Adam Savage's One Day Builds: Portable Soldering Station Rebuild!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ธ.ค. 2022
- It's been almost three years since Adam first build his custom portable soldering station, and like every project he's come up with ways to iterate and improve on the build to better suit his workflow. It's time to tear this build down and remake it to better accomodate his USB soldering iron, stow his micro torch, and install a convenient solder dispenser!
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Have you ever considered taking apart one of the DeWalt batteries that are bad to see what went wrong. It be interesting to watch
What is the nasa stickered glue bottle thing
those clamps are part of a spring clamp workholder from mcmaster carr. not sure if you can get just the clamps though. keep being you Adam :)
Did you review the original making of episode to see how it was put together or just dive in with the hammer and chisel?
My only concern is how close a soldering iron is to the can of butane. I’m sure it will be fine, but if you leave a battery in again… Shop is enough of a hazard
Can we all agree that Adams workshop is the perfect makers workshop.
This is by far my favorite type of stuff from you, Adam. From the background, it looks like you need to find a hammer storage solution soon. I'm in the same boat with about 15 hammers, so sensitive to the subject.
reminds me of the video "another brick in the wall"
I have no need to find a solution for storing my hammers: I only have one. But I would still love to see a "shop infrastructure build to store hammers" video! 👍
Every tool is a hammer...
the sacrificial chisel yesssss, i lost mine and it has caused bare annoyance
@@zrodger2296 even my wife has three. How will you ever earn your "Tools for Tools' sake" badge?
I love that the "hot Forstner bit on wood action" the camera was moved for was obscured by an elbow!🤣
same
My god have I been watching tested long enough to see this be rebuilt?
I know I have been
Here's an idea... mount the battery adaptor on the side such that when the battery is inserted, you can't hang it back on its hook. Then you'll always remember to remove the battery. Unless you forget to put the soldering station back where it belongs...
Love the fact that the whistles were completely understandable part of the description
The first build from Adam led me to purchase that model soldering iron which has been great for portable use, that being said the voltage range of that soldering iron is up to 24 volts, the dewalt battery is fully charged at 21 volts. if I were building something like this for myself i would open the battery adapter and remove the circuitry, go directly to the spring clips that make connection to the battery positive and negative, and wire in a lighted 24 volt toggle switch mounted up near the handle somewhere.
The soldering iron also heats up faster at a higher voltage and has fast thermal recovery, it's probably not noticeable to some people but at 12 volts it takes about 40 seconds to reach 300C and at 24 volts it only takes about 11 seconds, that's enough incentive for me to use the highest voltage i can.
Thanks Adam for everything you bring to the table, and all the parts chopped off when you're done.
Yes a wildlife narrator during the quiet / high-speed time would be nice😊
adams built in sound effects are always some of the best parts of the videos
I was chuckling throughout at your mindless chattering and singing. I have done that since I was a kid, at the table doing homework, having a conversation with no one about nonsense. As a plumber, when I’m working (seemingly) alone, I’ll occasionally spark up a conversation with the pipes and tools.
In short, love this channel.
The amount of precise pressfits in this build is another level of satisfying - that handle being able to carry the weight!
The portable soldering station 1.0 gave me the "ghost trap" vibe 😜
Lmao 🤣
I thought I had some criticism to offer but after you said " it needs to come over the top, like a roll of toilet paper", I was too proud of you to remember anything negative. Bravo.
Getting within 0.030 in is impressive enough, but you were ACTUALLY within 0.015 of the center when you made the cut (since the difference between sides was 0.030 in). You never fail to amaze me! Thanks for the content!!!
Carpenters would be impressed with the 1/64” accuracy. My tape measures had 32nd markings.
1:22 Quess its already out there but you can revive/recover ”dead” DeWalt batteries. Voltage goes below certain level and charger won’t recognize it. Just boost it with other battery. Wire + to + and - to - for few moments and voila, now charger is charging
Everytime I see those darn helping hands I just get frivolous with the feeling of defeat not finding them! Thanks so much for a link!
