timixretroplays, 7 months ago

Today's #solderingstation update: the baseplate is now totally modular, with the tower now made from separate pieces, rather than being slowly printed in place on top of the base. At the cost of a few extra threaded inserts, the tower is now tall enough that the handle is above the centre of gravity, and the whole thing can now be easily picked up and carted around. No longer does moving this around on my desk feel like arguing with a petrified octopus. #3dprinting

A photo of those parts attached together, revealing the bridge is a tall handle for the whole unit. A spool of soldering wire has been slotted in between the towers, near the base.
A photo of a fully assembled soldering station, made from mostly 3d printed parts. There are four articulated arms extending out from the corners of the base, with various implements attached to them.