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Step 9The nozzle
The nozzle is actually what used to sit inside the iron. The heating element for the 240v AC supply was wrapped around this and the copper heating rod used to solder stuff sat inside the hollow tube.
OVERVIEW: I marked on the handle of the plastic cover where there would be a hollow space for me to drill a hole and insert some tubing once the unit was together. Air would later be pumped through this tubing. This was important to get right, so I used calipers and a few marks to get the right length. The next problem I encountered was to get a nozzle for the tip. I reversed the inside shaft previously used to hold the heating element and dremelled the flange and it fit perfectly. I now have a nozzle!! Next step was to use a nozzle from my aquarium that would fit into the handle and fit also the plastic tube that will have air flowing through it. I drilled a hole where "X" marked the spot, being careful I didn't have too much pressure on the drill. I would have done this with the gutz removed but felt I could get away with not perforating the innards if I was careful. This arrangement worked, but is only temporary as I want to see if the concept worked. I will later add some mechanical retention here by using a screw nipple or something. With the solder iron nearly fully together, I needed to tackle the issue of getting air into the thing. I had no air pump used for an aquarium. I have an aquarium, but don't use them, they are so inefficient. What I do have is the bad ass air blowers from the hot air guns I got from the dump. These babies are huge compared to the small tube I have to run into the solder iron.
OVERVIEW: I marked on the handle of the plastic cover where there would be a hollow space for me to drill a hole and insert some tubing once the unit was together. Air would later be pumped through this tubing. This was important to get right, so I used calipers and a few marks to get the right length. The next problem I encountered was to get a nozzle for the tip. I reversed the inside shaft previously used to hold the heating element and dremelled the flange and it fit perfectly. I now have a nozzle!! Next step was to use a nozzle from my aquarium that would fit into the handle and fit also the plastic tube that will have air flowing through it. I drilled a hole where "X" marked the spot, being careful I didn't have too much pressure on the drill. I would have done this with the gutz removed but felt I could get away with not perforating the innards if I was careful. This arrangement worked, but is only temporary as I want to see if the concept worked. I will later add some mechanical retention here by using a screw nipple or something. With the solder iron nearly fully together, I needed to tackle the issue of getting air into the thing. I had no air pump used for an aquarium. I have an aquarium, but don't use them, they are so inefficient. What I do have is the bad ass air blowers from the hot air guns I got from the dump. These babies are huge compared to the small tube I have to run into the solder iron.
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