Sugru Thimbles for manipulating HOT Stuff

A friend was working in our hacklab http://quelab.net tabbing some un tabbed solar cells, when he realized what a pain it can be! (Literally, as he burned his fingers soldering them and trying to hold them in place on the paper thin solar cells).

I thought there has to be a better way,  which got me thinking about making thumb and index finger heat protection.  and from there Sugru Thimbles!

Step 1: Setup,

To do this i think you will need:

1, packet of Sugru
1, smooth non sticky surface
Some soapy water in a small cup.
A pair of scissors

And about 30 minutes

Comments

[RainCloudMachine]

This is an excellent idea- I'm always burning my fingers when soldering things trying to hold them down! I'll try it on my next project for sure.

[killbox]

Tried them out Lastnight, they are a little thick, and could stand to cup the fingers a little better, as it is mine slip off a little easy, A little ball of postertack on my fingertip fixes that.