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Custom Soldering Station

I used to keep all of my soldering stuff in a plastic bin and it was becoming annoying.

3D printed a sorting tray & some cord winding “feet” and screwed everything to a scrap piece of wood that I painted gray.

When I’m done I can pick the whole thing up and put it on the shelf in the cabinet below my workbench.

I carefully opened my Weller and found a couple spots in the base that I could drill thru. The PanaVise was a last minute addition – had some extra space and I think it will be useful there.

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Generator Pallet

Cut a regular shipping pallet in half and painted for a generator platform.

Also 3D printed some connecting pieces for 1/2” PVC conduit. Will eventually add a piece of tarp or corrugated plastic to create a rain shelter.

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Catan Explorers and Pirates Sorting Tray

This sorting tray helps you keep your pieces organized while playing the Explorers & Pirates expansion for Catan. Lets you quickly see what you have available as far as ships, harbor settlements, etc. I can’t guarantee you’ll win the next game but this will help!

Designed to print in two colors for the lettering – I did mine in black & gold PETG. Can also do just one color and/or use PLA. Can print 2 at a time on a larger bed such as the Prusa MK3S. No supports needed. Use 20% or less infill.

You can download the STL on Thingiverse.

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Converting old computer ATX power supply

Finished converting this old Pentium 4 ATX power supply to a bench power supply. Trimmed back all the wires, added inline fuses and banana plug jacks. Next time I’ll drill small pilot holes so the big bit doesn’t drift (why the fuse sockets are all out of line). Was a bit tough getting the lid back on with all the wires and I forgot to take picks before putting it back together. Also added the LED on the front. Lots of ideas & instructions for these online if you’re interested in converting one.

Four of the larger capacitors had leaked and I also replaced them to give this supply a longer lifetime.

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