I just realised I can't hear "scrapwood" without singing "scrapwood challenge, scrapwood challenge" in my head. Thank you, Pask Makes.
Well calibrated eyes are a great thing to have. Growing up in and then working in traids for many years has calibrated my eyes. But after all these years, something has simple as perfectly halving a piece of bread still feels good.
Simply wonderful.
Rethinking and reevaluating our stuff, so that it fits our lives and needs better, is the way.
"It can come up and over like a roll of toilet paper"
I'm glad to see Adam understands the correct way to hang toilet paper.
"Sloppy like Oscar, but neat like Tony Randall"
Damn, Adam pullin' out 1989 Young MC! Haha, love you, man!
I turned my buddy who works with trailer / automotive wiring all day on this idea. And he said to me the other day when doing my audio system how much this little tool has helped him in the last idk 2 years since i first showed him. We both have one, mine runs off Dewalt 20v, his makita, with a 3d printed adapter to power it up. even has a LED display for Amp and Volt readouts. Pretty neat to see at like 2 amps this thing goes from 300 degrees to 600 in like 3 seconds. And with a 5ah battery, i can literally solder for days on end. THANKS ADAM!
Best content - ever.
Thanks for just being you Adam, If you are ever in Australia again, I will do my best to meet you!
Nice to hear a snippet of 'Admiral Halsey' at 34:30. McCartney's always good for a bit of problem-solving.
The sound design your editor is doing during the super speed sections is exquisite! Very underrated detail that makes these videos all the more enjoyable!
Love watching the self talk through the process. I also talk myself through projects.
Hi Adam, for exactly that battery problem there is a custom firmware for the Ts100 that allows for setting automatic shut off at a certain input voltage. Check for TS100 Ralim
Don't think that'll work as iirc the adapter Adam's using supplies a constant 12v to the barrel jack. He'd have to get an adapter that directly connects to the battery. Maybe a good project for next year :p
I was going to suggest wiring in an LED so it was easy to spot when the battery had been left connected, or a physical switch, or cover both options with an illuminated switch, but the firmware sounds like it might be a simpler solution.
@@gillesbaudeweyns6802 maybe bust open the battery to usb adapter and wire in a switch
If painted black it would look like one of these New Hope droids that would crawl throuh the Death Star's hallways.
That sequence at 17:50 is the Adam equivalent of the DVD logo hitting the exact corner of the screen
The original soldering station video was the one that really got me into this channel! This was a cathartic watch after so many years of learning. Also comforting to see that even the pros need to rebuild their work every once in awhile!
I cannot stress how much I identify with Adam saying "I know how to complete a circuit and i know people who are experts, that's how I deal with electronics"
It's also incredibly well timed as I'm having to bite the bullet and sort out my soldering situation and invest in a few bits!
(Edit as i'm watching): Also the sacrificial chisel is a much, mines seen some action removing gearboxes, exhaust manifolds and more, just to break the seal
You know it’s a good video when Adam turns into R2
I enjoyed this journey
I remember you building v1 and felt the same but this v2 is proper! Well done! I love thee cnc tube touch, so nice!
With you battery drain, you can just put a toggle switch on the + and - line.
Sorry what I mean is + OR - line... But assume people knew what I meant :)
@@JLneonhug could toggle both + & - off just to be sure cuz redundancy is fun
Adam - save your pricey dewalt battery by adding a third helping hand but make it a USB powered LED light not a gripper:
1. Helps light up the soldering area
2. If you leave the battery on, it will be more visible when you go at night.
The open source PINECIL mini soldering iron is just like the TS100 clone you are using, but takes USB PD (power delivery) as an option to power it. You can use a Power Delivery power bank as the power source negating the requirement for a power tool battery and adapter, also any power bank will have a built in low voltage cutoff. Charges with USB too.
