DIY portable soldering iron toolkit - Maker Secret Santa 2024

[@uther10]

Great kit setup!

[@builderandmaker]

Thanks! The free model files are in the description if you're interested in making your own. Feel free to remix and update as you see fit!

[@bluesy22]

Also, love the Kurzgesagt calendar in the background!

[@builderandmaker]

There used to be more! But nothing sticks to stucco

[@Videoneer]

Awesome video man!!

[@builderandmaker]

Thanks dude!

[@EthanCain]

Nice! Looks like a fun project. I really need to get a laser cutter... There's so many projects that would be easier with one, lol...

[@builderandmaker]

Thanks for the kind words! Laser cutters really do help. They can't do everything. But they really help in the one thing they do well. You can print the SVG for the box on paper and cut the fingers by hand with a hand saw or band saw(I actually have a 3D print that helps with that before I got a laser cutter, it's in another video on the channel kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5iQoZyDgs2ge68) We rationalized the cost by making wedding invites and decorations with it. It ended up paying for itself in what we saved.

[@notsonominal]

Cool beans! For tiny (wire) strippers you might wanna look at Molex 63817 series of micro precision wire strippers. I have the whole range, they're great!

[@builderandmaker]

Ooh, thanks! I've been trying to find the name of those. I had a similar tiny pair at 90 degrees to that one. For the secret Santa it was outside of the price range. But for my personal one I may get those! I also have a Leatherman squirt es4 I may put inside. But the automatic ones are so nice. Thanks!

[@notsonominal]

haha, fair - i had repressed the trauma of buying them:D. Jonrad ST-550 or CK T3757ESD are similar tools but doesnt have the cutter the molex ones had. I think I've seen off-brand versions on ali but never tried.

[@notsonominal]

(Oh, and another win for the Molex was it is better at doing real short strips for tiny tiny crimp terminals.)

[@builderandmaker]

I'm planning an update to the model for my specific changes after the secret Santa budget is not in play. I'll see if I can't make those fit and update the left wing model on printables. Thanks for the tip! I've been trying to find what to call these cutter/strippers

[@ifohancroft]

What is the drawing software you are using at 1:04?

[@builderandmaker]

I actually imported the vector from maker case into on shape to edit the vector. I expected the vector to Google drive and used the annotate feature of the android app to draw as I did a screen recording. Let me know if your interested in the vector editing side and how to do it in on shape and I can probably put together a short

[@ifohancroft]

@builderandmaker Thank you! What did you get from the Secret Santa btw

[@builderandmaker]

I got a cool camp/survival bag with custom goodies including a hand sharpened Bushcraft style knife. It was a very thoughtful gift as my other big passion is camping and outdoor activities.

[@bryantaylor2523]

Very cool project! Maybe I missed it, but did you mention how the 3rd hands lid attaches to the rest of the box? Looking at it, I'm guessing it's just a friction fit between the 3d printed part of the lid and the wood of the rest of the box, but I can't tell for sure. If so, was it difficult to get the tolerances figured out so it's not too loose but not too tight?

[@builderandmaker]

Good question and in the future I'll try to mention these things. Yes it's a friction fit. It took 2 iterations to get the tolerance right. I designed little nubs that stick out in the center of the flat edges. This way the wood can flex a bit and provide more friction and the tolerances don't have to be too tight. You can see what I did here in the model: www.printables.com/model/1129099-electronics-field-repair-kit-efrk/files#preview.file.sOjX3