Make an Altoids Tin Portable Helping Hands (with Fume Extractor)

Hi there this is my first Instructable so i hope you will like it.

Few days ago i've decided to create this cool Altoid Tin Portable Helping Hands. I'm soldering a lot so i need helping hands but most of the time i'm doing just small stuff like soldering an LED or something like that and i don't like original helping hands that much. So i've decided to create something small, portable and useful.

                     

Step 1: Gather your parts and tools

Main Parts :
1 - Altoids tin can
1 - 12V Fan,best would be 4cm because we need to put him inside the Altoids tin
carbon filter [you need to fit him on the Fan]
4 - Aligator clips
1 - SMD White LED

Side Parts:
1 - 560 Ohm rezistor
Wires [i've used wires from FTP cable because they're good for bending]
1 - Switch
1 - Micro 2 position Switch
1 - Connector to 12V [i've used 3,5mm mono jack connector]
Insulating tube

Tools:
Soldering Iron
Solder
Plate shears
Wire cutter
Desoldering pump


 

Comments

[kevrack1999]

Hey i was just wondering where you get the alligator clips and the price. Please reply when you can or anyone else with helpful info. Thanks! ( By the way this is a very nice and detailed insructable!)

[legwinskij]

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[legwinskij]

Hi I bought alligator clips here
http://www.soselectronic.com/?searchstring=alligator&str=12
you should be able to see prices and various versions and thanks :)

[tqwerty]

Does everything fit in the box after its all attached?