Timely! I've been debating methods of storage for my pinecil and was thinking about using a small pencil case. Now I have another excuse for buying a 3D printer.
I printed a similar case a bit ago, but I don't use my Pinecil all that often. The case works great to keep everything together in one of my radio boxes. I noticed you were doing far more videos from the camper, but when did you go fulltime?
I use the bottom of a soda can with the top edge folded in to hold my brass wool for soldering. So far it keeps the table safe and hasn't damaged any of my soldering irons. If you have a lip on the spools like commercially made solder wick does it stays put a lot better.
The bobbins were a brilliant idea! Both to hold the hot iron, and to use to spool solder and wick. Not having A 3D printer, I found a Plano (3440-10) airtight case about the size of your kit, and everything for my super-neato, ultra-tiny, traveling Pinecil V2 soldering kit fits in it-- barely: Pincecil Iron, two tips (point and wedge), power cord (same red one), 65 watt/20 volt power supply, brass mesh tip cleaner, 4 bobbins (two with leaded solder, two for holding iron), small spool of solder (lead-free) and small spool of wick. The only pieces of my kit that don't fit are project-specific tool-bag items anyway: strippers, crimpers, desoldering tool, and snips. Great video. Just what I needed. Thank you.
love that case ! can fit in a Pota kit. fix antenna on the fly. I have a few Hako soldering iron. like most I threw out the manual. when i needed a tip i got the wrong one. but fit my outher iron . the one I needed was T12 tips. when I talk it out had part number on side of it. should have looked first. my bad. the iron part is made buy Hako says right on it. but the base is battery to fit DeWalt 20V max battery. works the same as AC one. just battery operated. my outher one is Ryobi 18V one plus system one and the iron part is made buy Hako and takes the 888 tips. that what I ordered. I do have the Hako one like the pic you showed. I use the sponge for outher things. I use the wire wool brass pad you got but my case metal . looks like C3PO . girlfriend gave it that name. Hako makes a butane iron . no power needed . works great. love the Hako line of soldering stuff. I have same solder and 60/40 and whole bunch of different solder for different purpose. lots of flux and wick and Hako solder sucker .I do have Weller irons as well. mine from 1980 still works and can still get parts and tips. same Weller Fran lab uses . love that USB C one. I may get one for my Pota box .The ISO tip soldering iron has been around for years. I got a old one. not much heat but super for surface mount stuff. Chuck did a video on one. for small work that great. battery does not run long. love your antenna build with that Iron and kit box. do a Pota with that antenna . my friend Mike in NY did . he loves it. waiting on the QRO one. 73's
@@temporarilyoffline mine has NiCad battery replaced with NiMh works fine. the new iso tip has LiFePO4 in it now. all most got it. my old black one works fine. the #222 lamp still can be found.
That is cool! Thingiverse is so helpful. I will have a pinecil someday. Just need the iron im using now to break first
I bought a smaller house, so needed a smaller iron. Just have to think in different ways to get what you want!
@@temporarilyoffline I tried to buy your old iron but was too slow
I do appreciate your commitment to getting a smaller iron though😂
Timely! I've been debating methods of storage for my pinecil and was thinking about using a small pencil case. Now I have another excuse for buying a 3D printer.
I'm fighting hard on getting a 3d printer!
I printed a similar case a bit ago, but I don't use my Pinecil all that often. The case works great to keep everything together in one of my radio boxes.
I noticed you were doing far more videos from the camper, but when did you go fulltime?
I went full time last July (2023). You can follow along here: TH-cam.com/@livingforalivingrv
We used to use empty typewriter spools for carrying solder and solder wick. Nice to see someone is thinking along the same lines.
Exactly!
Brass Brillo pad is what I call it. All the aircraft electricians at work use pad and sponge, so that is what I do.
Try it... I don't have an absolutely dry-as sponge to re-wet all the time and my tips are always clean. I started as a sponge head, but I'm a convert.
Really a nice small kit TO, Now I see all the parts and where they go!
There is room for still more parts... But I don't have/need those yet.
I use the bottom of a soda can with the top edge folded in to hold my brass wool for soldering. So far it keeps the table safe and hasn't damaged any of my soldering irons.
