This one goes out to all the women and men of solder nation – if you do electronics you likely have a little sponge you wet with water to clean off the soldering tip as you burn away. But water and electronics rarely end well, I’ve spilled water before from a glass or bottle on the workbench, so here’s a handy tip – get a cheap container with fold down spout at the $1 store, place a strong magnet in it, fill with water. Your new magnetic water bottle sticks to anything metal on the bench (like the metal poles here) and you always have solder-water.
Got a tip? Send it in!
4 thoughts on “Magnetic water bottle for soldering”
Comments are closed.
ADVERTISEMENT
Support Make:
Join Make: Community Today
Join Make: Community Today
Tip cleaners made from spun brass or brass shavings are the best way to keep your soldering iron in top form. These are available all over the place, I even saw a cheap one at Fry’s the other day.
In case you’re wondering, the best of the cheap ones looks like this: http://www.minute-man.com/acatalog/ECLIPSE900-242.jpg and should run you about $5 mail order, $8 at retail.
DO magnets rusts?