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Homemade Surface Mount Soldering Iron


Surface Mount Soldering Iron
 
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TOOL:
Surface Mount Soldering Iron
PLANS:
None. For all tools with plans, click here.
BUILDER:
WILL O'BRIEN on engadget.com
DESCRIPTION:
Homemade surface mount soldering iron constructed by retrofitting a standard desoldering iron with a hot air nozzle. Air is supplied by a repurposed aquarium pump.
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May 03, 2015 4:28 PM
Altair
Glad I cam across this tool. Been looking for way to solder motherboard SMDs.
Jun 18, 2014 4:43 PM
DIYer
Cool mod.
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CATEGORIES:
Soldering
TAGS:
soldering, pump
LEVEL OF DETAIL (1-5):
3
URL:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/07/how-to-make-a-surface-mount-soldering-iron/


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DIY Surface Mount Soldering Iron - comment on how to build a Surface Mount Soldering Iron - 2 comments
Altair says:
May 03, 2015 4:28 PM
Glad I cam across this tool. Been looking for way to solder motherboard SMDs.
DIYer says:
Jun 18, 2014 4:43 PM
Cool mod.
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