If you have a lip on the spools like commercially made solder wick does it stays put a lot better.
I think the spools need some improvements for sure!
The bobbins were a brilliant idea! Both to hold the hot iron, and to use to spool solder and wick.
Not having A 3D printer, I found a Plano (3440-10) airtight case about the size of your kit, and everything for my super-neato, ultra-tiny, traveling Pinecil V2 soldering kit fits in it-- barely:
Pincecil Iron, two tips (point and wedge), power cord (same red one), 65 watt/20 volt power supply, brass mesh tip cleaner, 4 bobbins (two with leaded solder, two for holding iron), small spool of solder (lead-free) and small spool of wick.
The only pieces of my kit that don't fit are project-specific tool-bag items anyway: strippers, crimpers, desoldering tool, and snips.
Great video. Just what I needed. Thank you.
Sounds like a perfect kit!
Bought the Pinecil at your recommendation and I love it. I printed one of those cases before it even arrived and now I edc my soldering iron everyday!
Sweet! Better to have it and not need it then need it and not have it!
Now if only they had a case for my Hakko FX951 station...
That would be a big case. Some might call it a crate even!
Very cool kit.
I dig it!
Necropost here, but yes, this case is amazing. I've been running one for a while now. They're great!!
The best!
love that case ! can fit in a Pota kit. fix antenna on the fly. I have a few Hako soldering iron. like most I threw out the manual. when i needed a tip i got the wrong one. but fit my outher iron . the one I needed was T12 tips. when I talk it out had part number on side of it. should have looked first. my bad. the iron part is made buy Hako says right on it. but the base is battery to fit DeWalt 20V max battery. works the same as AC one. just battery operated. my outher one is Ryobi 18V one plus system one and the iron part is made buy Hako and takes the 888 tips. that what I ordered. I do have the Hako one like the pic you showed. I use the sponge for outher things. I use the wire wool brass pad you got but my case metal . looks like C3PO . girlfriend gave it that name. Hako makes a butane iron . no power needed . works great. love the Hako line of soldering stuff. I have same solder and 60/40 and whole bunch of different solder for different purpose. lots of flux and wick and Hako solder sucker .I do have Weller irons as well. mine from 1980 still works and can still get parts and tips. same Weller Fran lab uses . love that USB C one. I may get one for my Pota box .The ISO tip soldering iron has been around for years. I got a old one. not much heat but super for surface mount stuff. Chuck did a video on one. for small work that great. battery does not run long. love your antenna build with that Iron and kit box. do a Pota with that antenna . my friend Mike in NY did . he loves it. waiting on the QRO one. 73's
I have an ISO Tip to test out also. But is in a much larger case!
@@temporarilyoffline mine has NiCad battery replaced with NiMh works fine. the new iso tip has LiFePO4 in it now. all most got it. my old black one works fine. the #222 lamp still can be found.
@@robertmeyer4744 nice!
Love the iron. Haven’t slowed down long enough to print the case yet. Yours looks good 👍
Thanks Jason!
I love this kit! I might have to steal it.
Hard to steal something that is free!
@@temporarilyoffline Fine fine... how about for 2 comments and a like for compensation. 🤣
@@AllFouRoux I can agree to that!
Yes! Exactly what I needed. Thanks 💪💪
I couldn't not share it.
That is so cool!
Thanks for watching!
Oh hell yeah, I was looking for something like this for my Pinecil!
It's pretty sweet!
Great video, nice work tnx Man!
Thanks VC!
Awesome too bad that some items are out of stock. Happy trails.
73 de KN6JHC
Hopefully they will come back soon!
Brilliant!
Shiny!
3:00 - Oh my God, they killed Kenny!
Right!
TO! Nice share. Thanks! 73 de Bill
Thanks Bill!
The wet sponge is not for the soldering iron, it’s to cool down your finger when you burn it. 😮
I smell BACON!
Keester....er, Kester is the right choice.
Brass wool was never the right choice; we used wet sponges. Technicians, engineers, everybody. Sorry, son.
Come to the new world, technology has changed pops 😁