Makita T12 Soldering Station - WIP

prusaprinters

<p>This is still a work in progress model, the basic functionality is tested and works. I've used V1, shown in the photos, for 1 year now, as my main solderingiron, even though it was only intended to use it mobil.&nbsp;</p><p>V2 has a couple of changes, which are not fully tested yet:</p><ul><li>30mm longer to accomodate the solderingiron better</li><li>The frontlid is now opening downwards</li><li>Magnetic lock for the front lid</li><li>An OnOff switch is considered in the design</li><li>A temporary rest for the tips</li><li>A little compartment for the solder</li><li>More magnets to hold the lid close</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>BOM:</p><ul><li>Every printed part 1x except for the feet</li><li>20mm wide 20mm long 1mm thick fabric strip for the front latch</li><li>5x 3x20mm woodscrew for the soldering iron rest and cleaner brush</li><li>1-2x <a href="https://www.herz-gmbh.com/media/djcatalog2/images/item/0/messingbuerste-klein-34mm-fuer-schweissduesen_f.png">brass brush</a></li><li>2x M3 Nut for 2 feet</li><li>2x M3x5mm countersunkscrew for the 2 front feet</li><li>2x M3x10mm hexscrew for the 2 back feet</li><li>4x (M)4x15mm allenscrew like DIN912 for the battery holder</li><li>26x d3x3mm <a href="https://de.banggood.com/100-Piece-3-x-3mm-NdFeB-Neodymium-Magnet-Circular-Cylinder-DIY-Set-p-77490.html?imageAb=2&amp;rmmds=myorder&amp;cur_warehouse=CN&amp;akmClientCountry=DE&amp;akmClientCountry=DE">Neodym magnets</a> for the holderlid and the compartment lid</li><li>4x M3x8 countersunk screw for the front panel</li><li>4x M3 hexbolt for the front panel</li><li>1x rockerswitch like <a href="https://www.conrad.com/p/tru-components-toggle-switch-tc-r13-66a-02-250-v-ac-6-a-1-x-offon-latch-1-pcs-1587515">this</a></li><li>1x 51,5mm 1,75mm filament as a hingepin for the compartment lid</li><li>1x 125mm 1,75mm filament as a hingepin for the holder lid</li><li>2x 54x19x1mm metalstrip as contactors for the battery, need to be bend in shape</li><li>4x 3x5mm countersunk screw for the battery terminal</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The build:</p><p>Should be straight forward.</p><ol><li>Print all parts</li><li>Place the controller in the frontpanel</li><li>Connect the controller with the switch</li><li>fixate with the 125mm filament the holder lid to the mainbody</li><li>fixate with the 51mm filament the front lid to the baseplate</li><li>Glue/screw the fabric strip in place</li><li>Glue all magnets in place</li><li>Bend the metal strips 29-16-9 and place it in the terminalblock</li><li>solder the wires from the switch and the controller to the batteryterminalblock</li><li>Screw the terminalblock in the batteryholder</li><li>Glue the controller housing to the mainbody</li><li>Glue the mainbody to the baseplate</li><li>Screw the batteryholder to the baseplate and the mainbody</li><li>Attach the feet</li></ol><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Possible future changes:</p><ul><li>Merge the baseplate and the mainbody, since the baseplate is pretty shitty to print currently</li><li>A new closing mechanism for the compartmentlid</li><li>Using a different method to bond all big parts together since glue is messy</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thanks for reading this post. If you have any suggestions or tips feel free to comment on this print.</p>