Soldering Station Voyager

Well I saw a lot of fancy setups and some simple ones as well. I'm a novice, so I thought I'd share an idea of mine for those who may be pondering an interesting set up.

This is my first instructable, so it's quite a thrill to be sharing with you all.

Hope you find an easy solution to your setup.

All my parts came from around the house.

Enjoy!

Step 1: Components of the Voyager

This setup includes the following:

1-1x4 treated lumber @ 15"
1-mop sponge (home or grocery store)
6+ wood/machine screws (home)

Any large gauge wire or wire landscape staples (your choice)

Binder clips (your choice and quantity)

Metal strap to fasten down spring

Old spring cut @ 4" (or to your type of soldering gun)

Step 2: Installation Points:

I used two screws to fasten down mop sponge
I tore/separated Brillo from sponge and laid flat, parallel to mop sponge and used two screws as well.

I then bored out a slight angle hole into wood to help give me angle for spring. If you find a hefty spring, it should slant for you, due to the spiral.

I attached the spring with two wood screws and appx. 2" strapping.

I saw a lot of neat ideas for the "third arm" but I didn't have any flexible type of tubing or alligator clips, so I used three landscaping wire staples to give me a way to support the wire via binder clips.

And it works well for a butane type of solderer. So I'm sure you have to adjust yours to accommodate the weight of your solderer.

Step 3: Final Thoughts:

I used my stove for ventilation and lighting.

Of course you could find you a stove ventilation system and install in your workshop!



Thanks to all the other publishers for their posts. They helped me assess my needs to share this with you.

Enjoy!