Soldering Mat

[Alan W]

It's on the build list!

Do you have a turntable under the base? I was going to use one I've had for ages. Put a knob on it so I can screw it down to stay still after positioning.

No, that didn’t even occur to me! But if it did, considering how I almost always cover whatever workspace I have with tools and parts, it would be rare for me to have a 2 plus foot square open space to revolve the holder. I’ll see if I have plans for this or if it was just a quick sketch. (I’ll be surprised if I done have plans…)

 

[RetiredUnit1]

No, that didn’t even occur to me! But if it did, considering how I almost always cover whatever workspace I have with tools and parts, it would be rare for me to have a 2 plus foot square open space to revolve the holder. I’ll see if I have plans for this or if it was just a quick sketch. (I’ll be surprised if I done have plans…)

You mean like this? lol.... It can get messy. I decided to move to a tray. This 1/4 cookie sheet seems to work fine.

My turntable is literally that. It's longer than a chassis. Used to be the top of a 70's TV set cabinet. So it has room on it for the tools and the chassis.

 

[Alan W]

Yup, that looks pretty familiar .

I did have a drawing, but it's pretty shorthand, since it was for me. I can clarify any confusions, probably. I can also take some photos of the actual stand, if anyone wants that.

 

[Ginsly]

I've been getting by with a cutting mat and a smaller blue silicone soldering mat on top, but I need something bigger (~12"x20"). Bumping for any recent purchases people are happy with!

Static is still pretty outta control, but those Amazon anti-static silicone mats ya plug in seem to be bunk. I'm sure they're nice for soldering, but connecting them to earth ground seems pretty pointless...

 

[leadfoot]

I've been using this mat from Amazon for about a year and it doesn't appear to be building up any static electricity from what I can tell. I've built almost all my boards on it and they've all worked.for me, but YMMV.

https://a.co/d/0X7DWmG

 

[KreoPensas]

"Static resistant" silicon mat. Grounding lead is ... perceived value. Use it to make another audio probe because you can't find the last one.

Humidifier when the RH is below 30. Inexpensive hygrometer/thermometer in the work area.