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Vice for soldering?
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: DrumAnBass on October 28, 2008, 01:19:59 am ---Harbor Freight has these for $3:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=319
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That thing sucks. It's way top heavy. Falls over if you breath on it. I bought one and ended up giving it to my kids to screw around with. Might be useful if you modded it by screwing it to the workbench but the teeth on those clamps need to be kept away from any traces. They are sharp.
pmc:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on October 28, 2008, 10:18:32 am ---That thing sucks. It's way top heavy. Falls over if you breath on it. I bought one and ended up giving it to my kids to screw around with. Might be useful if you modded it by screwing it to the workbench but the teeth on those clamps need to be kept away from any traces. They are sharp.
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I use mine mostly for the hands-free magnifying glass when soldering -- but you need to dork with it a bit to counterweight the glass. Sometimes I (carefully) use the aligator clamps as a third hand to hold wires in in place or something like that. But it's otherwise not really useful for what its intended for. Looks neat though (kinda anthropomorphic).
-pmc
ChadTower:
Having used both I definitely recommend a headset magnifier... much easier to use. I have that one, got it for like $13 shipped off ebay. A bit flimsy but it does the job for home use.
Neverending Project:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on October 28, 2008, 10:41:54 am ---
Having used both I definitely recommend a headset magnifier... much easier to use. I have that one, got it for like $13 shipped off ebay. A bit flimsy but it does the job for home use.
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If only it came with red laser beams instead of yellow. I find the red better at disposing of my enemies.
ChadTower:
It's okay, because with the visor on they'll have to be 6" from your head to see them clearly... and they'll be HUGE! :laugh2:
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