical can of course be shaped as one wants.
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
That's a step in the right direction.
Necessity is the mother of invention!
Waste not want not, nothing ventured nothing gained.......!
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
The reason I wanted the point of stabilisation was that I wanted to solder a hollow silver dome of 10mm diameter onto a circle of 16mm diameter with a 3mm border. I found that when the solder flowed...the dome moved. Now with this stabiliser I have managed it! Thank you all for your help, photos, diagrams etc.
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk