Hi there
I made a skin to hang under the bench pin from an old leather jacket i got in a charity shop. Just cut the back off it. i think it cost me £5 as it was badly scuffed on the arms. I do drop hot things on it!
Didi
It's a good idea to have a wipe-able surface. I have seen some at a college which are so filthy you might catch something off them and no one is responsible for cleaning them. Dennis.
Yes I do solder at my bench actually, but James told me of a good idea for keeping things where they are supposed to be. If you put your soldering block in a shallowish roasting tin, it catches things and stops them rolling or dropping onto the floor. I have a biscuit tin for mine and it works a treat.
I didnt get the soldering stuff with my Benchmate, because I cant afford to drop my hot things on the floor, (very expensive carpet, covered up with a big Ikea rug, under where I work). It would be nice to have an area in the house that I could work without worrying, but short of a double garage which would be expensive to convert and heat, which I probably wouldnt use as much. So the answer is just to be a bit more careful.
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