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Pocket Third Hand with Magnifying Lens (For Pocket Size Contest)

Pocket Third Hand with Magnifying Lens (For Pocket Size Contest)
This is a pocket sized third hand soldering station built out of an altoids tin and some other things (alligator clips, copper wire)
 
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Step 1Materials

Materials
These are the materials you will need to complete this:

1: two pieces of thick copper wire cut to 5 1/4 inches.

2: another piece of same thickness copper wire cut to a slightly shorter or longer length

3:an altoids tin.

4. Magnifying glass (optional)

5. good strong wire cutters and flat nose pliers.

6. solder

7. soldering flux

8. and all necessary soldering accessories (soldering gun, desoldering tool in case of screw ups).

If this is your first time soldering or if you have difficulty soldering, get some help as the wires get very hot and I burned myself a little even with some assistance.
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Nov 1, 2009. 4:51 PMgeoslim13 says:
I would make the parts detatchable to store it

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