Super simple solder spool spindle

2016-11-14 20:53:46 -08:00

(Also works for spools of wire.)

  • One ³⁄₈″-inner-diameter galvanized pipe cap
  • One ³⁄₈″-inner-diameter 4″- or 5″-long galvanized pipe nipple
  • One ³⁄₈″-inner-diameter to ¹⁄₂″-inner-diameter galvanized pipe reducer
  • One ¹⁄₂″-inner-diameter coupler
  • One ¹⁄₂″-inner-diameter floor flange

Screw them all together, in the reverse order, putting the cap on last after you put the spools onto the pipe.

Photo of my solder spindle, along with a prototype of it holding some wire spools.
Left: My solder spindle built from the above recipe. This is with the 5″ pipe nipple.
Right: My wire spindle, built using ¹⁄₂″-inner-diameter all the way down, which it turns out is too big for one of the solder spools. (It was the first draft; the final spindle on the left is the second iteration.)

One Response to “Super simple solder spool spindle”

  1. Heiner Says:

    Hi Peter. Is there any chance of getting your fantastic BZ Soundboard as a universal binary? Just updated to el capitan and lost this gem… Used it a lot for radio-shows and djing. Just can’t find any useable alternative. Hope to hear from you ;-)

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