Comments on: How to make soldering fine pitch surface mount ridiculously easy. http://dammitcoetzee.com/2009/07/how-to-make-soldering-fine-pitch-surface-mount-rediculously-easy/ Engineering. Math. Life. Art. Sat, 17 Apr 2010 08:01:24 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: windigofer http://dammitcoetzee.com/2009/07/how-to-make-soldering-fine-pitch-surface-mount-rediculously-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-228 windigofer Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:33:27 +0000 http://dammitcoetzee.com/?p=16#comment-228 Very interesting take on an "Eleventh Finger" SMT holder (there's some ongoing discussion of these on an amateur radio mailinglist I'm on focusing on an SMT-heavy transceiver kit). Just to verify some dimensions and such: Roughly 2" diameter dowel segment for bottom, roughly 1/2 to 1" diameter dowel segment for top, 6-32 bolt and washers? (Among other things, I'd like to build this beauty myself and possibly provide a parts list to the mailinglist as a whole with pointers to your simple instructions) Very interesting take on an “Eleventh Finger” SMT holder (there’s some ongoing discussion of these on an amateur radio mailinglist I’m on focusing on an SMT-heavy transceiver kit).

Just to verify some dimensions and such:

Roughly 2″ diameter dowel segment for bottom, roughly 1/2 to 1″ diameter dowel segment for top, 6-32 bolt and washers?

(Among other things, I’d like to build this beauty myself and possibly provide a parts list to the mailinglist as a whole with pointers to your simple instructions)

]]> By: Sarah http://dammitcoetzee.com/2009/07/how-to-make-soldering-fine-pitch-surface-mount-rediculously-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Sarah Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:15:21 +0000 http://dammitcoetzee.com/?p=16#comment-133 I would definitely gonna try this out :) I would definitely gonna try this out :)

]]> By: DammitCoetzee http://dammitcoetzee.com/2009/07/how-to-make-soldering-fine-pitch-surface-mount-rediculously-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-24 DammitCoetzee Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:53:12 +0000 http://dammitcoetzee.com/?p=16#comment-24 @mikekoma haha! I really like it. That's the beauty of this project, you can make it out of anything. The one I originally saw was made of brass and angle iron. @mikekoma

haha! I really like it. That’s the beauty of this project, you can make it out of anything. The one I originally saw was made of brass and angle iron.

]]> By: Ben http://dammitcoetzee.com/2009/07/how-to-make-soldering-fine-pitch-surface-mount-rediculously-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Ben Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:56:09 +0000 http://dammitcoetzee.com/?p=16#comment-23 I just purchased from harbor freight a multi-purpose with magnetic base with fine adjustment to make a smd holding tool...but your SM helper is a good idea also. I just purchased from harbor freight a multi-purpose with magnetic base with fine adjustment to make a smd holding tool…but your SM helper is a good idea also.

]]> By: mikekoma http://dammitcoetzee.com/2009/07/how-to-make-soldering-fine-pitch-surface-mount-rediculously-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-17 mikekoma Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:52:30 +0000 http://dammitcoetzee.com/?p=16#comment-17 Nice idea!! I made this. <a href="http://www.s-m-l.org/dev/smdtool.html" rel="nofollow">SMD Tool</a> Nice idea!! I made this.
SMD Tool

]]> By: links for 2009-07-27 « Donghai Ma http://dammitcoetzee.com/2009/07/how-to-make-soldering-fine-pitch-surface-mount-rediculously-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-12 links for 2009-07-27 « Donghai Ma Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:08:34 +0000 http://dammitcoetzee.com/?p=16#comment-12 [...] How to make soldering fine pitch surface mount ridiculously easy. » Dammit Coetzee (tags: diy projects electronics) [...] [...] How to make soldering fine pitch surface mount ridiculously easy. » Dammit Coetzee (tags: diy projects electronics) [...]

]]> By: Mike O http://dammitcoetzee.com/2009/07/how-to-make-soldering-fine-pitch-surface-mount-rediculously-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Mike O Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:42:33 +0000 http://dammitcoetzee.com/?p=16#comment-11 Green engineering paper pad FTW! :D Green engineering paper pad FTW! :D

]]> By: How-To: Pointer weight for SMD soldering - machine quotidienne http://dammitcoetzee.com/2009/07/how-to-make-soldering-fine-pitch-surface-mount-rediculously-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-10 How-To: Pointer weight for SMD soldering - machine quotidienne Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:12:51 +0000 http://dammitcoetzee.com/?p=16#comment-10 [...] Very cool – perhaps teaching your family to solder surface mount parts is the logical next step? Head over to Gerrit’s blog for the basic instructions. [...] [...] Very cool – perhaps teaching your family to solder surface mount parts is the logical next step? Head over to Gerrit’s blog for the basic instructions. [...]

]]> By: Sean http://dammitcoetzee.com/2009/07/how-to-make-soldering-fine-pitch-surface-mount-rediculously-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Sean Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:09:41 +0000 http://dammitcoetzee.com/?p=16#comment-9 After mucking around with tweezers, this will be a treat! Thanks! After mucking around with tweezers, this will be a treat! Thanks!

]]> By: DammitCoetzee http://dammitcoetzee.com/2009/07/how-to-make-soldering-fine-pitch-surface-mount-rediculously-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-8 DammitCoetzee Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:18:55 +0000 http://dammitcoetzee.com/?p=16#comment-8 Zapp, you don't have to do any of that with this. I normally tap the part into position and just solder away. It actually makes it easier than through hole, if you can believe it. It works faaaantastic for multipin parts too. IC's with 20+ pins are no problem at all. Zapp, you don’t have to do any of that with this. I normally tap the part into position and just solder away. It actually makes it easier than through hole, if you can believe it. It works faaaantastic for multipin parts too. IC’s with 20+ pins are no problem at all.

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