Or the TS-80P, i only use it with a powerbank
Dewalt just released a battery adapter with USB PD. That and a pinecil is my current soldering solution and it’s a absolute dream come true.
All power tool batteries should have low voltage cutoff. That’s an extremely basic protection feature.
Edit: actually the ts100 is already designed to run off a battery pack. Set the low voltage limit in settings to 15v or higher (5 cells in series in 18v/20v power tool batteries at 3v per cell), so the ts100 doesn’t drain the battery below that level.
@Davadoff between the tool and associated battery there is low voltage protection, but most combinations actually put the cut-off in the tool, and one of the extra pins from the battery signals the shutdown. Since the tool already has full power switching in it, it is more cost and power efficient to use that switching that already exists, but it is not in the battery.
He has a Pinecil there as well. You can see it on the bench at 2:00
Your drill has the same alarm sound that I never wanted my refrigerator to have
Adam dropping Young MC rhymes at 6:40 had me revisiting the classic track "Nonstop" - in which Young MC references both RoboCop and Ghostbusters... two franchises obviously beloved by Adam
i am 100% sure Adam can machine the perfect helping hands, that would be an interesting video lol
32:50
Adam: "i don't mean to inhibit you from being able to see all the hot forstner bit on wood action"
Also Adam: *blocks said action with elbow*
i am an industrial maintenance tech in the US, we have a lot of foreign equipment, so i got a 6cm scale tattooed on the inside of my ring finger!
its also useful during my foraging trips for identifying mushrooms and i breed and sell invertibrates so its a convenient way for me to convey scale of my critters.
One thing that I personally would absolutely add is a small fan with a little carbon filter at the back. Sucks all the smoke away. No more soldering fumes in the nose.
The original build has been my favorite video of yours since you posted it. It has now been surpassed. Love this.
Adam, you were only off by .015! The difference between the halves was .030, but the cut itself was only off .015! That's so cool!
Hey Adam,
The third hands / helping hands clamps look like "jewelry soldering third hand" or "welding third hand clamp", fairly easy to find in google image search with these search terms.
Many versions are available, though most get quite pricey. An expensive version you can look for ist the GRS Third-Hand Attachment.
Take a look at the Omnifixo magnetic helping hands. I got to try some a friend has, and I now have a set on order.
One of the things I like to do for projects like these is prototype one out of cardboard boxes and live with it for a while to see what works and what doesn't. Then finalize it out of the materials I want.
I love cardboard; glue together pieces if you need a stronger section, glues together like a charm. I make lots of little one-off projects out of cardboard that wind up never needing replacing.
@@gl15col i made lightweight shelves for a travel trailer like that.
I love everything Adam does.
Idea: Recess the container down into the empty space above the battery by cutting a hole so that the top of it sits flush with the platform its currently sitting on. It’ll be even more out of your way yet still accessible.
I'm always amazed at how the tools you have influence the way a DIYer thinks and how the projects evolve with every new tool. You make do with what you have and always improve when you get a new tool, like how you can use a piece of tubing, or you can machine a custom piece because you have a lathe. Watching this made me think about how i can do it without the tools Adam has, and problem solving is just as fun as building it. Adam said it best: it's a process, not a project :)
Youll never lose a battery again!!! So actually, if you drain the battery, and won't charge, you can "jumpstart" the battery with a charged one! Saved me money over the years with my Snap-On batteries!
I recently built a few portable soldering stations around the T12 soldering irons/stations. I started with a Quicko T12-942 station swapped the enclosure for a longer one and added a M18 battery adapter to the bottom. I also swapped the basic Hakko style pencil for the OSS T12-X one as it is more streamlined and has a much shorter tip to hand grip distance. To finish it off I made a really nice machine iron holder to mount on the side. AS it has a real power switch it will not run the battery down when it is off and the station has a settable low voltage cutoff which will prevent the battery from being over discharged in used.
