Introduction: Simple Helping Hands
Helping hands are designed to hold wires and components in place while you solder them, you can buy good helping hands from the shops quite cheaply but when I made these I was in the middle of a project and didn't want to stop to go to the shops, making things yourself is fun anyway !
The basic principle is two crocodile clips held up in the air.
Steps:
1- Cut a square of wood
2- Drill two holes
3- Screw two large screws through the holes
4- Glue screws in place
5- Duc-tape underneath to stop scratching
6- Solder 2 crocodile clips to the tops of the screws
7- Put electrical tape around the sides because it looks cool :)
Thats it !
They took me about 5 minutes to make and were really useful when i was soldering.
The basic principle is two crocodile clips held up in the air.
Steps:
1- Cut a square of wood
2- Drill two holes
3- Screw two large screws through the holes
4- Glue screws in place
5- Duc-tape underneath to stop scratching
6- Solder 2 crocodile clips to the tops of the screws
7- Put electrical tape around the sides because it looks cool :)
Thats it !
They took me about 5 minutes to make and were really useful when i was soldering.