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Martin's 3d print tool


Thanks to everyone who attended Sunday's Zoom meeting.

There were five regular Hawick Men's shed attendees and a further two from other areas. Nice to see you all.

Martin Pearson sent me his print file for a solder reel holder that conveniently fits on the PCB holder that Keith Torrington showed us during the meeting.  It's a very useful and robust tool for holding the PCB firmly while assembling your electronic project.

I bought mine years ago and they are much better than the traditional " extra hands" type that use crocodile clips to potentially damage your board. 

https://amzn.to/2OmJPww is a link to the Amazon Site.

I had to slightly modify Martin's file by reducing the external diameter from 20 mm to 19 mm so it would fit my particular solder reel. Thanks for sharing Martin.


For those interested in 3D printing, we are hoping to confirm that Alan Geekie will be available to give a presentation on that subject at our next Zoom meeting. Lookout for your invitation by email shortly.

Andy R 
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  1. Keith TJuly 14, 2020 at 8:36 AM

    talk by Allan Geekie has now been comfermed the date is 26th July.
    Log onto your MERG web page "your events" to get time and link address
    Keith

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