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Step 6Time to get a handle on his...
OK.. for the handle I chose an old Craftsman soldering iron I had laying around. I have around 5-7 irons, so I had no problem sacrificing this one. The design was also ideal, as the tip and socket is removable. I removed the old socket at the top. Luckily, it had a set screw I could reuse to hold the new tip.
Once I was done taking the old iron apart, I was left with a plastic handle with a metal tube. You can use anything to hold the tip as long as it keeps your hands away from any electrical connection and won't cause any shorting problems. A nice stick and a ton of tape would work as well.
Take your assembled tip (Its OK to look now) and slide it into the handle so the tip is out about a half inch. You should be able to see some tape outside the barrel. I used a much larger set screw so I could tighten it with my fingers. The screw is holding it in such a way that it helps hold the "sandwich" together as well. The screw is sitting on the tape. It should be tightened so as to hold the tip firmly, but not actually work it's way through to the metal of the tip. You don't want it shorting on the barrel of the iron. I would consider putting a small plastic spacer in there for the screw to seat on, if you have the time.
Once I was done taking the old iron apart, I was left with a plastic handle with a metal tube. You can use anything to hold the tip as long as it keeps your hands away from any electrical connection and won't cause any shorting problems. A nice stick and a ton of tape would work as well.
Take your assembled tip (Its OK to look now) and slide it into the handle so the tip is out about a half inch. You should be able to see some tape outside the barrel. I used a much larger set screw so I could tighten it with my fingers. The screw is holding it in such a way that it helps hold the "sandwich" together as well. The screw is sitting on the tape. It should be tightened so as to hold the tip firmly, but not actually work it's way through to the metal of the tip. You don't want it shorting on the barrel of the iron. I would consider putting a small plastic spacer in there for the screw to seat on, if you have the time.
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Oct 6, 2010. 7:34 AMSzajba
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monsta!!! :P where is my torch
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