For storage and transportation I made a custom bent polycarbonate insert for a small bag to keep the station and all my accessories in perfect order. The final result is a compact kit that has everything needed for soldering, I couldn't be happier. With the largest tip (5.2mm chisel) it will solder a old school PL-259 and even lap splice up to 6 AWG with a bit of patience.
I was kinda surprised you didn't paint, stain, seal, or something the new build. Really fun to watch your thought process as always. Thanks Adam!
One thing, you might not want to wrap your solder around the tube that holds the iron. I'm not sure how warm that tube might get. It might be fine or it might melt the solder in the middle.
That's also something that came to my mind. If this is solder wire with a flux core this configuration will likely damage the flux core and make it less effective. Those tubes get hot enough to burn your fingers, but especially that high up it will probably not be enough to melt the wire, the evaporating flux might crack it though.
Now that I think about it: I'm also a bit surprised at the complete lack of flux in Adam's setup. As Louis R. said: you can never have too much flux.
@@KonradTheWizzard a fan of board repair i see
@@KonradTheWizzard Louis R. sells flux; of course he says you can never have too much.
30thou? OOF! Yea that's pretty much right in half, those moments are always (Scottish accent) GLORIOUS!
I built my own inspired by yours. I love it. Now you got me thinking about improvements.
Oh don't! Me too but I'm minus the woodworking tools ;)
Pass a tube through another flexy hose stack and then your solder wire dispenser could be placed and oriented in any position that might be useful for some reason. You could end the flexy hose in a nice aluminum tube or cone with a center hole. I woke up this morning thinking about making some sort of tool box for my soldering station. Never thought about making it rechargeable. It's awesome.
Hot forstner bit action made me giggle, the elbow shot made me belly laugh. 😄
lol i loved when Adam started speaking R2D2 about 14 minutes in. lol
So elegant
Adding a feature that would only be used when storing the unit, such as a closing door or a cavity for the soldering iron or a spare parts drawer, that could not be used with the battery installed, would solve the issue of putting it away with the battery in it.
I would add a buzzer (powered from the main battery) to the hook that attaches it to the electronics cart. If you unplug the battery before putting it back it's silent, forget the battery and *BUZZZZ* there is your instant reminder you forgot the battery.
Absolutely love content like this. Watching you going through problem solving and come out with a very impressive solution is beyond enjoyable.
I've found that a pair of needle nose pliers, plus a set of diagonal cutters, are essential tools to have handy while soldering. You might want to add storage for such pliers to your soldering station.
So nice. Press fit joints were so satisfying.
I would’ve put the helping hands on the other side so you could easily access the soldering iron with your right hand while something was in the hands.
"Up and over like a roll of toilet paper" ....adam has spoken.
Monday night quarterbacking by me - but you might have missed a machining opportunity and could have cut the "fork" as a few radius notches in the alu tube to accept the torch. But that all aside, this was a surprisingly interesting built to watch...well done good sir.
absolutely floored by your reusability. I appreciate that so much about you. Also the fact that you stood still for us to take a screenshot. The one day builds have been an inspiration. Cheers!
Add a third helping hand to the build that is a small led, similar to your phone holder. It will help light the work surface. And key you into that you left the battery plugged in.
Dude, Adam whistles like a champ, I'm envious
Cool, version 2- must replace the helping hands clip to the parallel clamping one that the other Tested staff has, so that there's no gap when the jaws clamp together.
God bless.
"GRS Third-hand Attachment"- can be sourced various places as just an arm, arm with base or variations there-of. ( search term of 'heavy duty helping hands' yields good results too )
attach the charging station to a foldable/hinged flap so that you would be forced to detach the battery to close it for storage. That way you will remove the battery before storing.
Adam, those battery packs that it's been "killing" aren't necessarily trash. The BMS just won't allow them to be charged. Bypass the BMS and trickle charge the cells directly to bring them up to a voltage the BMS is happy with, and they will work again! I've saved several this way.
