Adam Savage’s One Day Builds: Portable Soldering Station!
Adam adds to his shop infrastructure with a build for one of his new favorite tools: a USB-powered soldering iron. This compact mobile soldering station carries everything Adam needs for simple wire soldering work, and is designed around his own usage patterns and procedures!
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What is the tool at 28:03? Is it used to flare out the end of the pipe?
There’s something so satisfying about watching a handcrafted soldering station build. Question, is that a pneumatic stapler or nail gun that you’re using?
That’s a Forstner bit on a drill press. They are typically used to either remove a lot of material before finish routing, or for specific diameter applications like the one here.
Love the Omega Speedmaster, Adam. I think it really suits you.
One thing that I don’t think I saw there, and if you haven’t used it before, it will change your life – Soldering flux gel. You can get it in syringe applicator form and it makes soldering so much more enjoyable and can greatly improve the quality of your solder joints.
That’s a Senco 23XSP 23 gauge micro pin nailer – Jen covered it in her favourite things of 2019 a few weeks ago and linked it in the youtube description.
https://amzn.to/35PqgUC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMVwoCbu9-s
Dear Makers of America. Please go metric. It will become second nature in no time at all and then the rest of the country will be forced to follow.
Step 1: Use the battery as the weight to keep it bottom-heavy.
Step 2: Observe that you shouldn’t leave the battery plugged into the adapter.
What are those jumbo clamps on the ends of the Loc-Line? I’ve only seen the tiny alligator clips that are hard to operate with gloves on.
Digging that for smaller applications. Thanks!
I was pretty disappointed that you did not put a link to the aftermarket Dewalt Battery Adapter with the 12V Output for the soldering iron on your YouTube video. Personally, I have preferred a propane-powered iron for basic soldering, car stereo and heat-shrink purposes for the past 15+ years, but I am converting to Dewalt 20V tools and this would be a perfect solution.
There are two (2) different ones on Amazon that I found – This one was the cheapest and also had a cable adapter so you could hook up other 12V accessories by splicing is here (feel free to edit and add Tested’s affiliate Link!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B081T1ZLBR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Shilly
There’s a much higher quality one with nigh-infinite mounting options that probably won’t drain the battery just sitting there. I say “probably” because I don’t actually have one (or anything DeWalt for that matter).
https://store.kesslercrane.com/products/mag-max-3a.html
I was so proud of my 3d printed, now back to the workshop…
Oh, a bandsaw with a narrow blade was already on my wish list, now it definitely is. Also I now want a pin nailer too. Watching Tested.com is getting expensive!
I need to go look for some of those “helping hands” clips too. I could only find tiny ones last time I tried.
As My Grandfather always used to say “Glue it and Screw it”
I think meant the tool used in the very next shot. I’m also curious what that is.The one with the crank.
Might a Rothenberger Compact Flaring Tool. I tried to post a link, but the formatter won’t let me. You can find them at Grainger.
Looks like that’s exactly what that is. Thanks! Let’s see if this link works…
https://www.grainger.com/product/ROTHENBERGER-Compact-Flaring-Tool-53RE78
https://www.grainger.com/product/ROTHENBERGER-Compact-Flaring-Tool-53RE78
where can I get those adjustable alligator clips!?