Methods to hold components while soldering?

[tunghaichuan***]

But before I get to that, my personal main tools for this were a large pair of locking tweezers and (sorry I don't know the medical term) but a locking clamp thing (it's like a pair of scissors, but with like tweezer tips that locks closed) I got from a dentist. (I actually got a bunch of really, really useful tools from my old dentist)

They are called hemostats which are a type of forceps. I got a couple at an army/navy store for $3 each a few years ago.

Dental picks are a good thing to have as well.

[Ch0jin]

They are called hemostats which are a type of forceps. I got a couple at an army/navy store for $3 each a few years ago.

Dental picks are a good thing to have as well.

Oh! so -thats- what a hemostat is! I spose I probably should have just googled it.

Oh well, yeah I use them from time to time

And yeah I have a collection of dental picks that have been used for everything you can imagine except orally haha. Also the little mirrors have proved useful in the past too.

[Bloozcat]

I don't know what the flea markets are like elsewhere, but the one here has several vendors that carry stainless hemostats, dental picks, and dental mirrors. Great place to find them cheap.

[Mr Pants]

Funny, "Mr Pants" likes to have his wife hold his "components".

A picture would be very helpful, Mr Pants.
We would like to see how it is working out, so we can all learn something. That's what the forum is all about!

behave yourselves!