Soldering Station

The smoke from a soldering iron has been annoying me for some time now, I'm used to it, but my roommates aren't, and what's more, the smoke is toxic, so it would be good to get rid of it somehow, so I took an old 12v fan from a PC, designed a case for it and that's it I wanted to print, but why limit yourself to just that? so I added an additional light, coming from the LED strip, and the classic ball arm that holds the pcb, and here is the result: a soldering station.

what you need:

-3D printer and filament

-fan 92x92x25

- a small piece of led strip

-switch and DC socket

-some wires

- screws M3x10 (4 pcs) M3X25 (4 pcs)

- M3 nuts (4psc)

-crocodile clips (2psc)

STL files:

-https://makerworld.com/en/models/416186#profileId-318474

-model: https://www.printables.com/pl/model/816773-soldering-station

let's start with the main part, first we need to solder the fan and the switch, as in the picture

from the DC socket, we run a red wire (+) to the switch, and from there we divide the bundle into two parts, connect one to the fan and the other lead out through the hole outside the housing, this will be the bundle for the LED strip, and connect all black wires (-) together

when we have everything installed, we can proceed to screwing the front, use M3X25 screws, nuts are not needed.

Congratulations, you've taken the first step, only two more to go!

the next step is to install lighting in the form of an LED strip.

first, we attach the arm to the light, then check how much of the cable we should cut, so that there is not too much of it (it is better to cut less than too much, you can hide the excess cable in the main housing)

then we pull the wire through the hole in the light, as in the photo, and solder it to the LED strip (you can hide the soldering iron, it won't be useful anymore), then glue the strip, attach the whole thing to the main part, and screw it on.

ready! We have one last step left

the third and last step is definitely the simplest, you just need to attach the crocodile clips to the ball holders (if they don't hold tight enough, use pliers and dent them), then add five regular balls on each side and that's it!

NOTE: remember that the type of filament and the quality of the printer are important in this step, I used an old pla from aliexpress for $10, that's why my balls were cracked in several places, but they still work, if you don't have a better filament or printer, I also attached the files to the project dwg, so you can adjust the size, thickness and spacing of the balls according to your needs

congratulations, you have completed the construction of your soldering station, thank you for downloading, please also share the finished print, here or on printables, because I would like to use these photos in my end-of-year electronics presentation