Improving a 3'rd Hand
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I got tired of my old 3'rd hand scratching up my circut boards, and that it only had 2 crocodile clips.
I then went to the equal of the "dollar store," and bought 2 3'rd hands. This is the end result a really nice 3'rd hand!
I then went to the equal of the "dollar store," and bought 2 3'rd hands. This is the end result a really nice 3'rd hand!
What You Need
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2 3'rd hands
Scissor
3 mm. ID hot shrink tubing
Heatsource eg. lighter / soldering iron
Scissor
3 mm. ID hot shrink tubing
Heatsource eg. lighter / soldering iron
Disassembly
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Not to create confusion, as we got 2 3'rd hands, we will name them A & B
1 - Screw off the crocodile clip, on the opposit side of the magnifying glass, on A (pic 1)
2 - Screw off the crocodile clip, on the same side as the magnifying glass, on B. (I forgot to take a picture)
3 - Screw off the magnifying glass, on B. (I forgot to take a picture)
1 - Screw off the crocodile clip, on the opposit side of the magnifying glass, on A (pic 1)
2 - Screw off the crocodile clip, on the same side as the magnifying glass, on B. (I forgot to take a picture)
3 - Screw off the magnifying glass, on B. (I forgot to take a picture)
Re-assembly
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1 - Use the crocodile clip, the link and the part that slides on the rail from B (pic 1), to create your 3'rd crocodile clip arm that attaches to A (pic 2)
2 - Slide the 3'rd crocodile clip on A. (pic 3)
3 - Attach the crocodile clip, you took of A earlier, to A (pic 4)
Now you just need to add your hot shrink tubing to the crocodile clip tips.
2 - Slide the 3'rd crocodile clip on A. (pic 3)
3 - Attach the crocodile clip, you took of A earlier, to A (pic 4)
Now you just need to add your hot shrink tubing to the crocodile clip tips.
Hot Shrink Tubing
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To avoid scratching/damage to curcuit boards, you can add hot shrink tubing to the tips of the crocodile clips.
You will need some 3 mm. ID hot shrink tubing, cut to pieces about 3 cm. long (pic 1)
1 - Put the pieces over the tips if the crocodile clips, and heat them. (pic 2 & 3)
2 - Add an extra layer of tubing, and cut it off. Leave about 0,5 mm. of tubing. (pic 4)
You will need some 3 mm. ID hot shrink tubing, cut to pieces about 3 cm. long (pic 1)
1 - Put the pieces over the tips if the crocodile clips, and heat them. (pic 2 & 3)
2 - Add an extra layer of tubing, and cut it off. Leave about 0,5 mm. of tubing. (pic 4)
Finished!
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So you followed the steps, and now you've ended up with a really nice 3'rd hand, instead of the two shitty ones you started out with. Congratulations!
Left Over Parts
Well, now that your finished you got some left over parts. Assemble them and you got an extra 3'rd hand. Offcause it only got 1 crocodile clip, so it isn't really that usefull.
It does make a great nerdy picture holder though :-)
It does make a great nerdy picture holder though :-)