turret/board holder?

[StrummersOfThunder]

Those of you who build-a-the amp ..
What do you use yo hold the baoard outside of the chassis for soldering?
I see jaycar has PCB clamps but they are pretty small (only up to 200mm)
Anyone use those flexi alligator clamps?

[jeremyb]

I don't build amps (yet) but I do use a flexy alligator clamp thing with other items, I think I'd almost always rather have some kind of vise like mechanism to hold a PCB or turret board securely that can flip it over easily, the flexy things are great when you have weird shit on weird angles but not great with a board IMO, moves around too much.

[StrummersOfThunder]

I don't build amps (yet) but I do use a flexy alligator clamp thing with other items, I think I'd almost always rather have some kind of vise like mechanism to hold a PCB or turret board securely that can flip it over easily, the flexy things are great when you have weird shit on weird angles but not great with a board IMO, moves around too much.

Yeh I’m thinking I might whip something up
A bit like spit roast for turret boards

[jeremyb]

I don't build amps (yet) but I do use a flexy alligator clamp thing with other items, I think I'd almost always rather have some kind of vise like mechanism to hold a PCB or turret board securely that can flip it over easily, the flexy things are great when you have weird shit on weird angles but not great with a board IMO, moves around too much.

Yeh I’m thinking I might whip something up
A bit like spit roast for turret boards

You could get a long clamp like this: https://www.mitre10.co.nz/shop/fuller-h ... m/p/390030 or shorter depending on how wide the board is, and then put some grooves in the rubber jaw pieces or make some little wood pieces with grooves to hold the turret board and then put the bar part of the clamp in a normal bench vise

[jeremyb]

Another thought might be a drill press vise, I have one with rubber pads on it which you couldn't use for the length but the width (?!??!) would be fine...

[NippleWrestler]

When I soldered my turret board I just used 4 big blobs of blutack to stick it to the bench, and that's how I build all my pedals. It works great.

[jeremyb]

When I soldered my turret board I just used 4 big blobs of blutack to stick it to the bench, and that's how I build all my pedals. It works great.

Genius!

[StrummersOfThunder]

When I soldered my turret board I just used 4 big blobs of blutack to stick it to the bench, and that's how I build all my pedals. It works great.

Yeh this for the win

[MikeC]

I don't use any form of clamp for wiring boards on my workbench and I'm hoping a good idea will come up in this thread. I used to use 2 blocks of wood for working on a chassis before I got a 3D printed amp stand.

[StrummersOfThunder]

I don't use any form of clamp for wiring boards on my workbench and I'm hoping a good idea will come up in this thread. I used to use 2 blocks of wood for working on a chassis before I got a 3D printed amp stand.

I like the blue tack idea.

[MikeC]

I don't use any form of clamp for wiring boards on my workbench and I'm hoping a good idea will come up in this thread. I used to use 2 blocks of wood for working on a chassis before I got a 3D printed amp stand.

I like the blue tack idea.

Yep, simple is generally good and I'm always keen to find a better way.

[TmcB]

https://sluckeyamps.com/cradle/cradle.htm

[StrummersOfThunder]

https://sluckeyamps.com/cradle/cradle.htm

ahhh replace the stock bar!!!
genius!

[Jay]

https://sluckeyamps.com/cradle/cradle.htm

I love tgat dude's website. He used to or still posts a lot in an amp forum.

[Bg]

Finally finished, prototype anyway, as I wanted to get the vibrolux up and running again.

Found some dry joints on the heaters straight away but holder was handy. Will do up to large Marshall.

Need to adjust those holders so the preamp valves don’t hit it