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    Default Chassis in a Chassis...in a Shroud

    Finished this today: Cree XP-E2 RGB, Pico-Crumble light, 3000 mAH Li-ion, 12mm lighted AV switch and
    Switchcraft 2.1 mm CP. it’s a chassis in a chassis in a 1/8” wall shroud with a 1.5” OD. Brass pommel is press fit into the 1.5” tube. 4E081A09-227D-45C0-8C25-D5EAE9C726A3.jpgA568DBA9-3491-4CF2-903C-FC94D97735C7.jpg70856A21-EEEE-4982-909A-25CF54754F05.jpgE856C762-3B1C-40ED-A06A-894FEAE3FBEE.jpgD20BDA4C-23E1-4A11-8AB3-FC427F3053F7.jpg54AA7CE1-FB91-4DFF-9BFB-D0573173F174.jpg27FA289C-F10C-4D91-95C5-6E76ED41B2CD.jpg

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    Beautifully done man...I cannot wait to be out of apartment life and back into my own house again...I miss having a shop to work in.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WaywardViking View Post
    Beautifully done man...I cannot wait to be out of apartment life and back into my own house again...I miss having a shop to work in.
    Thank you...

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    Great looking shroud! Clean wiring too. Nicely done.

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    Looks good K6gad, keep up the good work!

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    Very nice.
    Might I inquire as to how you do such tiny, intricate soldering? (I'm looking at pic 6.)
    I'd almost certainly bodge it up into an unfixable mess

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    Quote Originally Posted by TwinMill View Post
    Very nice.
    Might I inquire as to how you do such tiny, intricate soldering? (I'm looking at pic 6.)
    I'd almost certainly bodge it up into an unfixable mess
    I watched Rob Petkau’s YouTube vids..
    Having a clean solder tip is important, I use tip tinner when I’m done just before I put it away.
    I pre-heat the pad. Get a bead of solder on my tip and simply touch the pad for a moment.
    I pre-solder every pad first, check to make sure none have bridged.
    Then pre-solder each wire, I only expose enough of the wire to cover the pad. Get a small bead on my tip, position the wire and just touch the tip to the wire. Bingo....
    I also start on one side of the chip and work my way across so I don’t reach over my other work.
    For very small pads like the purple wire above (accessory led for switch) I strip a bit more wire and thread the pre-soldered wire through the hole. Bend it over and hit it with a small bead of solder on the underside. Then cut off the excess wire on the bottom.
    Sorry about being long winded...lol....watch Madcow’s (Rob Petkau) vid on soldering....

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