Comfortable stand for a soldering iron with your own hands
Many offline and online stores sellgood and quite convenient stands for soldering irons, and inexpensive. But if you want, you can make them yourself. It will be cheaper, plus you can adapt the stand to your own needs. There are many ideas for making, so we decided not to limit ourselves to one, but to make a selection of the most interesting, in our opinion, homemade stands for soldering irons, made with our own hands.
Soldering iron stand made of wire.Let's start with the most budget-friendly, simple and common option. In it, the soldering iron mount is made of thick metal wire in the form of a conical spring and is attached to a wooden or other base. Instead of wire, you can use thin metal clothes hangers, which are found in almost every home.
Such a stand can be made more convenient by installing additional goodies on it, for example, a metal sponge for cleaning the soldering iron, a box for tin and rosin, or a soldering holder.
You can also make another homemade soldering iron stand from wire, which is a little less convenient (although this is a matter of taste) and just as easy to make.
Soldering iron stand made from fuses.Another option is a very simple stand to make and does not require any money. The base is made of a wooden block or textolite, and the jaws of the fuse of the required size are attached to it from above.
Mobile stand.A homemade mobile soldering iron stand made from sheet metal obtained from a burnt computer power supply. The stand is intended primarily for people who often solder outside the home. It is quite convenient and functional, while easily fitting into a bag or even a jacket pocket.
With this stand you won't have to carrySeparately tin, rosin and a clamp for soldering small parts. Where and what is stored is well shown in the video, we recommend watching. Well, with the instructions for making, you can read here. Complex stands for a soldering iron with your own hands. Complex multifunctional stands are a matter of taste. Some people really like them, while others prefer simple designs, which we showed above. In any case, complex stands deserve attention, as they are made cool. We will show only a few of them, the most interesting in our opinion. The first stand has everything you need for comfortable work, namely a place for tin and rosin, a clamp for soldering small parts, a sponge for cleaning the tip, a built-in regulator, and, in fact, fasteners for quick but reliable fixation of the soldering iron.
See the manufacturing process here.Well, here are two more equally interesting ideas in video format. The simplest stand. If you urgently need a stand for a soldering iron, then making something complicated is not the best idea, since haste always leads to a hack job. It is better to temporarily make a simple design, and then replace it with something more worthy. The best option, which is made in just a couple of minutes, is a wooden block with four long screws. The soldering iron fits well on it, is easily pulled out, but does not fall out itself.
