Carrie E, Big Craft EnergyJul 30, 2023
...oh don't tell me that when I'm finally about to work myself up to doing the required soldering for my Desert Bus project, I've lost the *solder*....
Show threadCarrie E, Big Craft Energy

(I do not particularly enjoy soldering. Maybe because of the mental load of needing to set up a solder station?

...I should honestly set up a permanent solder station in the spare room upstairs. I mean if I *had* to have paid the ex-housemate a goddamn metaphorical limb for it, I should use the fucker....)

Jul 30, 2023 at 7:23pmWeb
Show threadRiiiisJul 31, 2023
@iris_of_ether just wanted to share my "setup". I've bought one of those #soldering pens, that take a DC barrel plug or a USB-C plug for power. I designed and #3dprinted a ventilation+filtering box with some activated carbon pads, a fan and some LEDs inside. The filtering seems to work, although I can't really quantify it. The trick to not lose the solder is to have a large roll of it! (I know that's not true)
Show threadCarrie E, Big Craft EnergyJul 31, 2023
@riiiis Nice! I ended up just pivoting my airbrush station into "soldering mode" for the near term. 😅 My rubber mat fits in there pretty perfectly, and it's right next door to my desk. I just wish the fan wasn't quite so loud, haha.
Show threadRiiiisJul 31, 2023
@iris_of_ether That seems like a good match - now if you could turn down the fan it would be pretty ideal.
Show threadLaurabunnySep 28, 2023

@iris_of_ether For me, it's definitely nicer when you have the equipment ready to use and space clear to do it. Just lay out the parts, make a corner for schematic/BOM/other reference paper docs, go at it.

As soon as you realise you have to spend 20 minutes to get out, move, set up, and plug in the equipment, the activation energy needed to do any of that goes up tenfold.