It will make the soldering process easier for beginners and faster and more precise for intermediates and professionals
It allow the user the free his other hand from holding the solder by combining both the solder and the iron in one hand, and auto feeding of the solder just by a push of a button
The main feature that it will allow the user to hold the soldering iron near to the tip giving him fine control during soldering, many improvement could be added to the project like presetting and fixating the amount of solder used in each pulse
Who's done what beforehand?
Different soldering iron companies have already manufactured an auto feeder soldering irons, such like Weller and Hakko, but there is a lot of differences in the feeding mechanism between my project and their products
However This Concept is very similar to my project in the way of holding the solder iron but not in the heating mechanism of coarse
What materials and components will be required?
For the heating part a ceramic heated soldering iron, and for the pushing part : DC motor, Controlling circuit, ceramic heat insulation, small fan and 3D printed outer cover
Where will they come from?
Nearby electronic stored and the machining in Fab Lab Egypt of coarse
How much will it cost?
between 300 and 500 EGP which are equivalent to 30 to 50 Dollars
What parts and systems will be made?
The housing of the components will be 3D printed, and the drivers will be made into a PCB.
What processes will be used?
Sketching the soldering pen
Drawing the circuit
Making the PCB and testing the electronics
3D designing of the pushing mechanism
3D designing of the pen it self
3Dprinting of the parts
Overall reassessment
Testing the system
Making the presentation and the video
What tasks need to be completed?
I have already completed the first three tasks and working on the others
What questions need to be answered?
Would the the heat radiations won't interfere with the user experience, as the grip will be near to heating element
What is the schedule?
I started working on the project in the 10th of June, it is supposed to be finished and working in the 16 of June
How will it be evaluated?
The ability to solder a through hole and SMD components
The duration of using without over heating the user hands