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Hi group.

I would like to get my hands on something that I saw in one of BigClive's youtube videos. You can see it here

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He's fitting the PCB into it to hold (small) through-hole components while he solders them. I've searched AliExpress but didn't find any hits - maybe I'm using the wrong search string or perhaps they don't sell them.

Help appreciated. I'm in New Zealand.

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Shaun. 

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Why not ask him ??

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Rheilly Phoull

For batch work with lots of the same board, I've found a good alternative using 3D printing.

Export the Silkscreen overlay with the component outlines from your board into a 3D CAD program. Then use that plan to create a block with hollows in it just the right depth for each component. Initially I planed to put foam at the bottom of the hollows to make up for any spacing inaccuracies, but it didn't turn out to be nesessary.

It's even easier to use than the frame (which was an inspiration for it) because it can handle all the different heights of components at once. Just insert them, put the jig on top, turn it upside-down, trim off the leads, and solder.

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Computer Nerd Kev

Interesting... Perhaps they could add generating that 3D model for the block as a feature in Kicad.

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Chris Jones

It's an old video and I've noticed that he tends to not reply so much to questions on his older stuff. If you have questions for him I find there's about a week after when he'll answer. After that I've never got an answer. Also his source is likely UK based and perhaps obsolete. He has quite a bit of gear from his 'fairground controller days' which I think were quite a while ago.

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This is a more accurate time in the video where he fits the backing which holds components in place while he solders. It's this function that I'm interested in.

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The "top comments" that youtube shows on that video are:

Aikouka Ookami 1 month ago just out of curiousity what type of jig is that? like if someone was looking to get what what is it called? brand type or anything??

bigclivedotcom 1 month ago It was made by Velleman, but I don't know if they do them any more.?

I wonder if Velleman made it or bought it from Cliff.

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Chris Jones

I modified a Panavice PCB holder years ago with some sheet aluminium and some foam to operate like the one you've linked to. I found it easier to do it without the additions.

The foam wasn't compliant enough for different height parts so I'd end up doing say flat laid resistors first etc. Also the foam could push parts over at an angle which for some parts meant re-soldering and straightening them up. YMMV.

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doggerel

So it is - thanks. It wasn't when I first downloaded it a couple of weeks after it was uploaded and I only went to youtube to find it so I could link it here and didn't read the comments this time. It seems Clive *does* now reply to some questions on older videos.

Clives "I don't know if they do them any more" fits with my presumption that he'd had it for a while. It's annoying that they're so expensive because theres not really that much to them.

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Thanks. Sweet Baby Jesus they're expensive! Likely made of platinum. :-/ Card, foam and masking tape it is then.

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Thanks. I saw Clive using it in another video and he basically said the same thing - do the components in groups according to height and solder taller stuff by hand.

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Yes, and if you're lucky enough to be using components which they have a model of for their 3D board previewer, you wouldn't even have to input the component measurements.

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