A jig for holding monitor boards for soldering?

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Anyone have a suggestion on how to hold a monitor board for soldering? It won't lay flat on the table. I already broke off the width adjustment on my G07. I thought about making a jig that adjusts to hold the board off the table 3-4 inches so nothing breaks. Ideas? Thanks
 
I've got ideas for this whenever I have a house and permanent workshop area.

I figure some type of slot holder on both the left and right with swivels so I can flip it over and back without removing it. Make it adjustable width for various chassis sizes....
 
You want the Panavise 315. It's designed as a PCB holder. Very nice.
If you want to *make* something, then that's different. Check Bob Roberts' site....he has a board jig on there somewhere.
 
I use a tool box top non-slip mat. Cheap and durable.
That and a coffee cup or a beer can under a corner works for me.
 
Get 4 lengths of small brass threaded rod. Solder a brass nut the same distance on each rod. Put them in each corner of the board and screw a jam nut down on each one. You can flip the board at will and reuse them.
 
Thanks for the ideas everyone. We'll see what I end up with. It;s also easier to solder with a soldering iron that actually heats up, unlike the one I was trying to learn with. I "borrowed" one from work.
 
The problem with a jig like that is it will the a pain when you have to flip the board over. Its especially true with a monitor chassis since you will be flipping it back and forth when doing a cap kit.
I cover the width coils with some heat shrink to bulletproof them. I have also repaired many a marginal ones this way. The best heatshrink for this is the thick kind with adhesive on the inside.
 
The problem with a jig like that is it will the a pain when you have to flip the board over. Its especially true with a monitor chassis since you will be flipping it back and forth when doing a cap kit.
I cover the width coils with some heat shrink to bulletproof them. I have also repaired many a marginal ones this way. The best heatshrink for this is the thick kind with adhesive on the inside.

Thanks, I'll give it a try. Capping my first monitor. I have a friend who is going to check my work. He capped my G07 (after I broke it) and my k4600. They look like new!
 
You want the Panavise 315. It's designed as a PCB holder. Very nice.
If you want to *make* something, then that's different. Check Bob Roberts' site....he has a board jig on there somewhere.

I just bought the Panavise 333 Rapid Assembly Circuit Board Holder today, and I don't know how I made due without it. It is almost the same as the 315, but it has a different base and is easier to reposition. Pull the spring loaded retaining pin, spin it or change position, then release. I am very happy with it. It was around $60, and I think worth every penny. They sell crossbars up to, I think, 30" so even big boards should be easy.

http://www.panavise.com/index.html?pageID=1&page=full&--eqskudatarq=26
 
Yeah, I got one of them last year and it really is quite useful. It's a little small for some monitor chassis', but like you said, get the longer crossbar and it'd work perfectly.

DogP
 
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