Hand-solder through-hole leads like a pro!

MillenniumFalsehood · Post by **MillenniumFalsehood** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 7:20 pm

You guys gotta check these out, if you didn't already know about them.

These little soldering rings slip over the leads of any standard component and make *perfect* solder joints every time! And they're only about $0.10 apiece at 50 for $5.

http://www.schmartboard.com/index.asp?p ... rces_howto

These would also make it easier to hold the board without needing a third hand. I'm going to get a few bags of these.

en'til Zog · Post by **en'til Zog** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 7:32 pm

AH HA! Teeeny little life preservers for my Titanic model!

Also real darn handy for soldering! Thanks.

MillenniumFalsehood · Post by **MillenniumFalsehood** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 9:26 pm

Don't forget to look at their amazing EZ Soldering circuit boards. They make building SMT boards a breeze, even those QFN and BGN chips which are impossible to solder normally.

DLMatthys · Post by **DLMatthys** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:12 pm

Spiffy Stuff!
It will allow for builders with ordinary solder skills take it to the next step for the smaller components projects.