Add a small blade you can cut the solder with? A place to sit the battery when it’s not plugged in, a small platform on the side maybe? Great project!
that tagline would make a great Tshirt and a set of stickers!!
The amount of vicarious pleasure that I derived from this is astonishing.
really like that build adam it's a simple one but i like how you made a LOT better the second time it just goes to show that we have to try something, maybe fail but eventually well get to something pleasing. Thanks for sharing
Helpful tip is find the balance point. And if all things equal it's perfect.
One idea to remedy the battery killer problem would be to wire a plunger switch in series with the battery adapter. Because you store it hanging the switch could protrude out the bottom so that the circuit is only closed when the station is sitting on its base. As long as you put it back in its home it won't kill a battery if you forget to take it off.
Gerald Weinberg wrote a book called "Are your lights on?" to show how asking the right question can get people to make better decisions. His example was a mountain tunnel with a rest area at the end, where lots of service calls came from people not turning off their lights at the end of the tunnel and then parking for a while and draining their battery. A label on this with "Battery Installed?" might be a worthwhile addition.
My pep peeve is something you mentioned. Wire an solder won’t cling together at times & lots of different compounds. It is Awesome to see spin heat welding at NASA
A FRIEND DESTIN OF SMARTER EVERY DAY at you tube shared it
I’m like 🤩 WOW
Every tool box should have a sacrificial chisel, large flat head screwdriver and clippers. None of them for their intended purpose but because they can be so handy.
This 70's TV detective music is fire!!!!
Those helping hands look like the GRS Third-Hands (#004-570 is the item number of them on a soldering station)
That's after a quick google though, so I'm not sure those are the exact ones...
Behold the Adam Savage signature unintentional quasi-mohawk.
For the dead Dewalt batteries, you can jumpstart them to charge again by running a couple of wires between the charging pins on a good battery and the dead one.
I wonder if auto photo of you. I love all you do for science, and the sci-fi community
Adam, not sure if you only have dewalt, but in Milwaukee and ryobi batteries, the battery safety circuits are built in. They stop discharging when they reach critical levels. There are also cheap modules you can buy to insert in your circuit with a programmable low voltage cut off relay. Helpful when you don’t want to trash your batteries! Been there on my creations as well!
To address the battery drain problem, how about a "normally open" contact switch protruding from the bottom of the station that is wired in series with the battery contact that disconnects the battery when the station is not sitting on a table.
I'm a sign artist and I've often used a skill I call my measuring eyes.
Once, my dad's neighbor was about to put a shelf into a trailer, and on the trailer was written the height of the opening was 48.00 inches.
I looked at the shelf and noticed that he had used 48" backer + a top piece ¾" thick for a total height of 48.75".
So I told him that it wouldn't fit the trailer.
He wouldn't believe me untill he tried it for himself.😂😂
So I can go on and accept that When it comes to my life my new mantra shall henceforth be, “It’s a process not a project.” 😂
47:33 the soldering station resembles a bird!
Excellent work as always Adam. You're an inspiration to many including me. Maybe I'll finally build my portable soldering station
I love the pinecil soldering iron. I use it all the time with the chisel tip.
I just watched this all over again a few days ago, and now he's redoing it 🤣
i would add an LED so whenever there is a battery plugged in it would shine, as annoyingly as possible, might help to remind you to take the battery out when your done
I can picture the editor of this video when they got to the "rap" thinking 'yeah that was not great; but it is absolutely making the cut'. Loved the audio cue at the end of it!
Adam, machine more of those helping hands!!!
You should repurpose one of those little spring steel cutters that come on floral wire spools. Be a super easy way to cut your solder I'd bet.
That’s a fun upgrade build, right there. Nice share.
And!
My hovercraft is full of eels.
I oil paint and stretch my own canvas. Before I bought my brass tacking hammer, I used an old chisel. It was the perfect weight for the small tacks. I still use it sometimes. The only downside to the chisel is that it isn’t magnetic. The hammer has a magnetic side to pick up and hold the tacks which is really useful😂